Testimonials
Sonia was a complete gem to work with. I interviewed several garden designers, and Sonia was far and above the best person for the job. More importantly, she delivered an exceptional design and concept to repurpose our backyard space to be both beautiful and kid friendly. We have two small children, and Sonia had the perfect advice for how to think about using the space for now but also as our kids got older. Sonia connected us with a contractor for the actual work and Jose (+team) were amazing. Sonia stayed in contact throughout the whole project to make sure we were getting the support and result we were looking for. I also just loved talk to her about our space, plants, life, parenthood, living in the east bay; she is personable, kind and professional. I feel so lucky that we found Sonia, and now I am in LOVE with our backyard space.
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Melanie F.
Sonia created a beautiful seating area in my garden. She was so easy to work with, and came up with a fantastic design. I appreciate that her design made the best use of space, and she was open to working with existing materials to help keep the project cost down. She also selected gorgeous plants that are perfect for the area. I highly recommend Sonia for any garden project!
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Lisa B.
I worked with Sonia on my front and back yards, and she was fantastic to work with. This was my first big house project and I knew basically nothing about landscaping and hardscaping. She was super patient and walked me through the entire process, even when I had tons of questions that I constantly sent her way -- I really appreciated that she continually answered every single question I asked her in a very organized and complete way. When we first started on the project, Sonia did a great job of asking me questions about what I liked and didn't like, including types of plants/flowers, colors, "looks," etc. When she sent me my plans to review and I started googling all of the plantings that she had picked out for me, I kept thinking, "wow -- she really listened and actually picked out exactly the kinds of things I wanted." She was also really helpful as I thought through the process of who to hire to build out my project, and then checking in with me as the project was actually in progress. It was great to always know that I had someone who I could call on with questions and who would give me level-headed, practical, timely and good quality guidance. After everything was done, she came by to help me understand what to expect from each of my plants in the upcoming season and also how to best take care of them. I would absolutely recommend Sonia, without hesitation. She was really pleasant, reliable and easy to work with and I'm thrilled with my final project!
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Beccah R.
Sonia created a beautiful design for a complicated, large yard. It required a lot of hardscaping and thoughtful layout of plants. Everything was well-labeled and easy to follow and GORGEOUS! We were able to iterate on the design as needed easily once we hired a contractor. She gave us really great recommendations for landscapers/hardscapers to implement the plan, and then she collaborated with them really well throughout the process. Because the yard was so large, we knew we couldn't do all of it at once, so her plan allowed for stages that took our needs/uses into account and still left the unfinished parts looking nice along side the finished parts. The whole thing came out beautifully. We've even gotten to do some really nice family photoshoots there.
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Emily H.