“If you decide to have CommonGround plan your garden, you will have an amazing experience, learn a lot, and the result will be what you dreamed of and more.

It’s a joy to work with Chris Gilliland, he is knowledgeable, attentive to detail, reliable and very organized. He has the ability to hear what you want and then he will show you the best choices suited for your garden.

In my case, I wanted a low maintenance garden, which would not require much water. I gave him as an example of what I had in mind a cactus botanical garden I had visited in Nice, France, called Le Jardin Exotique. From then on, we began a very fruitful cooperation. 

After the garden was completed, my guests kept asking me questions about it, so Chris devised a booklet with the names of all my plants. I have the most wonderful garden and it’s a pleasure to enjoy it every day!”
- Client

Architect: Mat Gradias and Mark Weinke, and Kupiec Architects
GC: Bob Curtis Construction
LC: Complete Landscape Development, and Xander Thomson Gardening
Maintenance: Santa Barbara Landscape

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