--- title: "Teresa Donovan Landscaping — Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers | Houzz" canonical_html_url: https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-architects-and-landscape-designers/teresa-donovan-landscaping-pfvwus-pf~1761607879 markdown_url: https://www.houzz.com/md/professionals/pf~1761607879.md entity_type: LocalBusiness business_name: "Teresa Donovan Landscaping" category: ["Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers"] image: https://st.hzcdn.com/fimgs/5d5359b303b8d030_9181-w400-h400-b0-p0--.jpg address: "3305 Arizona St., Oakland, California 94602, United States" latitude: 37.8011 longitude: -122.2104 phone: "(510) 336-0427" website: http://www.donovanlandscape.com/ rating: 5 review_count: 5 followers: 23 last_updated: 2026-11-09 --- # Teresa Donovan Landscaping Original Houzz profile: [Teresa Donovan Landscaping](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-architects-and-landscape-designers/teresa-donovan-landscaping-pfvwus-pf~1761607879) ## Professional summary - **Primary category:** Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers - **Location:** Oakland, CA - **Serves:** San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, San Leandro, Alameda, Walnut Creek, San Rafael, Petaluma, El Cerrito, Lafayette, Albany, Orinda, Moraga, Mill Valley, San Anselmo, Emeryville, Piedmont, Sebastopol, Ross - **Houzz rating:** 5.0 out of 5 (5 reviews) ## About ### Houzz Badges - Recommended on Houzz - 500 Ideabook Saves Teresa Donovan Landscaping — Specializing in custom residential landscape design, installation and quarterly maintenance services. We have been in the field for 30 years and pride ourselves in our personalized service . Our focus is on casual, understated garden designs , gardens to be experienced and enjoyed first hand. ### Services Provided - Landscape Design - Garden Design - Hardscaping - Drought Tolerant Landscaping ### Areas Served - San Francisco - Oakland - Berkeley - Richmond - San Leandro - Alameda - Walnut Creek - San Rafael - Petaluma - El Cerrito - Lafayette - Albany - Orinda - Moraga - Mill Valley - San Anselmo - Emeryville - Piedmont - Sebastopol - Ross ### Typical Job Cost $5,000 - 100,000 ## Business Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Business Name | Teresa Donovan Landscaping | | Address | 3305 Arizona St., Oakland, California 94602, United States | | Phone | (510) 336-0427 | | Website | http://www.donovanlandscape.com/ | | License Number | 930028 | | Followers on Houzz | 23 | ## Contact - **Houzz profile:** [Teresa Donovan Landscaping](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-architects-and-landscape-designers/teresa-donovan-landscaping-pfvwus-pf~1761607879) - **Website:** http://www.donovanlandscape.com/ - **Phone:** (510) 336-0427 ## Reviews **Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5 — 5 reviews** ### All 5 reviews **★★★★★ — Liz Randal, Feb. 2017** > I've recommended Teresa Donovan to all my friends, and several have employed her, including my next door neighbor. She's a creative designer who's come up with both front and backyard solutions for us. Hers is a small company, and she is central to every project--on-site, and always available for questions and troubleshooting. She's done design, installation, hardscape, landscaping, irrigation, and garden lighting for us, and she'll come back to maintain what she's executed. And a more cheerful, easy-going professional you'd be hard-pressed to find. **Comment from Teresa Donovan Landscaping:** > Thanks Liz for your loyalty and for the referrals. > Tc **★★★★★ — Andrea G., Jan. 2017** > TC designed and installed four gardens for us, at 3 different homes, as we moved to different neighborhoods. She is a very talented and artistic designer, and with her partner Keni, the installation and "hardscaping" is top notch. We have really enjoyed the gardens and have received lots of compliments from our neighbors. **Comment from Teresa Donovan Landscaping:** > Thanks Andrea for your faith and loyalty . It has been fun to collaborate with you on all four gardens and to watch the gardens, and your family, grow over the years. > TC **★★★★★ — Andrea Segall, Jan. 2017** > We have known and worked with Teresa and Keni for over ten years. They are a great team: creative designers, and extremely knowledgable about plants and paving options. They designed a drought tolerant front garden for us that has been very easy to maintain, and still looks great after ten years. This year they designed and installed a combo paved and planted area on the front parking strip. It is functional and beautiful. They work quickly, stand by their work, and are fairly priced. We would highly recommend them for any landscaping project, large or small. **Comment from Teresa Donovan Landscaping:** > Thank you Andrea. You have done a great job of keeping up the garden. I hope you continue to enjoy it for many years to come. **★★★★★ — HU-8018190, July 2016** > TC designs and implements magical gardens! She draws on her deep knowledge of plants and trees to create landscapes that are special and unique. She's a pleasure to work with - she cares about her gardens and brings her heart to every project. TC will work with you to create your dream garden. **Comment from Teresa Donovan Landscaping:** > Thank you for your kind post. We feel so lucky to be able to do the work that we do and to have such great clients, such as yourself, to work with . **★★★★★ — Kate Pixley, July 2016** > TC and Keni of Donovan Landscaping have been essential to the overall realization of our remodeling project. Their thoughtful and creative problem-solving has resulted in a small-garden 'rehabilitation' that has exceeded our expectations. Moreover, when certain hardscape design elements needed to be re-envisioned, TC and Keni stepped in with outstanding solutions; we felt very well taken care of. TC and Keni provide quarterly maintenance that is responsive and continues to contribute to the evolution of our garden. **Comment from Teresa Donovan Landscaping:** > Thanks Kate. You two have been dream clients and such a pleasure to work with. We look forward to watching the garden