What is Sustainable Landscaping in the Bay Area?
Sustainable means different things to different people. Here in the bay area, we are the proud leaders in the global community for sustainable landscaping and progressive actions that actively address our impact on the environment and the world at large. With over 30 years of experience within the sustainable community in the bay area, we at Simmonds and Associates enjoy taking the time to educate our clients, neighbors, and friends of the community what it means to be sustainable and [...]
2017 Marin Design Awards Nomination
Recognition of Excellence in Landscape Design We are always thrilled when the design community recognizes our work, and the 2017 Marin Design Awards nomination is no exception. We are competing against a very talented group of Landscape Architects. May the best designer win! Marin Design Awards
Los Patios d Cordoba – a Christmas Tradition
This time last year I was lucky enough to be in Cordoba, Spain. One of the Christmas traditions that Cordobans treasure is the annual “La Fiesta de los Patios d Cordoba”. Begun in 1918 as a spring festival, it has expanded over the years to include a smaller but no less enjoyable event over the Christmas period. Due to a hot, dry climate, homes in Córdoba were built with a central patio beginning in the days of the Romans. This tradition was [...]
Marin Magazine Features the Smith Residence
Article by P.J. Bremier, for Marin Magazine Photos by Lee Anne White WISHFUL THINKING CAN pay off when you plan the pool of your dreams. An offhand comment from a Kentfield homeowner prompted Warren Simmonds, principal of San Anselmo’s Simmonds and Associates Landscape Architecture, to design that client a surprise. Simmonds proposed to tuck an 85-foot-long slide into the property’s hillside, complete with four twists — two of them hairpin turns — that would swiftly conduct swimmers through a subtropical [...]
Happy Holidays
Seasons greetings, gratitude, and best wishes for the new year! "Beauty surrounds us, but usually we need to be walking in a garden to know it." - Rumi Happy Holidays from Simmonds & Associates
New Book Showcases Beautiful Sustainable Landscapes
A new book shows how beauty and sustainability in landscape design go hand in hand. Closer to Nature: The Alluring Landscapes of Simmonds & Associates showcases the sustainable landscape design strategies of this Northern California-based landscape architecture firm. Released this week by Whitespace Press, the illustrated book by Lee Anne White explores the ways in which the firm has created beautiful, inviting and contemporary environments while embracing creative strategies for conserving water and other natural resources. The founder of Simmonds [...]