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 [...]
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 [...]
Transitional & Timeless “The only constant in life is change” – Heraclitus (circa 500 BCE) The nature of change is something that has been on our minds lately, and we’ve been applying an idea that is central to our design philosophy to our everyday life. The balance of things that change [...]
Finding Zen In this moment, as we shelter in place in our homes, all of our lives have changed dramatically. Whether or not our homes were our ideal retreats, we find ourselves living within them with greater intimacy than ever before. For some of us, this isn’t too difficult. For [...]
Design Technology & Tradition It’s no secret that we live in an age of rapidly-changing technology. Tech has offered today’s Architects and Designers incredibly powerful tools. We’re not verging on Artificial Intelligence or anything (thank goodness) but we are pretty proud of having made the transition from a traditional analog office [...]
2019 – A Year In Review It’s that time of year once again, and we can hardly believe how the time flies! 2019 is drawing to a close and it’s time for all of us to look back and remember the past year. Here at Montgomery Robbins, looking back at this year is [...]
Gardening for the Birds There’s a rush of wingbeats, and you look up to see a flock of birds soaring past. It’s a busy time for birds both local and migratory as they prepare for winter, and a reminder to bird-lovers everywhere of the beauty and entertainment they can bring to [...]
Ruth Bancroft Inspiration From The Bold Dry Garden, Photo: Marion Brenner The Ruth Bancroft Garden is a botanical gem located in Walnut Creek, California. It also happens to be one of our favorite places to visit when we are seeking inspiration or looking to spend some quality time among [...]
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 [...]
