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 spec [...]
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 her [...]
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 [...]
Traditional Style
Traditional Landscape Architecture We like to think we’re at least sort of worldly, [...]
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. [...]
Featured On Houzz
Featured On Houzz: Houzz contributing writer Jeanne Taylor features J.Montgomery Designs in her article, '8 Secrets [...]
How To Hire A Design Pro
HOW TO HIRE A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT (OR DESIGNER) You’ve decided you want to hire a [...]
Low-Water Gardening
LOW-WATER, HIGH-FASHION GARDENING Alright, it is now officially hot. We’re feeling it, and [...]
Hearth & Home Winners
J. Montgomery Designs has been deemed a winner in Hearth and Home Magazine's [...]
The Dog Days of Summer
The Dog Days of Summer If you have a canine companion in your life, [...]
Embellishing The Landscape
Embellishments For The Landscape In creating outdoor living spaces, design is often in the details! [...]
The Night Garden
The Night Garden It’s easy to imagine a landscape only by the light of the [...]
Summer Solstice
Summer Solstice Last year around this time, our blog focused on Summer gatherings. We look [...]
Design for Play
Design for Play For so many of our clients, play is an important part of [...]
Planting Principles
Planting Principles As Landscape Architects, we have the privilege of working not only with building [...]
Flower-Cutting Gardens
Flower Cutting Gardens A garden can serve many purposes. It can be a place of [...]
California Casual
California Casual Landscape Architecture has seen many movements and style trends that influence the [...]
Ornamental Grasses
Ornamental Grasses Ornamental grasses have stolen our hearts. The grace and movement of grasses can [...]
Spring Celebration
Spring Celebration Can you feel it? Spring is in the air! As designers of [...]
Flowering Vines for Spring
Flowering Vines For Spring Twining gracefully up a trellis or covering an [...]
Designing Tiny Spaces
Designing Tiny Landscape design is an interesting challenge at any scale – to incorporate [...]
Ruth Bancroft Inspiration
Ruth Bancroft Inspiration From The Bold Dry Garden, Photo: Marion Brenner [...]
The Winter Garden
The Winter Garden Here in the Bay Area, we enjoy a climate that [...]