SW Design

Stephanie was amazing! We needed a landscape designer that could work with us in stages, help secure resources, manage within a budget, and deliver a beautiful result. Stephanie did a terrific job being all of those things and more. She was attentive, responsive, and, of course, very creative. Our design was a mix of hardscape, landscape, and living areas, including an outdoor kitchen and fire table space. We are nearing the final stages and I will add more pictures, but the result so far is wonderful. I would strongly recommend Stephanie for your project!

We needed a major overhaul of our yard. Stephanie assisted us at every stage of the project. She was extremely collaborative in hearing our wishes and in coming up with creative solutions. After coming up with a design, she was able to suggest crews for different aspects of the project – hardscape, planting, and so on. Indeed, she worked closely in coordinating and supervising the teams. Everyone who came on the property was friendly, considerate, and took pride in putting together a final product that would make us very happy. Of major importance, Stephanie is extremely knowledgeable about plants – this includes environmental suitability; hardiness; combining and complementing different varieties; and being mindful of how these plants will bloom and flower through the seasons. We have been thrilled with our final project. All our guests have been extremely complimentary and the new patio and garden have given us great comfort and harmony through the pandemic, and we expect for decades to come!

Stephanie has been a wonderful design partner for us. Her creativity (and flexibility!) made it easy to work with her and we are very pleased with the completion of our first project, and are already working with Stephanie on our second... Our home is located on an "interesting" lot, with angles and changing grades and Stephanie's ability to align, and improve, on our vision made the process fun. She also has a great eye for how to soften/improve the landscape with the right types of plants. She is very easy to work with, incredibly responsive and flexible. Would highly recommend working with Stephanie!

Stephanie redesigned our entire front yard in San Rafael, taking into consideration issues we had with drainage, drought, and deer who liked to eat our plants. She was fabulous. I had utmost confidence in her ability. She was organized, reliable, and just a really nice person to work with. She oversaw all the planting and had great ideas. We are very happy with her work and plan to work with her again on our side yard!

I hired Stephanie at SW Design to design and manage the landscaping of my very large front yard for my new home in Mill Valley (Harbor Point area). Stephanie was absolutely fantastic to work with. She listened extremely well to what I wanted to do, and quickly pulled together a beautiful plan, with multiple options based on my preferences and her recommendations. She made herself available to meet my busy schedule, was extremely responsive, quick to turn around changes, and very attentive as we were completing the work. She has excellent taste, and helped me find deer and drought tolerant selections with great color. She also cautioned me away from things that she researched and wasn't confident would flourish in my micro climate. She was super easy to work with, very reasonably priced and I couldn't be happier with my finished landscape. I would highly recommend her!

Stephanie was great to work. She was very considerate of our budget and did an amazing job incorporating our vision in the design. The contractors/landscapers she selected were excellent. We could not be happier with the final product! Thanks you SW Design!!

I am a licensed Architect specializing in residentail remodels & additions, who appreciates good design & quality construction. Landscape Architect Stephanie Wonolleck of SW Land Design created a new vision for our back yard's former small lawn area, resulting in a stunning re-purposed flagstone patio sitting area, complimented by native grasses & plants. The back yard is accessed by a new stepped paver walkway which acts as a strong design counterpoint to the flagstone sitting area. Furthermore, Stephanie assembled a project team of GHS Landscaping, Inc. (hardscape) & Juan Mendez (planting & irrigation), who both did magnificent work, executing her vision with precision & craftsmanship in a timely manner.

Stephanie created the perfect design for our yard adjoining WUI land. We wanted an easy care but visually interesting garden with year round interest. She met the challenges of rocky terrain, and the need for drought resistant, deer resistant, and wildfire resistant plantings with a beautiful, varied design that is perfectly suited to the location. The design looks great now, and I believe it will get better and better over the years as the garden grows and fills in. She and the landscaper she works with were extremely professional, attentive to detail, and a pleasure to deal with.

We loved working with Stephanie for our front yard landscape project! She was very considerate of both our budget and our needs for minimal maintenance. The job was done on schedule and we were kept informed throughout about what to expect. She also did all of the investigation with the city to ensure we could add a fence to our side yard and was very knowledgeable about native plants that would appeal to our taste. Highly recommended!

Stephanie was the best landscape architect we could have asked for. She is extremely communicative, patient, versatile, and creative. She managed the entire process from start to finish and the end result was exactly what we were envisioning! Thanks Stephanie!

Stephanie was a great collaborator on our remodel project! She translated our goals and objectives into a very thoughtful plan incorporating existing and drought tolerant plants. Stephanie also brought very reasonable hardscape and landscape partners who were very flexible and and mindful our our timeline.

