Native landscape design · Salt Lake City
Design built for the Wasatch Front, not a catalog.
We don’t install plants. We design plant communities — assemblages of native species that mirror the ecology of the Intermountain West at 4,200–5,000 feet.
Native landscape design · Salt Lake City
We don’t install plants. We design plant communities — assemblages of native species that mirror the ecology of the Intermountain West at 4,200–5,000 feet.
Most landscape design begins with aesthetics. We begin with function. Before any species is selected, we look at soil type, drainage, sun exposure, adjacent plant community, and the wildlife the site can support.
The result is a plant community — not a collection of individuals. Species that support each other through mycorrhizal networks, nitrogen fixation, and structural nesting habitat. The beauty is a side effect of ecological coherence.
See what this looks like in practice — The AvenuespH, drainage, compaction, organic matter. Living soil — not amended fill — is the foundation of a self-sustaining native plant community.
USDA Zone 6–7 at 4,200–5,000 feet. Plants that evolved in this specific climate — not adapted, not sourced from a general Western catalog.
Groundcover, grasses, forbs, and shrubs. Year-round structure, habitat, and interest without the intervention a monoculture demands.
Bees, birds, and insects named in the design. Every species selected for ecological function — the aesthetics are a consequence, not the goal.
A representative palette for SLC’s east side. Every project is site-specific.
Penstemon eatonii
Eaton's Penstemon
Hummingbird foraging. Scarlet tubular flowers on rocky slopes and disturbed alkaline soils. Blooms early spring.
Bouteloua gracilis
Blue Grama
Foundational native grass. Uses 70% less water than Kentucky bluegrass. Native bee foraging. Eyelash seed heads through winter.
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Scarlet Globemallow
Orange-red forbs supporting 200+ native bee species. Thrives in disturbed, alkaline SLC soils. Long bloom window.
Salvia dorrii
Desert Sage
Silver-gray shrub structure. Nesting and foraging habitat for songbirds and pollinators. Drought-adapted after establishment.
Quercus gambelii
Gambel Oak
Supports 530+ caterpillar species — the primary protein source for nesting birds. A single tree functions as a wildlife corridor.
Sporobolus airoides
Alkali Sacaton
Tall grass structure for nesting and cover. Tolerates the high-pH, poorly draining soils common across SLC's east side.
Soil type, sun exposure, drainage, existing plant community. What the site already supports — and what it can.
Plant communities selected by species, mapped to the site. Structural layers across four seasons. Every species named and justified.
Zero landscape fabric. Zero synthetic amendment. Zero compromise. Installation to the design.
First-season check-ins. Plant community establishment confirmed. Rebate paperwork handled start to finish.
We walk the property, assess the soil, and tell you exactly what it can support.
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