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John Robert Design – Landscape Planning

About Us

Why John Robert Design

John Robert Design - Landscape PlanningJohn Robert Design is a residential and commercial landscape design company located on the Central Coast of California in Monterey County. We provide beautiful, sustainable landscape designs, quality installation and maintenance of outdoor spaces.

Our services include detailed plans for every aspect of your landscape – hardscape, irrigation, lighting, drainage and planting. We’ll manage your project from beginning to end to ensure a beautiful outcome for your landscape.

Vision, desire and planning fuel the energy behind an exceptional landscape. Design is the first building block of a great landscape and this initial step ensures success even before the construction process begins.

Excellent service and customer satisfaction is our goal.

Our People

JRCJOHN COLLINS:
John Robert Design’s philosophy is deeply rooted in owner John Collins vision – integrating the sustainable beauty of nature with the needs of society. He is the driving force behind John Robert Design.

John’s motivation to become a landscape designer grew from a desire to express his artisitic talents through his love of nature. Early on in his career, it became apparent he had an instinct for making outdoor living spaces useful and extraordinary.

Growing up in a traditional suburban neighborhood influenced John’s efforts to blend the natural geography of the land back into the American landscape. He has owned and operated his own landscape business for over 20 years – morphing from a maintenance business into a well respected landscape design firm.

Although John has designed and installed landscape projects from coast to coast, home base is California.

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Sustainable Materials
Our sustainable projects incorporate renewable, recyclable and local landscape materials – avoiding materials, products, and practices that are harmful to the environment. Read more…

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Services

Landscape enjoyment

Landscape Design – Proven to boost the value of your home!

Your plants may still be dormant, but now is the time to plan for your dream landscape. Time to get real and budget the projects that will upgrade your landscaping and increase the value of your home.

Our professional Landscape Design services are key to our creative solutions. We can assist you with design and layout of hardscapes (driveway, walkways, swimming pool areas, decking, etc.) so that all the elements of your project merge into one complete thought. We serve California’s Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz and San Francisco Bay Areas

We proudly provide design, installation, consultation, maintenance and erosion control options.

Landscape Design Installation Consultation Erosion Control

Landscape Design

Design is the first building block of a great landscape. This initial step ensures success even before the construction process begins.

Included in the layout of your design:

  • Landscape budget for installation (professional or self-installed)
  • Hardscape choices: brick, rock veneer, gravel, cement, ect.
  • Planting options: trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals for spot color
  • Placement of embellishments: pergolas, bridges, fountains, benches, accent rocks
  • Lighting plans and irrigation layouts can also be included in the design plan.


      • In addition to design, John Robert Design is equipped to install your desired landscape and set up a maintenance schedule for continued beauty of your new landscape (diagrams can be set up for self-install as well).

Cost saving installation!

You save money on installation because your design is created within YOUR budget. Give your property an updated look that is built with sustainable materials and gorgeous plantings for year-round outdoor enjoyment!

Cost saving installation!

Hardscape Design

Our creative designs ensure that your landscape is not only beautiful - but functional. Walkways, driveways and patios that are built with brick pavers or natural stone add space to your landscape; add a pergola for shade or an outdoor fire pit for long lasting enjoyment.

Hardscape Design

Plantings

  • Included with your design is an extensive plant list along with the healthiest specimens for your landscape
  • Garden element placement
  • If desired, native plants, drought & wildlife resistant plants are included in your design and installation

Plantings

Consultation

During a scheduled appointment, our design consultant will walk with you through your property, answer your questions, make recommendations and provide landscape solutions to specific problems. Clients have a choice of receiving a price for a landscape design based on the walk through which including appropriate referrals and resources for future reference or simply doing the walk through of the property.

Whether you plan to do the work yourself or hire a professional landscaper, we can help you  determine how you can create a landscape solution that suits your lifestyle - one that is more sustainable, diverse, functional and beautiful with a clear understanding of where to begin your project.

Erosion Control

To prevent soil from washing away, erosion control can be incorporated into new and existing landscapes. In many cases the control methods will not only prevent the soil from washing away, but will enhance the landscape by holding back valuable soil nutrients. Erosion control methods vary greatly, and many communities have strict regulations, but we can find the best solution for your landscape.

    Erosion Control Methods:
  • Plants: Slope stabilizing can best be achieved with native plantings. As rain falls on your water shed the plants and tree roots absorb rain and hold the earth together while the foliage brakes and slows the erosion process.
  • Mats and Netting: Various types of landscape mats and netting can be used to hold soils in place as the planting becomes established, such as: native plantings, native plugs and seeding netting, wattles, log rolls and silt fencing.
  • Shaped Terrain: Soil can be contoured on gentle slopes to slow or control the flow of water. Over time, silt and soil will gradually fill in these contours to provide a level surface to the flow of water in heavy rains.
  • Retaining Walls and Drainage: Permanent rock walls, log structures, cement structures and well planned drainage can help direct the flow of water to planned collection ponds or irrigation systems.