Celebrated Herbs Salvia officinalis - Kohler, Medizinal Pflantzen Herbs are a necessity for every gardener, natural-remedy seeker, or farm-to-table chef, and in Landscape Design we often find ourselves planting herbs, either in their own special garden or incorporated into the landscape. The herbs we may think of as traditional in Western [...]
Grasses in the Landscape Ornamental grasses have stolen our hearts. The grace and movement of grasses can enliven any garden style, from the most traditional to the most contemporary. Here in California, the trend towards drought-tolerant and native-style gardening is highlighting the usefulness of grasses in our designed landscapes - their [...]
Planting Inspiration - Remembering Beth Chatto The Beth Chatto Gardens, Essex, England We are passionate about plants - the living element to great landscapes. When we design planted landscapes, we follow in the footsteps of countless gardeners who understood that the principles inherent in nature could be used to create exquisite works [...]
Summer Celebration - Summertime, and the living’s easy… Days are long and that feeling is in the air again. With summer truly upon us, we are looking forward to having gatherings of friends and family with the outdoors as our setting. Here at Montgomery Robbins, we are incurably creative people who are all [...]
Montgomery Robbins Launches New Website Alamo, CA - June, 2018 – Founded by John and Cynthia Montgomery, Montgomery Robbins has been designing personalized outdoor living environments for over 40 years. As a full-service Landscape Architecture and Design firm, their renowned landscapes are crafted to function, inspire and last. Their new website, designed [...]
New on the Scene - Plants For Bay Area Gardens We admit, we love plants. On being asked our favorite plant, our planting design team became distressed. We asked, “Only one?” How could we ever choose? To us, each one is stunning in its own way, in the right place any of them [...]
Design For Outdoor Living We use the term ‘Outdoor Living’ a lot. It’s a beautiful phrase that to us means thinking of your garden as an extension of your home. Here in the Bay Area, we are blessed with such a climate that we can be comfortably connected with nature year-round. This connection [...]
