Mariposa Gardening

Mariposa Gardening and Design Blog

  1. The Fall Season

    We are getting ready to welcome this new season with great tips for your gardens.
    Check out our portfolios and see our art in these beautiful gardens. read more »


  2. The Living Fountain: Garden with Graywater

    Add beauty, create habitat for wildlife, and maximize your water-use efficiency. read more »


  3. Garden Spotlight: Rockridge Family Garden

    This garden is a great space for barbecuing, food gardening, or simply lounging around. read more »


  4. Another Successful Year at the SF Flower and Garden Show

    We are honored and excited to have won two awards this year: The Sunset Magazine Western Living Award, and a Silver medal! Also, take a look at the link to the left--Shirley Bovshow featured our display garden on her video blog. read more »


  5. Mariposa Gardening & Design Wins Silver Medal at the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show!

    Music is an art form whose medium is sound organized in time. A garden can be like music, a symphony whose medium is life organized in blossoms and leaves. This sweet spot where art collides with ecology is Mariposa Gardening & Design’s inspiration. We have spent over 15 years in careful observation of a garden’s natural systems and rhythms. Our design process was developed to support or re-establish the intricate web of systems that allow native ecosystems to thrive while at the same time drawing on the elegance and grace of natural materials to create a garden oasis that truly sings with life.
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  6. The Sweet Spot Between Art and Ecology

    Our Living Fountain conserves water and makes your garden lush. read more »


  7. Plant Now for a Beautiful Spring

    Gardens planted now will be strong in Spring and save water. read more »


  8. Plant Food (and) Lawns!

    Improve human habitat and reduce your ecological footprint by growing food at home. read more »


  9. Why we use native grasses

    Design, Habitat, Conservation read more »


  10. What is a “habitat garden?”

    Making room in your garden for winged creatures adds beauty and is good for the environment. read more »


  11. The butterflies are out

    On Butterflies, Wildflowers, and Grasses read more »


  12. Al Aire Libre: Mediterranean Living

    Here is the full view of the display garden we created. It shows the silver medal that we won! read more »


  13. SF Flower and Garden Show

    See Mariposa Gardening & Design at the SF Flower & Garden Show March 12-16 at the Cow Palace.

    Al Aire Libre: Mediterranean Living
    In the villages of Mallorca, people live with a sense of community that is cultivated by the way they use their outdoor spaces. Like many of the garden terraces in Mallorca, this garden is a front yard. read more »


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