Marcia Scott Landscape Design

I help my residential customers make their existing landscapes thrive, and can design eco-friendly landscapes that take your California gardens sustainably into the future. I've spent 30 years in the landscaping trade, 18 years of it in residential landscape design. I started my design-life in the San Francisco Bay area, and moved to the county of El Dorado in the Sierra Nevada foothills 18 years ago. I feel fortunate to design among the natural beauty of this area and in my local community. The Sierra foothills provide a wonderful backdrop to create gardens well suited to this unique place. My services include residential landscape design, landscape and tree consultations, garden coaching, and young tree pruning. Our design or consultation topics might include advice on irrigation, specific plants, successful planting techniques, attracting (or repelling) wildlife and creating habitat, garden construction, weed control, water conservation and a watershed approach to the landscape, rain gardens, tree placement, tree and plant identification and diagnosis. Primarily we'll focus on how to help make your landscape satisfy you and your life while being good stewards of our California environment. Designs may include extensive plans for contractors or city planning requirements, or designed to meet the specific needs of DIYers. Designs may be as informal as sketches or plant lists that are informative enough to help a DIYer to install the landscape. The design package may also be customized to address your specific needs, including plant purchasing and project oversight. Please contact me today to discuss how we can transform your outdoor living space into a vision that enhances your life .