How is Margie Grace - Grace Design Associates rated?

Margie Grace - Grace Design Associates is currently rated 5 overall out of 5

What services does Margie Grace - Grace Design Associates provide?

Margie Grace - Grace Design Associates provides the following services: Aluminum Fence Installation, Automatic Gate Installation, Concrete Construction, Custom Bocce Ball Courts, Custom Fire Pits, Custom Water Features, Drip Irrigation Installation, Driveway Gate Installation, Drought Tolerant Landscaping, Garden Design, Gate Installation, Gazebo Design & Construction, Greenhouse Design & Construction, Hardscaping, Irrigation System Installation, Landscape Construction, Landscape Drainage System Installation, Landscape Lighting Installation, Masonry, Outdoor Fireplace Construction, Outdoor Kitchen Construction, Outdoor Lighting Installation, Patio Construction, Pergola Construction, Planting, Pool Landscaping, Retaining Wall Construction, Shed Design & Construction, Sprinkler System Installation, Swimming Pool Construction, Tree Planting, Wood Fence Installation, 3D Rendering, Construction Drawings, Drafting, Site Planning, Swimming Pool Design

Where does Margie Grace - Grace Design Associates provide services?

Margie Grace - Grace Design Associates provides services in the following areas: Goleta, Mission Canyon, Montecito, Santa Barbara, Summerland, Toro Canyon, Hope Ranch, Carpinteria, Ojai, Santa Ynez

Margie Grace - Grace Design Associates

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About Us

Margie Grace is the founding principal and design director of Grace Design Associates based in Santa Barbara. As a licensed landscape contractor, her firm has the unique advantage of building the gardens she designs. Since 1982, her company has conceived and built more than 350 gardens in Southern California and the western states. Her work is in demand because her gardens strike a balance between beauty and fulfilling her clients’ practical needs. Margie's award-winning projects range from intimate gardens to large estates, and have been featured in top publications throughout the world including Garden Design, Sunset Western Garden Book, Traditional Home, Better Homes and Gardens, Veranda and The Wall Street Journal. Grace Design Associates is a collaborative landscape design studio and construction company based in Santa Barbara made up of talented designers and craftsmen committed to teamwork that results in exceptional gardens. Together we delight in designing and building the very best landscapes for our clients. As a design-build firm, we take every project from concept to construction. This combination of abilities allows us to create designs with the intimate knowledge of construction requirements. Design and installation happen on a continuum. By building the gardens we design, we provide our clients with the unique advantage of getting a beautiful landscape while working with one firm. Because the process is integrated, the finished garden is too.

Awards

International Landscape Designer of the Year APLD Sunset Dream Garden Award for Sustainability Landscape Santa Barbara Contractors, Builder of Year, Hardscape & Landscape Certified Landscape Designer, APLD

35 Projects

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Business Details

Business Name

Margie Grace - Grace Design Associates

Phone Number

(805) 687-3569

Website

gracedesignassociates.com

Address

please call for appointment
Santa Barbara, CA 93105

Typical Job Cost

$50,000 - 1 million

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2,671 Followers

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Services Provided

Landscape Construction

Hardscaping

Patio Construction

Garden Design

Pergola Construction

Retaining Wall Construction

Custom Fire Pits

Outdoor Kitchen Construction

Pool Landscaping

Outdoor Lighting Installation

Masonry

Outdoor Fireplace Construction

Custom Water Features

Swimming Pool Construction

Concrete Construction

Drought Tolerant Landscaping

Gazebo Design & Construction

Landscape Lighting Installation

Planting

Landscape Drainage System Installation

Tree Planting

Irrigation System Installation

Drip Irrigation Installation

Sprinkler System Installation

Shed Design & Construction

Gate Installation

Wood Fence Installation

Custom Bocce Ball Courts

Greenhouse Design & Construction

Driveway Gate Installation

Automatic Gate Installation

Aluminum Fence Installation

3D Rendering

Site Planning

Swimming Pool Design

Construction Drawings

Drafting

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Areas Served

Santa Barbara

Goleta

Carpinteria

Montecito

Ojai

Santa Ynez

Mission Canyon

Toro Canyon

Summerland

Hope Ranch

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22 Reviews for Margie Grace - Grace Design Associates

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Julia Lowell

Margie and her team completely redid our landscaping, which consists of just over 1/4 acre. The existing landscape was mostly lawn dominated by two very large old trees--one in front, one in back. It was formal, geometric, water-intensive--and boring. Margie reimagined our front and back yards, taking out the lawn and replacing it with winding gravel paths, fountains, and colorful but drought-tolerant flowers, shrubs and grasses. Throughout the process she provided lots of ideas but was always attentive to what we wanted, even when we weren't sure ourselves. She was also sensitive to cost considerations. Now, we sit on our back patio and feel like we're at a resort. Really. Thank you, Margie.

