At Satori Garden Design we strongly believe a beautiful landscape is in rhythm with the climate it is in, designed and maintained in a way that supports and improves the soil and our native flora and fauna. A garden designed in this manner gives years of delight to its owner as they watch it mature and become a resilient ecosystem ripe with changing textures and colors.
As a registered Horticultural Therapist, Arleen Ferrara can help design a horticultural therapy program and the therapeutic garden spaces for a wide variety of needs. Satori Garden Design offers full landscape design services including planting, irrigation and lighting plans and conceptual hardscape plans. Satori sources and procures the plant material, lighting and other landscape features i.e.
Because sometimes you just need a little advice, Satori Garden Design offers coaching to those homeowners interested in understanding their landscape better.
As a registered Horticultural Therapist, Arleen Ferrara can help design a horticultural therapy program and the therapeutic garden spaces for a wide variety of needs. Satori Garden Design offers full landscape design services including planting, irrigation and lighting plans and conceptual hardscape plans. Satori sources and procures the plant material, lighting and other landscape features i.e.
Because sometimes you just need a little advice, Satori Garden Design offers coaching to those homeowners interested in understanding their landscape better.
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I grew up in the San Joaquin valley surrounded by orchards and endless fields of vegetables.
My family had walnut trees and a huge garden which I helped tend.
My love of all things plant related was really sparked when I studied sustainable landscaping and California's Floristic Province through the Master Gardener Program at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden and then later at Pierce College and UCLA.
Ultimately, I came to landscape design as a second career when my kids were little.
Satori Garden Design was born in 2008, at the same time as the city of Santa Monica was offering generous rebates for homeowners who were transitioning away from lawns to sustainable landscapes.
My family had walnut trees and a huge garden which I helped tend.
My love of all things plant related was really sparked when I studied sustainable landscaping and California's Floristic Province through the Master Gardener Program at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden and then later at Pierce College and UCLA.
Ultimately, I came to landscape design as a second career when my kids were little.
Satori Garden Design was born in 2008, at the same time as the city of Santa Monica was offering generous rebates for homeowners who were transitioning away from lawns to sustainable landscapes.
The landscape design process begins with a consultation during which the client's aesthetic and practical goals are discussed.
Following the consultation, a design proposal and scope of project will be presented.
Once a deposit is paid, the design process begins with a full site evaluation, measurements and photography.
As the initial concept is developed estimates are gathered and the project begins to take shape from an overall design and cost perspective.
Collaboration with the client allows for further refinement and detailing of the design so that final approval is reached.
Following the consultation, a design proposal and scope of project will be presented.
Once a deposit is paid, the design process begins with a full site evaluation, measurements and photography.
As the initial concept is developed estimates are gathered and the project begins to take shape from an overall design and cost perspective.
Collaboration with the client allows for further refinement and detailing of the design so that final approval is reached.
Horticultural therapy (HT) is all about facilitating the connection and experience people have with plants so they can heal and realize their full potential.
Connecting with plants is universal and elemental to our experience as humans.
A garden environment can also be very normalizing, a place where a diagnosis or struggle falls away, even if just for a while.
The soft focus one usually experiences in a garden setting is thought to be key to the success of HT and allows one to slow down to nature's pace and appreciate her ever unfolding magic.
Connecting with plants is universal and elemental to our experience as humans.
A garden environment can also be very normalizing, a place where a diagnosis or struggle falls away, even if just for a while.
The soft focus one usually experiences in a garden setting is thought to be key to the success of HT and allows one to slow down to nature's pace and appreciate her ever unfolding magic.
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