Sam Goldstein

About Sam Goldstein

Sam’s educational and work background spans a diverse range. With a certification in Landscape Architecture from Merritt College and a Fine Arts degree in painting, the visual arts have long been her calling. Recently, her love of writing has led her down a new path towards blogging, journalism and editing.
24 01, 2023

Roses in the Landscape

By |2025-05-07T16:06:36-07:00January 24th, 2023|Categories: Plants! Plants! Plants!|

Roses In The Landscape As Landscape Architects, the plants we incorporate into our designed spaces are as integral to the experience as our built structures.  We love many plants for their beauty, durability, and long-term performance in the garden, and of course we share our clients’ favorites, among them the [...]

21 09, 2022

Emotion In The Landscape

By |2024-01-19T04:26:56-08:00September 21st, 2022|Categories: Landscape Design|

Emotion In The Landscape We ask ourselves many question when designing Outdoor Living space… “How will people interact in the landscape?  How will the landscape hold space for people?” and, perhaps most importantly, “How will that experience feel?”  Our emotions allow us to make sense of the world around us as [...]

21 09, 2021

Mission Revival Landscapes

By |2024-01-19T04:30:06-08:00September 21st, 2021|Categories: Landscape Design|

Mission Revival Landscapes California architecture has a long and complex history, from Victorian to Mission to Modern, and each style tells a story while bearing its own unique beauty.  When it comes to the landscape, keeping in style with this architecture allows us to tell part of that story and highlight [...]

6 09, 2021

CLIMATE ZONES 101

By |2024-01-19T04:30:07-08:00September 6th, 2021|Categories: Plants! Plants! Plants!|

CLIMATE ZONES 101 If you buy plants in nurseries or research garden ideas online, you have probably noticed that plants sometimes have “zone” numbers listed.  While there may be some folks well-versed in planting by zone, others of us want to know exactly what those darn numbers mean!  Planting zones allow [...]

23 08, 2021

Abstracting The Landscape

By |2024-01-19T04:30:07-08:00August 23rd, 2021|Categories: Landscape Design|

Abstracting The Landscape “I don’t get it.” Is probably the most commonly-used phrase when looking at abstract art.  Abstraction is a concept that can be hard to grasp, after all.  Merriam-Webster helpfully defines the abstract as “expressing a quality apart from an object” which makes sense if you don’t think about [...]

26 07, 2021

Diablo Magazine’s Best of 2021!

By |2024-01-19T04:30:08-08:00July 26th, 2021|Categories: Media|

Diablo Magazine’s Best of 2021! We are extremely honored to win Diablo Magazine’s prestigious award for Best in Landscape Design!!!  Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to all our clients who voted us Best of the East Bay.  We are only a little bit star-struck to be inside these [...]

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