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 [...]
Trendspotting 2021 We won’t be the first to express excitement about leaving 2020 behind. There’s really no need to elaborate… we’re singing ‘Auld Lang Syne’ for the days when we could see our favorite people in person. But this New Year’s our hope for the future is strong. We thought we’d [...]
Winter Décor From the Garden Every year around this time, we love bringing nature into our homes to make things feel seasonal and bright on the longest nights, whatever holidays we do or don’t celebrate. While you can of course buy wintery décor at local stores and nurseries, we prefer to [...]
Featured on Houzz: Houzz contributing writer Lauren Dunec Hoang features J.Montgomery Designs in her article '7 Ways to Get Your Container Garden Ready for Winter' To read the full article, follow the link below. Read The Full Article Let's Talk Possibilites
