Native Landscapes + Rewilding

For any native plant garden or habitat restoration project, getting plants in the ground is just the beginning! I especially love to work with clients who are open to growing their relationship with the natural world, and who have some involvement in the tending of their garden over time. The concept of rewilding acknowledges that restoring biodiversity of flora and fauna requires a simultaneous rekindling of our connection to it all…

Pebble Beach Residence

Jessica Dune (formerly JMLA) designed a comprehensive landscape for this renovated home on a beautiful sand dune on the coast in Pebble Beach. Working closely with the Clients, Architect (Sterling Huddleson), General Contractor (Groza Construction), and Landscape Contractor (Native Coast Landscapes), the entire project benefited from an extensive ice plant removal effort paired with dune restoration using local genotype seeds collected from the nearby dunes and coastal bluffs. Hardscape improvements included a new driveway, retaining walls, a walled garden, and a fire feature on the view terrace. The home stands apart against others in the dune landscape due to the diversity of colorful native plants that grace the striking white sand. Pink sand verbena, artemesia, maritime poppy, seaside daisy, lizard’s tail, armeria, and numerous native buckwheats anchor the landscape in its most ancient and beautiful expression. The dune is lovingly tended by the homeowners, as well as Native Coast Landscapes.

Carmel Residence

Jessica Dune (formerly JMLA) designed a comprehensive landscape for this new home in the heart of the Carmel forest. Working closely with the Clients, Architect (Jobe Corral), General Contractor (Stocker+Allaire), and Landscape Contractor (Town + Country Landscapes), the entire project was designed around four existing elder Monterey Pines and numerous legacy coast live oak trees. This modest but modern structure blends seamlessly into the forest, while a diverse palette of native understory ferns, reeds, grasses, and showy perennials offer a unique prehistoric aesthetic. Limestone terraces and steps are framed with vertical board-formed concrete and large, grey granite boulders. Site features include a granite mill stone fountain, a steel soaking tub, deck, outdoor kitchen, and fire feature. Living roofs further help the site blend into the wider ecosystem. Presently under construction.

Monterey Residence

Jessica Dune (formerly JMLA) designed a sweet and richly biodiverse native plant garden in Monterey for Clients who tend it with great care.