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 [...]
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 [...]
LOW-WATER, HIGH-FASHION GARDENING Alright, it is now officially hot. We’re feeling it, and our gardens are feeling it too! The long summers here are always a bit of a reminder that we should be savvy with our water use. Maybe you’re interested in lowering your water bill, but what if cacti [...]
Design Details: Carpentry We always have an intention in mind for our designed spaces: To create a sublime, all-encompassing outdoor experience. If we do our job right, you are enjoying this experience so much that you aren’t thinking about how it was put together. But as you spend more time in [...]
Build Magazine Awards: We are thrilled to announce that J.Montgomery Designs has been named “Best Landscape Architecture Firm in Northern California” by BUILD Magazine’s Home & Garden awards. BUILD recognizes exceptional quality, design and customer service worldwide and we could not be more honored to be chosen! It has been a long [...]
Flowering Vines For Spring Twining gracefully up a trellis or covering an entire wall, vines are the vertical planting element that take foliage and flower in the landscape to new heights! There are myriad vines that we use in our designs, each with a different purpose in mind. Vines are [...]
Feeding Your Plants When you walk down the aisle in the garden shop, there is often a bewildering selection of bags and boxes of fertilizer. You may find yourself wondering what your plants really want. If only you could ask them to write you a shopping list! While not too hard [...]
An Innovative Approach: Landscaping the Sunset House of Innovation When the owners of Sunset Magazine’s House of Innovation called last year for a complete reimagining of their landscape, the J.Montgomery team was in heaven! Initially conceptualized by Sunset and Popular Science Magazine as part of a series of experimental showcase homes, [...]
What We Love It’s the season of love, and like every year we find ourselves overwhelmed with all the love that we feel… For our families and loved ones and for our clients (always at the top of our list, always!) This year our hearts are also brimming for the amazing [...]
Knowing Your Property 101 How much do you know about where you live? Many homeowners find out that there is a lot to learn about a home and property when you first buy or lease- In fact, it can be overwhelming! So when your Landscape Architect comes around wanting to see [...]
