We specialize in creating Exquisite Outdoor Environments for homeowners with discriminating taste and who appreciate creative and unique designs that are crafted as their own Personal Resort, all while blending harmoniously with their interior living spaces.
At AMS we create outdoor environments that express, in every detail, the homeowner’s visual sensibilities, culture, taste and lifestyle. Every nuance – from the shadow cast by a tree to the sound of water moving through a stone stream bed – is considered. Every visual and atmospheric detail is critical.
“The more I understand how my clients want to live, as well as the materials and style of their home, the more I can bring that same expression into their landscape. In the end, the interior and exterior complement each other. We create various ‘rooms’ outside so that the entire environment is one cohesive element. The homeowners end up wanting to spend as much time outdoors as in.” - Drew Sivgals
Services Provided:
All Residential Design services ranging from Landscape Concept Plan development to a complete set of highly detailed Landscape Construction Plans.
Beyond our creative and technical design services, we can continue to be involved to help walk the client through the entire process of project development, from the initial bidding to when the last design component gets installed and the project in complete.
Areas Served:
Primarily throughout Orange, L.A., & San Diego Counties, but with ease of communication increasing via the Internet, we work on quite a few projects out of state and oversees as well.
Certification and Awards:
American Society of Landscape Architect's (A.S.L.A.) - Award of Honor
Australian Institute of Landscape Architect's (A.I.L.A.) - Award of Merit
At AMS we create outdoor environments that express, in every detail, the homeowner’s visual sensibilities, culture, taste and lifestyle. Every nuance – from the shadow cast by a tree to the sound of water moving through a stone stream bed – is considered. Every visual and atmospheric detail is critical.
“The more I understand how my clients want to live, as well as the materials and style of their home, the more I can bring that same expression into their landscape. In the end, the interior and exterior complement each other. We create various ‘rooms’ outside so that the entire environment is one cohesive element. The homeowners end up wanting to spend as much time outdoors as in.” - Drew Sivgals
Services Provided:
All Residential Design services ranging from Landscape Concept Plan development to a complete set of highly detailed Landscape Construction Plans.
Beyond our creative and technical design services, we can continue to be involved to help walk the client through the entire process of project development, from the initial bidding to when the last design component gets installed and the project in complete.
Areas Served:
Primarily throughout Orange, L.A., & San Diego Counties, but with ease of communication increasing via the Internet, we work on quite a few projects out of state and oversees as well.
Certification and Awards:
American Society of Landscape Architect's (A.S.L.A.) - Award of Honor
Australian Institute of Landscape Architect's (A.I.L.A.) - Award of Merit
- Contact:
- Drew Sivgals
- Type:
- Landscape Architects & Designers
- Address:
- 895 Dove Street - Suite 300,
Newport Beach, California,
United States, 92660 - Phone:
- (949) 851-6557
- Fax:
- (949) 955-4990
- Website:
- www.amslandscapedesign.com

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Review by Dreamscapes By M.G.R.:
I’ve worked with Drew at AMS for many years now and I can’t say enough good things about him and his company. As an installing pool and landscape construction c...
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Review by azadehshahab:
We hired AMS Landscape Design to do the full landscape and hardscape design of our new home from phase one. Throughout this time Drew made sure to encorporate ...
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My husband and I purchased our dream home which needed a major overhaul; this project seemed daunting to take on and I had concerns about ongoing renovations. L...
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Review by Debra Pandolfi:
Incredibly beautiful and unique designs and materials
Breathtaking and serene outdoor space for a truly incredible home and outdoor living space. I love it
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I have had the pleasure of working with Eric from Dreamscapes by M.G.R. on the installation of several projects I have designed by over the last few years. He ...
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Joseph with Mirage Landscape is an extremely capable landscape contractor that is skillful in creating a wonderful project for even the most discerning client. ...
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We love palm trees, probably because they don't last here. ;-)
Winters in Northern Germany are usually rather mild, but every now and then a very hard freeze kills all plants that are not completely hardy. Some nurseries have established a 'rent a palm tree' service, so we could rent some for the summer half of the year (they would look awesome in our atrium garden!), but that is rather costly.
We take comfort from the fact that in a couple of years we'll spend our winters in our house in Steve Asbell's 'neighborhood' (Ponte Vedra Beach) where palm trees are just a boringly normal tree and people long for growing roses. Well, I guess the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.