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.
8 03, 2021

An Innovative Approach

By |2024-01-19T04:35:18-08:00March 8th, 2021|Categories: Landscape Design|

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, [...]

8 02, 2021

What We Love

By |2024-01-19T04:35:18-08:00February 8th, 2021|Categories: Landscape Design|

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 [...]

28 12, 2020

Trendspotting 2021

By |2024-01-19T04:35:19-08:00December 28th, 2020|Categories: Invest Into Lifestyle|

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 [...]

13 12, 2020

Winter Décor From the Garden

By |2024-01-19T04:35:19-08:00December 13th, 2020|Categories: Plants! Plants! Plants!|

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 [...]

16 11, 2020

Historic Landscapes

By |2024-01-19T04:35:21-08:00November 16th, 2020|Categories: Media, Landscape Design|Tags: , , , , , |

Link to the Past - Local Historic Landscapes Northern California is a treasure trove of historic Landscape Architecture, from the 1,000 acres of Golden Gate Park to Woodside’s Filoli Gardens. While the cities have changed with time, these places remain as charming today as when they were first created. We believe [...]

5 10, 2020

Deer-Resistant Plantings

By |2024-01-19T04:35:21-08:00October 5th, 2020|Categories: Plants! Plants! Plants!|

Oh, Deer… Deer-Resistant Plantings Beautiful and graceful deer are a gem of Northern California’s wildlife, but when they are feasting on your garden, they can be voracious enough to drive a gardener crazy!  So how do you prevent deer from mowing down anything they can reach?  While not always totally untouched, these are [...]

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