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A Passion for Gardens

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Landscape Architects and Designers
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About Us

Our clients are our company at A Passion for Gardens. We listen to and respect their needs and ideas. Through our experience and professional interpretation, company and client reach a cohesive and quality design. Most of our projects come from referral, a product of how closely we work with our client roster. A Passion for Gardens is owned by Carolyn Ordonez. Carolyn is a licensed Landscape Architect, horticulturalist and has a Bachelor’s Degree in Ornamental Horticulture from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. She is an admitted plant-aholic and started gardening as a teen growing up in Ventura, California. Although we do not execute all parts of our designs, such as paving, fireplaces, and arbors, we recommend quality landscape contractors to engineer the installation. By being independent from the installation, we represent our client and work in their best interest.

Services Provided

Custom Fire Pits, Custom Water Features, Deck Design, Drafting, Drought Tolerant Landscaping, Edible Gardens, Garden Design, Hardscaping, Landscape Design, Landscape Plans, Organic Gardens, Patio Design, Pool Landscaping, Project Management, Site Planning, Swimming Pool Design

Areas Served

Atherton, Belmont, Burlingame, Cupertino, Daly City, East Palo Alto, Emerald Lake Hills, Foster City, Fremont, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Menlo Park, Millbrae, Mountain View, Newark, Pacifica, Palo Alto, Portola Valley, Redwood City, San Bruno, San Carlos, San Jose, San Mateo, Stanford, Sunnyvale, West Menlo Park, Woodside

Awards

Featured in Sunset Magazine, Palo Alto Weekly, and a part of the annual Gamble Garden tour, Mills College Garden Tour, and Going Native Garden Tour in 2011 and 2012

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5 Projects

Containers

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Menlo Park Contemporary Garden

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Menlo Park Drought Tolerant Garden

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Palo Alto Tudor Style Home

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Tradition House in Menlo Park

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Credentials

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2 Reviews for A Passion for Gardens
sarathenadesign
sarathena design studio
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I have had the pleasure to work with Carolyn over the years, both for my clients projects as well as for my own garden. She is a talented and experienced Landscape Architect who listens to your needs and desires and comes up with a budget approved plan and helps guide you through the process of reinventing your garden. I highly recommend Carolyn.
kmhamilton96
Kathleen
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I hired Carolyn for a 3 tier project of "refreshing" my backyard. We hired her because she actually listened to our needs. After the completion of the project , we knew we had hired the right professional. She carefully and thoughtfully designed and implemented the design. Her design is beautiful and I now enjoy flowering plants all yearlong. She stayed within the budget and supervised the planting to make sure everything was planted correctly. We whole heartedly recommend her for ALL her talents and she is such a kind person too. An added bonus!
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Menlo Park, CA 94025
License Number 3811

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