Drought Tolerant

Mediterranean Plants

Year Round Interest

Drought Tolerant • Mediterranean Plants • Year Round Interest •

Prado Verde Landscape Design uses a combination of California native plants with plant materials from other mediterranean regions of the world, some of which are already experiencing water shortages and temperature levels harsher than California.

We specialize in:

  • African, Australian and California Natives

  • Pollinator support and wildlife habitat 

  • Drought tolerant California landscapes

Prado Verde Landscape Design

PROCESS

STEP ONE

Initial consultation (free) - client’s vision, needs, assessment of site conditions

STEP TWO

Design Proposal - determines the scope of work and price

STEP THREE

Design Preparation -

  • Base Plan 

  • Concept

  • Mood Board 

  • One edit 

STEP FOUR

Design approval

STEP FIVE

Project oversight

STEP SIX

1 post installation visit and inspection

PORTFOLIO


LAWN REMOVAL

BEFORE

AFTER

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AFTER

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AFTER

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AFTER

SERVICES


DESIGN

INSTALLATION
OVERSIGHT

MAINTENANCE

Prado Verde Maintenance Options Include:

  • quarterly, semi annual or annual visits, depending on the types of plants on site, plant maturity and customer needs

  • maintenance and pruning calendars for those clients who want to be hands on with their own landscapes

FIRESCAPING

Fire-wise landscaping goes beyond regular maintenance and removal of fallen leaves and branches. A defensible space is designed with intense fuel reduction in mind. This is achieved by appropriate hardscaping and thoughtful plant selection, placement and spacing.

MEET THE FOUNDER

Katarina Richards, owner


My first experiences with landscape design were of informal and functional nature. I spent my childhood observing and helping my horticulturalist father convert a home lot into a vast garden paradise of ornamental and food producing plants. Our home butted against a  forest where my family spent countless hours relaxing and observing the rhythms and changes in nature's complex web of life.

Learning to understand soil composition, surrounding plant communities and climate conditions have helped lay my foundation for creating landscapes defined by year round interest of color, texture, lasting beauty and function.

I never lived a day without a sense of connection to the living force of nature everywhere around us and a desire to understand it. 

I received my formal education in Horticulture at UCLA, with a specialty in Arboriculture. I am a certified California Native Plant Landscaper by the Theodore Payne Foundation. 

RESOURCES

CA REBATES


OTHER RESOURCES


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