May 26, 2019

jdb7183

We purchased our casual home in the hills overlooking Santa Barbara and the ocean as a retreat from the harsh New England winters. We were fortunate to engage Grace Designs to do the landscape design. Margie and her team were a delight to work with, and have beautifully transformed the landscape to optimize ocean and vast national Forrest views, carefully using drought tolerant and fire resistant plants. She also incorporated boulders, a cedar hot tub, an antique fountain, large pots and even recommended outdoor furniture to create an outdoor living ambience that's as comfortable to enjoy as it is beautiful to look at. Her team's attention to detail and service follow through are extraordinary. We couldn't be any happier and would highly recommend Grace Designs to anyone seeking exquisite taste in landscape design.

November 24, 2015

joyous77

Margie is a force of nature -- creative, inspiring and gets it done. She listens to the land and beautifies what she sees. She respects resources, re-purposes what you already have and brings in the best. Her crew is fantastic and a pleasure to work with. We would hire her again...and again! Joy Leach and Rich Goodstein

November 7, 2015

Harrison Design - California

Working with Margie Grace and her team is always a wonderful experience. Grace Design Associates are creative, knowledgeable yet sensitive to meeting budgetary requirements. With Grace Design Associates we know we will have a coordinated effort to create complementary designs for the landscape, architecture and interiors. In our most recent project with Grace Design we received the 2013 Santa Barbara Beautiful Award for a Single Family Estate.

January 9, 2015

Stepstone, LLC

Grace Design truly has an eye for beauty. We have worked with Grace Design for several years and have been continuously amazed with the elegance that they bring to an outdoor space. As a manufacturer we are confident that our materials will be incorporated into another incredible design by Grace Design!

December 16, 2014

Manson-Hing Architects Inc.

With a challenging site and good clients who want to be involved in the details we trusted Margie to the task of helping them achieve a garden retreat that had to be exceptional. Margie and her team delivered and was able to strike the balance between aesthetic quality and cost, while implementing the build out on a tight schedule. Margie is hands on and a great trait of hers is the ability to make field decisions that take advantage of situations that reveal themselves late in the process. The Owners ended up with a wonderfully designed and executed landscape that is an integral part of how the home is experienced.

November 10, 2014

Cabana Home

Margie Grace is a pleasure to work with on design projects. All of her work is outstanding and beautiful. She is professional and is very knowledgable in the landscaping field, we would recommend her for all of your landscaping needs.

June 11, 2014

Dennis Thompson Architect

We have worked with Grace Design Associates on several residential projects in Santa Barbara. Margie is endlessly enthusiastic and imaginative in her design, and her team realizes their projects very professionally.

March 18, 2014

Coast Property Advisors

I have worked with Margie personally on a project and through referral. Each experience with Margie has been the highest level of professionalism in this industry. Margie gave us a price, delivered on time and more than we expected on our project. Margie listened to what I wanted to see in my project and fulfilled all my expectations! I would refer her over and over.

December 4, 2013Last modified:December 6, 2013

mseabaugh

We recently purchased a home in Mission Canyon where Grace Designs had done the landscape. It was a stunning job, very respectful to the beautiful and unusual site, and a major factor in our decision to buy the property.

July 19, 2013Last modified:July 20, 2013

maryhildermansmith

Accolades galore for the Grace team. Mostly I worked with Margie and Ariel and the compliments abound. Admittedly I am a perfectionist about my "nest" and also admit to being a garden fanatic, so I had high hopes for this crew and they delivered. With any project, the very hardest part is getting the loose ends tied up at the close, and the Grace team came through, always willing and ready to make things right. Creative about plants, creative about the mechanics of landscaping, and , most of all, hard working. One could not ask for more.

June 22, 2013Last modified:June 24, 2013

Andy Dowen

After running into a roadblock on a landscaping project after having spent tens of thousands of dollars with a landscape architect we foun Grace Designs. We didn't think we'd be able to afford them because their work looked so wonderful. As it turned out they gave us a very realistic and objective assessment, a creative solution and a reasonable price. We moved forward and could not be happier both with the result and the process. What a great team to work with! We have conducted a number of construction projects over the years and until working with Grace designs have always been over budget and behind schedule. This project was a refreshing exception. We ended up with a beautiful landscape that we enjoy every day. If we ever have a need to landscape in the future they will be the only firm we call.

June 21, 2013Last modified:December 6, 2013

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Commented: This is a beautiful garden.Planted areas are mulched with locally available recycled mulch. Gravel walk is 3/8” “CA Gold” gravel supplied by SantaBarbara Stone.

May 5, 2025

Commented: The chairs are perfectThe chairs are concrete + teak. Well's Concrete Works. Give Matt my best if when you reach out to him. LOVE his work! Link: https://wellsconcreteworks.com/collections/chairs

March 17, 2025

Commented: Window treatmentMatchstick blinds

August 21, 2023

Commented: what is grown cover and installation3/8" gravel (a gold/gray mix of crushed granite called "Handley Gold", purchased at Santa Barbara Stone). Placed directly on raked and compacted (clay) soil.

February 12, 2023

Commented: I love the water feature, where is it from?The coping is pre-fab (purchased at a clearance sale at a now-defunct pottery/fountain store). The basin was poured on site concrete. The "standpipe" is simple copper pipe. Good luck!

August 31, 2022

Commented: Can you tell me the type and size of pea gravel used?3/8 inch pea gravel.

June 27, 2022

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