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.
1 06, 2021

Design Details: Carpentry

By |2025-05-07T15:58:43-07:00June 1st, 2021|Categories: Landscape Design|

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 [...]

14 05, 2021

BEST NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FIRM

By |2024-01-19T04:30:10-08:00May 14th, 2021|Categories: Media|

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 [...]

3 05, 2021

Flowering Vines for Spring

By |2024-01-19T04:30:10-08:00May 3rd, 2021|Categories: Plants! Plants! Plants!|

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 [...]

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 [...]

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