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Native Plant Selection
Manzanita, ceanothus, salvia, and grasses arranged for
year-round structure and seasonal surprise.
For over 35 years, Lavish Gardens Landscape has transformed outdoor spaces across Northern California โ one masterpiece at a time.
From Rocklin to El Dorado Hills, our licensed and insured team brings meticulous craftsmanship to every property. We understand the local climate, soil, and lifestyle โ so every garden thrives where you live.
Sustainable ยท Plants
As a core part of our Luxury Xeriscaping practice, this discipline is where the craft becomes specific โ the techniques, materials, and tolerances that separate generational work from passable work.
California has more native plant species than the entire eastern United States. Used well, they produce a garden that belongs here โ drought-fluent, pollinator-rich, and unmistakably regional.
Our planting plans treat natives as a designer's palette, not a checklist of CA Native sticker plants.
We compose drifts, repeat key species, and layer texture and bloom across the calendar. The result reads as a designed garden โ that happens to use almost no summer water.
The Craft
Las Pilitas, Annie's Annuals, Calscape-vetted growers.
Salvias, ceanothus, and milkweed for native bees and monarchs.
Evergreen anchors, deciduous accent, seasonal bloom.
Materials & Spec
The Process
Sun, soil, slope, micro-climates mapped.
Plant palette and bloom calendar drawn.
Plants tagged at nursery, installed in the right season.
First-year deep-watering schedule and care guide.
Considerations
Most California natives are deer-resistant โ that's part of why they evolved here. We design with deer pressure in mind.
October through February. California natives want to root in cool, wet soil.
Pair It With
Design-build means every discipline is drawn at the same table. These are the natural pairings clients ask for next.
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Michael & Susan Cole
Founders
Rocklin, CA ยท 35+ years

Premier landscape design-build studio. Owned & led by Michael & Susan Cole. Rocklin, CA ยท 35+ years.

Michael & Susan Cole
founders
Rocklin, CA ยท 35+ years
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