Life Grows Here.
Sustainable, water-wise yards inspired by nature.
DESIGN. BUILD. NURTURE.
As a C-27 licensed landscaping contractor, we create sustainable, water-wise gardens that thrive, inspire, and connect you to your land.
Welcome to Smart Yards Coop, where the wisdom of permaculture guides everything we create. Our work is rooted in the belief that landscapes can be both beautiful and regenerative, supporting the earth while enriching the lives of the people who inhabit them.
Through attentive observation, thoughtful design, and deep respect for natural diversity, we transform outdoor spaces into thriving, life-supporting ecosystems. Each project is crafted with intention, blending sustainability, functionality, and artistry so your yard becomes a place that nourishes you, your family, and the wider community.
Our Designs: Water‑Wise Landscapes. California Natives. Artful Stonework. Inspired by Nature.
Building + Installation: From concept to completion, we bring your sustainable landscape vision to life. Our team handles every step of construction with care, precision, and ecological mindfulness from grading, hardscape elements, and stonework to planting, irrigation systems, and soil preparation. Each project is crafted to thrive in California’s climate, blending functionality, beauty, and resilience while honoring the natural ecosystem of your yard.
Maintenance & Nurture with Care:
Our maintenance services go beyond basic upkeep, we nurture your garden to thrive year-round. From pruning, mulching, and soil health management to irrigation monitoring, plant care, and pest management, we ensure your landscape remains healthy, resilient, and beautiful. Every action is guided by ecological principles, supporting biodiversity, conserving water, and fostering a deeper connection between you and your outdoor space.
Soil, Water, Plant Relationships
We design landscapes where soil, water, and plants work in harmony. Thoughtful planting combined with drip irrigation, rainwater harvesting, and Laundry-to-Landscape (greywater) systems ensures each plant receives exactly what it needs while conserving resources. Paired with California-native and drought-tolerant species, this approach fosters resilient, thriving gardens that flourish year-round — creating vibrant, life-supporting ecosystems in your yard.
Hardscape: Ancestral, Sustainable Techniques
We craft functional and beautiful outdoor structures using natural, time-honored methods. From dry-laid stone paths and patios to retaining walls and benches, every element is designed to integrate seamlessly with your landscape. Our approach emphasizes durability, sustainability, and aesthetics, honoring ancestral techniques while supporting water-wise, eco-friendly gardens. These hardscape features not only enhance your space but also create a sense of place and connection to the land.
Carpentry: Stacking Functions
We design and build versatile structures that serve multiple purposes while enhancing your landscape. From chicken coops and sheds to decks and arbors, each project is thoughtfully crafted for durability, functionality, and aesthetic harmony. By stacking functions combining utility, beauty, and ecological design, our carpentry integrates seamlessly with your yard, supporting sustainable living, outdoor enjoyment, and productive spaces for people, plants, and wildlife alike.
Cultivate connection, resilience, and beauty in every corner of your yard.
Sustainable design
Our gardens incorporate plant combinations that are both beautiful and functional as a complex ecosystem. Hummingbirds, chickadees, bushtits, cedar waxwings, thrushes, and phoebes, are some of the regular birds nesting and feeding in native gardens. Our inspiration comes from Bay Area, which inform our selection of grasses, perennials, shrubs, vines and trees.
Save water, energy, money and time
Native plants are drought tolerant and require minimum water. Native gardens do not need fertilizers and constant maintenance compared to conventional (grass/lawn/shrubs), which requires regular mowing and pesticides that poison our native flora, fauna and soil. We use sustainable irrigation systems such as, drip irrigation systems, greywater (Laundry to Landscape) and harvest rain for our rain gardens that keep the soil healthy and prevent erosion.
Bring beauty to your home
Guided by permaculture and regenerative design principles and inspire by nature, we create spaces that are both beautiful, functional, productive and sustaninable. We expertly choose plants that provide seasonal interest and bloom year round. Design features such as dry stacked stone structures and pathways provide space for recreational activities and great for children and pets. Grow lots of fruit with the use of greywater and lots of veggies with local, and home made compost.
Organic living
Our work is primarily based on permaculture design principles and install methods to develop sustainable gardens that provide for human needs and foster biodiversity and resilience. We create spaces that work in harmony with nature, without using synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides or other products that disturb the balance of the ecosystem.
Educational Workshops
At Smart Yards Education, we believe that the best way to learn about sustainable landscaping is by doing. Our ongoing, hands-on workshops empower participants to connect with the land, understand ecological systems, and gain practical skills that can be applied at home or in the community.