I hired Stephanie to design my front and backyard landscaping and had the best time working with her. She's professional, responsive, creative, and cost conscious; I really felt taken care of. I'm so happy with the project outcome and wouldn't hesitate to recommend SW Design.

Stephanie W. Has excellent vision for design and practicality for outdoor spaces. I think she took into consideration our budget, style and timeline very well. I am very pleased with the landscaping and irrigation we received through her.

Working with Stephanie was a joy. She was able to take a multitude of ideas and pictures and cohesively plan our new front yard. She patiently listened to our wants and worked within our budget to assure that we were satisfied with final outcome. We now have a beautiful, water-wise, native plant-filled, bird and butterfly garden. We couldn't be happier.

Stephanie helped us design our landscaping to match our custom, contemporary home. She picked trees and plants that met our needs (drought tolerant and minimal maintenance) and desired look. We worked to determine how we wanted to use the yard design a plan that worked. But most impressive to me was how responsive and hands-on she was. She came to our property numerous times and promptly responded with updated plans. We would definitely work with her again and highly recommend her.

Stephanie did an excellent job helping us through the design and remodel of our backyard. She listened to our wants and needs and worked with our budget to help us make our backyard beautiful. Her planting design is lovely. We have received many compliments from our neighbors on the attractiveness of our yard.

CLA has worked with SW Design for over 7 years on several very successful multi-family housing developments. Stephanie’s attention to detail and follow through is exceptional and much appreciated. SW Design has a very good understanding of California native and drought tolerant landscape plants and materials. They are able to design within budget and on time while providing a quality, beautiful landscape solution that is sensitive to the site and the built environment. A small firm, SW Design has proven to be equal to or better than many large firms and will continue to be a company selected by CLA and the clients we work with.

We hired SW Designs to update our 1980 landscape that consisted of a weed-filled lawn land some tired bushes and other outdated ground cover. The owner, Stephanie Wondolleck, knew we wanted a drought tolerant, easy to maintain yard that flows with other landscapes in our HOA development. She quickly drew up a design addressing all our needs as well as our neighbors desires. She gave us several plant choices, but not too many to overwhelm us with special attention to color, size, shape as well as tolerability to a saltwater and windy environment near SF Bay. Once decisions were made the final plan was presented to our immediate neighbors and then the HOA architectural review committee and it was quickly approved. We hired the landscape contractors she works with after a bid from another. We are thrilled with the end result (and so are our neighbors). Stephanie is extremely professional, easy to work with, and we recommend her without hesitation.

Stephanie designed a fabulous yard and garden for us. We asked for low maintenance and lots of color, and she exceeded all of our expectations. Her experience and knowledge were key in providing us with exactly what we wanted. She was always on time and on budget. We definitely recommend her services, and will be using her for our future projects.

Stephanie Wondolleck is not only a wonderful designer, she listens to your needs and carefully personalizes your landscape design. She redesigned our 15-year old very tired landscape and incorporated elements such as boulders that I would not have thought of. In addition, she brought a very professional, reliable landscape company to the job. She managed every detail of the installation, including me along the way to ensure I was happy with the progress. She also 154 stayed within budget. Customer service is her number one priority. She is extremely conscientious and we will definitely use her services again.

Stephanie was instrumental ensuring we had a beautiful new look for the front of our house: including a new paver driveway, 3 retaining walls, stairway, and landscaping. The project was so much easier with Stephanie’s expertise; she listened to all my concerns and was very detailed oriented in making sure they were addressed. She had a gentle and clear way of speaking to the contractors, and coordinated each step of the project. The lighting and plant selections and placement turned out beautiful. With her keen eye, she directed the paver company on the corrected slope and width of our driveway producing an attractive and easy to use space! She patiently discussed various material choices (stone, wood, stucco, etc), the placement/height of the new retaining walls thoroughly addressing their final usage, quality and cost implications. She worked with our budget and exceeded expectations with final costs coming in below the original estimate. What a nice surprise... We get compliments continually on our beautiful new house front and would highly recommend Stephanie for your next project.

Our front yard looks awesome! We got everything we asked for: low maintenance, water conscious, and curb appeal. Stephanie is very knowledgeable about plants, micro climates in the bay area, boulder choices, and animal resistant plants. She transformed our yard. No more mowing lawns in our spare time!

Following the recommendation of a friend, I hired Stephanie Wondolleck and her design firm, SW Design, for a much-needed and long-delayed landscaping project for the front of our home in Marin County, California. Stephanie was very good at figuring out what we would like (given our tastes and cost constraints), even though we were not very sure what we wanted. She did everything she said she would do, including using only deer-resistant plants and bringing the project in on budget and on-time. Meeting the deadlines required careful coordination of various contractors, at which she was very adept. Stephanie is professional, creative, thoughtful--and a pleasure to work with. We would (will) happily and confidently hire her and SW Design again.