Meet our Garden Makers

Each member of our garden team has special talents and abilities. 

Be sure to find out about each one so that you can learn how to get the most for your next garden or landscaping project.  

Click on the pictures or on the list of names below for more in depth information on each garden maker.   

Garden Designer, Ami Saunders, MLA, Principal, Saunders Designs
Garden Co-Designer & Production, Veenu Jayaram, MLA, BArch, ASLA, LEED AP
Garden Co-Designer, Feng Shui and Staging Consultant, Sara Mossman
Sculptor, Chuck "Stone Fox" Galvin
Garden Construction & Craftsmen, Gary Cartwright and Alex Cartwright, the father and son team of CK Landscapes, estate garden artisans and craftsmen, who are building the garden, and also providing the graywater system and the new fertigation (low-water drip irrigation with bionutrients) system, where old world craftsmanship meets new world technology.
greenewall, "The Fence that Lasts a Lifetime", a new LEED product custom made for the show and installed by Bob Hodgson of greenewall, inventor, furniture designer and manufacturer

Plants
Japanese Maples, provided by Barry and Sue Hoffer, of Maples For All Seasons Nursery, a specialty grower husband and wife team
Bamboo provided by Andy Kimes of Instant Jungle, a specialty grower of bamboos, cycads and palms
Planting; the majority of the planting provided by Devil's Mountain Wholesale Nursery in San Ramon.

Outdoor Furniture
Outdoor Furniture, provided by Green Frog Furniture, 100% recycled practically indestructible outdoor furniture
Outdoor Furniture, provided by Lisa Oktavia of The Garden Teak, plantation-direct teak furniture, a 100% in-house sustainable company

Special thanks to Lyngso, a show sponsor, for all of the wonderful local California stone and landscape materials.