grow. ## Selected projects - [Natural Marin Garden](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/natural-marin-garden-pj-vj~1861386) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 27 - Description: This garden was built along with the house in an iconic Ross style. The owners wanted the garden to look as it had been there for ever and to blend with the surroundings as much as possible. We were able to protect some old apple , pear and citrus trees during the construction as well as stockpile a lot of stone to be used later as walls and paths. The garden is abundant with vegetables, herbs, and flowers and is alive with birds, bees, and butterflies. - [Drought tolerant alternative to a front lawn](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/drought-tolerant-alternative-to-a-front-lawn-pj-vj~1861390) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 6 - Description: This garden was a lawn conversion to a more drought tolerant garden. We also added a tumbled bluestone path set in gravel to link the driveway to the front door. - [Small creekside cottage in Ross](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/small-creekside-cottage-in-ross-pj-vj~1861399) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 8 - Description: This garden needed a more inviting entry to the rather odd front door located on the side of the house. We ripped out the ivy and added the stone path to connect to the door and the existing concrete patio in the back. We added an additional stone area in the back garden for more room for a shady seating retreat. The garden is open to the surrounding wildlife so the plants had to be deer resistant and tough enough to compete for water with the surrounding trees. - [Italian villa](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/italian-villa-pj-vj~2359316) - Location: San Francisco, CA - Photos: 12 - Description: Italian Villa This garden surrounds a newly renovated Italian built home located on a cliff in San Francisco with stunning views of the bay. Here we worked with the architect and homeowner to create a classic formal Italian parterre garden. We used a Texan limestone ledge stone for the building of the terrace walls and for steps among the levels. The homeowner wanted the plantings to be reminiscent of Northern Italy, specifically the Lombardy region. At her request, we planted the edges outside… - [Sonoma Country Garden](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/sonoma-country-garden-pj-vj~1930540) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 12 - [Private Courtyard garden](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/private-courtyard-garden-pj-vj~2359344) - Location: Berkeley, CA - Photos: 6 - Description: Enclosed Private Courtyard This garden was a challenge in the sense that it needed to serve two purposes: the main entry to the home and an inviting place to relax. The homeowner wanted the hardscaping to have curves and for there to be enough room to walk comfortably to the door and room for chairs and a table; yet, not to feel crowded or too “hard.” We needed to strike that perfect balance between a usable hardscaping surface and the “soft” planting areas. The courtyard is walled in from the s… - [Jack's house](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/jack-s-house-pj-vj~2243888) - Location: Mill Valley, CA - Photos: 14 - Description: This garden before was mostly all driveway and big white pebbles.. The owners wanted to reduce the driveway and create a more usable space for their young son and his very rambunctious puppy. They wanted a sense of privacy from the street but views out for the dog. They also wanted to keep some lawn to play on and a wilder area for a young boy to explore in. We put in lots of edibles for the kids to forage on; incorporating them with drought tolerant plantings that would attract birds, butterfli… - [Piedmont Craftsman](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/piedmont-craftsman-pj-vj~2359407) - Location: Piedmont, CA - Photos: 6 - Description: Piedmont Craftsman This 1906 brown shingle house in Piedmont had a neglected front lawn open to the street. The new owners wanted to create a bit of privacy so we designed a garden enclosed inside a Camellia sasanqua hedge. To break up the slope towards the house, we built a small dry stacked stonewall and planted above it with Japanese maples and a Sapium tree which serve as screening and provide fall color. Underneath we kept the plants low and loose. We built a stone bench at the end of the l… - [Kate's garden](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/kate-s-garden-pj-vj~2243449) - Location: Oakland, CA - Photos: 7 - Description: The previous garden had suffered through a recent house remodel. The new garden was a collaboration between the homeowner, landscape architect, Laurel Nielson , and us . The original design had a more contemporary concrete stone walkway; however, for several reasons, the original plan had to be adjusted and a more organic form took its place. The ultimate goal was the same which is a drought tolerant, low maintenance garden with seasonal interest. [See all 9 projects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-architects-and-landscape-designers/teresa-donovan-landscaping-pfvwus-pf~1761607879) ## Community Q&A **Q: hog wire fence** *(in Photo Questions)* I love your hog wire fence design. I am planning a 3' high hog wire with red cedar posts along sides for rectangle back yard. I am still trying to decide about the 6-7' high for back side. I was thinking a square trellis but not sure if it will work with hog wire. thoughts? recommendation? I am trying to keep costs down. A: My experience with the locally available hog wire is that it comes in shorter heights , either 34" or 50". To do a 6 or 7 ft. high fence, you would have to turn it on it's side and then you would need a lot more posts because of your limited width. If you want a 6-7' high economical fence, you could transition to a roll of 6' field wire and stretch it between some nice cedar posts. Good luck with your project. --- *Source: Houzz professional profile. 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