San Ramon FRONT YARD AND SIDE Transformation

A complete front yard enhancement featuring updated planting beds, decorative pathways, fresh groundcover, improved circulation, and a welcoming entrance designed to elevate curb appeal and long-term landscape performance.

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The San Ramon Project

This San Ramon home had a front and side yard that were hard to use and didn't make much of a first impression: tired groundcover, a narrow side yard with no clear path, and a walk to the front door that felt like an afterthought. The goal was a low-water landscape that looked good all year and made it easy to get around the house.

Designing it first

We started with a 2D plan that mapped out the walkway, a flagstone dry creek bed, boulders, trees, planting areas and lighting, then turned it into a 3D design so the homeowners could walk through the yard on screen, day and night, before construction.

What we built

A curved concrete walkway with flagstone ribbons now leads to the front door, lined with drought-tolerant planting, moss rock boulders and Lodi rock groundcover. We added a flagstone patio and raised wooden planters, refreshed the beds with mulch, and turned the side yard into a usable passage with flagstone stepping stones set in pebbles and wood steps up to the house. Everything is watered by a high-quality drip irrigation system, and low-voltage lighting uplights the main tree and lights the walkway, steps and side path at night.

The result

The front of the house now has a clear, welcoming entry, the side yard is a path instead of a leftover space, and the low-water planting keeps maintenance and water use down. At night the lighting makes the whole route from the driveway to the back safe and easy to walk.

Related services: Drought-Tolerant Landscaping · Hardscape, Patios & Pavers · Retaining Walls · Landscape Lighting · Drainage & Irrigation
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before

A backyard with a hedge on the left, a hose along the ground, a patio with wooden planks, a dining table with three chairs, a small shed, and trees with yellow leaves in the background.
Front porch with potted plants, candy cane decorations along walkway, and a brick door with a glass overhang.
Residential neighborhood with a cracked asphalt road, parked white and gray trucks, green bushes, and trees with yellow and green leaves under a blue sky.
A garden scene with a large tree, ground cover plants, and a small shrub. A 'Beware of Dog' sign is posted near the tree. There is a building with beige siding and white trim on the right, and sunlight streaming from the top right corner.

3d design

Landscape design plan showing pathways, trees, rocks, plants, lighting, a spill pot, dryway flagstone, steps, and other garden features.
A landscaped backyard garden area with a tree, flowers, and stone borders, adjacent to a building with brick and soffit siding.
A small outdoor garden space with a tree, various plants, and a pathway made of flat stones surrounded by pebbles and mulch, enclosed by vertical wooden and metal walls.
Nighttime outdoor scene of a modern house side yard with a large lit tree, landscaped garden with various plants, rocks, and pathway steps, and part of a blue garage door visible.
A landscaped pathway outside a modern building with large windows, surrounded by colorful plants and small lights, during evening or dusk.
Nighttime view of a landscaped garden with colorful flowers, rocks, and pathway, illuminated by outdoor lighting near a house with large windows and trees, with hills in the background.
A landscaped backyard garden with a stone pathway, various green shrubs, and colorful flowers, next to a beige siding house, with a mountain view in the background.
A modern house with a landscaped front yard featuring a curved concrete pathway, various colorful plants, rocks, and tree lighting, with tall trees and a fence in the background during dusk or evening.
A landscaped front yard with a curved pathway, various colorful flowers, green shrubs, large rocks, and tall trees behind a modern house with tan siding and white accents. A wooden fence borders the yard in the background.
A landscaped front yard with a variety of flowering plants, shrubs, and rocks, adjacent to a house with beige siding and white trim, set against rolling green hills and a partly cloudy sky.
A landscaped yard featuring a curved concrete pathway, wooden planters with various plants, and a beige siding house with white window frames and a covered porch supported by white columns.
A landscaped garden with a large tree illuminated from below, surrounded by flowering plants, rocks, and a stone pathway near a modern building with vertical siding and open window.

Completed Construction Gallery

A landscaped front yard with a stone pathway leading to a house, with mulch and small plants, a large tree, and a retaining wall in the background. A car is parked on a driveway at the top of the yard.
Backyard with stepping stones, small plants, trees, and a concrete wall, next to a house with a green exterior and an air conditioning unit.
Outdoor gravel pathway with wooden steps leading up to a house, flanked by a brick wall on the right and a garden area on the left with large rocks and small solar lights.
Front yard with landscaping including rocks, small plants, and mulch, next to a house with large windows.
Curved concrete walkway leading to your house with a small landscaped yard on each side, some plants, small trees, and landscape lights, a wooden raised garden bed, and the house exterior with bay windows, a front door, and a porch.
A landscaped front yard with mulch, rocks, and small plants, in front of a house with large windows and a covered porch. There is a tree casting shadows on the driveway.
Nighttime view of a residential house with landscape lighting highlighting a garden with rocks, plants, and a large tree in front of a brick wall.
Nighttime view of a landscaped garden with a stone pathway, illuminated by small pathway lights, surrounded by shrubs and a large tree, with exterior house siding and parked cars visible in the background.
Nighttime outdoor scene showing a stone pathway with wooden steps leading up to a house, illuminated by small landscape lights along the path. The house's porch is decorated with string lights, and there is a tree on the left side.
A landscaped front yard of a house illuminated at night with pathway and garden lights, featuring rocks, plants, and a green house exterior.
Nighttime view of a backyard pathway with stone slabs and small garden lights, featuring a young tree with autumn-colored leaves, plants, and a cinder block wall on the right side. The house's exterior wall and windows are visible on the left, with a

Completed Construction Gallery