KNOW YOUR PROPERTY
Knowing Your Property 101 How much do you know about where you live? [...]
Trendspotting 2021
Trendspotting 2021 We won’t be the first to express excitement about leaving 2020 [...]
Winter Décor From the Garden
Winter Décor From the Garden Every year around this time, we love bringing [...]
Featured On Houzz
Featured on Houzz: Houzz contributing writer Lauren Dunec Hoang features J.Montgomery Designs in her [...]
Landscape Topography
Landscape Topography (And How to Design With It) Does anybody recognize our own [...]
Featured On Houzz
Featured On Houzz: Houzz contributing writer Jeanne Taylor features J. Montgomery Designs in her article, '8 [...]
Historic Landscapes
Link to the Past - Local Historic Landscapes Northern California is a treasure [...]
Fall Leaf Potential
FALL LEAF POTENTIAL This time of year, we are easily reminded why this season is [...]
Traditional Style
Traditional Landscape Architecture We like to think we’re at least sort of worldly, [...]
Deer-Resistant Plantings
Oh, Deer… Deer-Resistant Plantings Beautiful and graceful deer are a gem of Northern California’s wildlife, [...]
Autumn Celebration
Autumn Celebration With cooler mornings and shorter days comes the feeling of Fall in [...]
Pathways In The Landscape
Pathways In The Landscape In a landscape of any scale, the experience of moving through [...]
FEATURED ON REDFIN
Featured on Redfin: If we've come to learn anything throughout this quarantine, it's [...]
Roses in the Landscape
Roses In The Landscape As Landscape Architects, the plants we incorporate into our designed [...]
Landscape Lighting
Landscape Lighting As the weather warms up here in the Bay, we have the [...]
Planting Under Oaks
Planting Under Oaks Of the many icons of the Northern California landscape, the [...]
Contemporary Elements
Contemporary Elements We are always excited about new things, especially when they relate [...]
DESIGN ON A BUDGET
DESIGN ON A BUDGET So you’ve decided you want to make some changes to your [...]
NOTES FROM THE GARDEN
Notes From The Garden The J. Montgomery Studio Garden is more than just a [...]
CLIMATE ZONES 101
CLIMATE ZONES 101 If you buy plants in nurseries or research garden ideas [...]
Dining “Out”
Dining "Out" Staying home has been alright, but we really miss some of [...]
Transitional & Timeless
Transitional & Timeless “The only constant in life is change” – Heraclitus (circa [...]
Home Vegetable Garden DIY
HOME-GROWN GROCERIES It’s the season to grow, and in spite of quarantine we [...]
Finding Zen
Finding Zen In this moment, as we shelter in place in our [...]
Backyard Stay-cations
Backyard Stay-Cations When our Spring vacations were cancelled, we were as disappointed as [...]
Screening The Landscape
Screening The Landscape The private retreat experience is a must when designing residential landscapes. [...]
On Decks
On Decks A J. Montgomery Deck on the cover of Sunset's 'Complete Deck Book' [...]
Featured On Houzz
Featured on Houzz: Houzz contributing writer Laura Gaskill features J. Montgomery Designs in [...]
The Early Spring Garden
The Early Spring Garden The Groundhog has spoken, the verdict is in. 2020 [...]
Design Technology & Tradition
Design Technology & Tradition It’s no secret that we live in an age [...]
Infinity-Edge Pools
Approaching Infinity: Infinity-edge Pools Of the many design themes trending in 2020, one [...]
Making An Entrance
Making An Entrance The New Year is here, and what better way to turn over [...]
2019 – A Year In Review
2019 – A Year In Review It’s that time of year once again, and we [...]
Ground Work
Ground Work Landscape Architecture is the design of space on every level – At our [...]
Featured On Houzz (Italy)
Featured on Houzz: Houzz Italy contributing writer Lidia Zitara features J. Montgomery Designs in her article. [...]
Featured On Houzz (Germany)
Featured on Houzz Germany: Houzz Germany contributing writer Anja Winnes features J. Montgomery Designs in her [...]
Featured On Houzz
Featured on Houzz: Houzz contributing writer Annie Thornton features J. Montgomery Designs in her article “Trending [...]
Featured On Houzz
Featured on Houzz: Houzz contributing writer Laura Gaskill features J. Montgomery Designs in her article “8 [...]
Gardening For The Birds
Gardening for the Birds There’s a rush of wingbeats, and you look up [...]
Shade Gardening
Shade Gardening The days are getting shorter, the sun is low in the sky, and [...]
Fall Garden Close Up
Fall Garden Close-Up: Seeds, Roots, & Bulbs This time of year, it may [...]
Featured In Casual Living
Featured In Casual Living Magazine: Casual Living contributing writer Laurie Rudd features J. Montgomery [...]
Color In The Garden
COLOR IN THE GARDEN Color is an incredibly powerful element in any form of design. [...]
