Liz Simpson Garden Design

04/23/2017

I checked the mail and my garden guide arrived. I am so honored that one of my photos was chosen for this year's cover. Sad I won't be in one of my gardens for the tour this year. It is the first time in ten years I do not have a garden on the tour. It makes me happy to still contribute to something that made such a huge impact in my life. This photo was taken in a garden I designed for clients who found me through this tour. What a wonderful way to end Earth Day.

If you have never attended this tour, you are in for a real treat. For info visit: http://www.bringingbackthenatives.net/

Also, btw I've moved to Seattle!

06/24/2014

Established water feature inspired by the client's explorations in the Sierra. A long sweet summer bloom is enjoyed with a pink selection of Scarlet Monkey Flower. Seeing this yesterday got me excited about the backpacking trips I am planning over the coming weeks - can't wait to get up into the mountains and bring back more inspiration to new garden designs!

A big thank you to the talented Shannon O'Hare for moving the heavy boulder in place, getting the water to flow just so over the stone, and installing the subterranean water catchment basin with automatic refill valve - it's been working great, excellent work!

04/23/2014

Please join us for the 2014 Bringing Back The Natives Garden Tour on Sunday May 4th! Its free and open to the public, registration required to receive a garden guide with directions to this year's gardens. Registration closes soon (this Sunday the 27th).

This is the 10th anniversary of the tour and I have two gardens on the tour this year.

I will be in Pleasant Hill in the Habets garden in the morning:
http://www.bringingbackthenatives.net/gaston-and-ariane-habets-garden-2

In the afternoon I'll be at Tai Moses's garden in Oakland:
http://www.bringingbackthenatives.net/tai-moses-and-michael-kerner

Hope to see you there!

Inspired by the Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour, Gaston and Ariane removed most of their very large lawn (leaving a patch the size of a volleyball court), and worked collaboratively with Liz Simpson of Liz Simpson Garden Design to create the beautiful, water-conserving, bird- and bee-friendly…

05/09/2013

Over 1,000 visits to the gardens on Sunday!

New post up on my website in the blog about my day-after-tour adventure - take a look and see some of the magic that happened!

http://lizsimpson.info/

05/02/2013

The link to my new site works better on mobile devices without the www.

http://lizsimpson.info/

05/01/2013

New Website up for Liz Simpson Garden Design!

Check it out:

http://www.lizsimpson.info/

04/25/2013

Tour coming up on May 5th - the gardens look beautiful, looking forward to sharing Jenn and Joan's as well as Tai and Michael's gardens in Oakland soon!

Last call! On-line registration closes Saturday, April 27. If you have not already registered for the Tour on Sunday, May 5, please do so now at www.BringingBackTheNatives.net.

04/25/2013

Congrats to Kathy Kramer who organizes the Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour for receiving The Jefferson Award - Monica said it best: "you deserve it for creating such a special event for so many people in the Bay Area. The tour is truly a gem!"

Garden Tour Coordinator Kathy Kramer receives Jefferson Award; today was spent filming gardens with CBS reporter Kate Kelly! The piece will run next week; details to follow.

02/05/2013

Tai and Michael's garden on tour:

http://www.bringingbackthenatives.net/tai-moses-and-michael-kerner

Neighbor Tai Moses watched the transformation of Joan Lohman and Jenn Bien’s garden with interest, then she also hired Liz Simpson of Liz Simpson Garden Design to design her garden. Liz softened the former boxy look of the front entryway by replacing the square tiles in the landings with an organic…

02/05/2013

Jenn and Joan's Garden on tour:

http://www.bringingbackthenatives.net/joan-lohman-and-jenn-biehns-garden

Inspired by the Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour, Joan and Jenn decided to go ‘no-mow’. Liz Simpson of Liz Simpson Garden Design guided the transformation of their “Bermuda grass wasteland” into an exuberant confection of colorful native plants and an abundance of edibles. Bright penstemon and…

02/05/2013

The 2013 Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour website has descriptions of this year's gardens up!

Its free to the public - simply register on the website for a garden guide that includes directions to the gardens.

Please join us the first Sunday in May - the 5th!

http://www.bringingbackthenatives.net/

The Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour is seeking volunteers who will spend a morning or afternoon greeting tour participants and answering questions at this native plant garden tour. More than 50 gardens located throughout Alameda and Contra Costa counties will be showcased on this tour, which w...