About Us
Andrea Hurd, Owner
Since 1990 I have been gardening professionally. Over the years my love for the natural world has influenced the way I design. With an eye toward creating a naturally peaceful and beautiful gardens, the landscapes I create with my team are also customized to meet the needs of each client. Incorporating a passion for dry-laid stone walls and patios, the gardens that we design and build are long lasting and provide many ecological benefits to our urban areas.
Melissa Hardy, Bookkeeper
For several years, I’ve worked as a bookkeeper for small to mid-sized green businesses around the Bay Area. During the summer of 2008, I came on as the bookkeeper for Mariposa Gardening and Design. I bring expertise in bookkeeping to our team, along with a passion for maintaining healthy eco-systems.
Sarah Woodworth, Garden Maintenance Manager
My passion for building and maintaining native habitat, creating beautiful spaces, and growing food are combined in my role at Mariposa Gardening and Design. As the Garden Maintenance Manager I have the pleasure of seeing the cycles of seasons and enjoy helping to create beneficial places for native species.
Gabe Thoma, Crew Leader
I’ve been working in gardens my entire life. All through school I worked for my mom’s small gardening business, assisting her in planting and weeding. Now as the Crew Leader for Mariposa Gardening and Design, I get to use my skills in garden installation, irrigation, and masonry to build beautiful, ecologically beneficial landscapes for clients all over the Bay Area.
I’m Steve Strand, crew leader for Mariposa Gardening and Design installations. Leading labor for garden installations is a phycically and artistically engaging and ultimately rewarding, process. Building gardens incorporates and utilizes my background in construction, landscaping and art. The installation process, from demolition, hauling, grading, moving in new material stone work and irrigation, reveals the fascinating transformation from space with raw potential to self sustaining environment.
