Zenful Gardens - Sebastopol, California

Ron Mick

Ryan landscaped our front yard 10 years ago. We went from a front lawn to a relaxing place to escape to. We have a gurgling fountain and the perfect place to have a glass of wine. People walk by all the time commenting on how nice it is. We haven’t been great on the upkeep so it is organized chaos but we love it. Here are 10 years ago and current photos.

Megan Howatt-Kinzler

We used Zenful Gardens for both the design and installation of our half-acre landscape renovation project. Ryan's design exceeded our expectations and he worked with us to determine a final scope that was within our budget without compromising on the look/feel we desired. Miguel and his team did an amazing job on the project execution -- clear communication, proactive updates on scheduling changes, and high attention to detail. We were especially impressed with Ryan's level of involvement after the design phase and Zenful Garden's commitment to delivering an exceptional end result. We definitely plan to use Zenful Gardens for future projects and couldn't be more pleased with our decision to work with them. Highly recommend!

Whitney Schwartz

Ryan, and the Zenful Gardens crew completely transformed my once overgrown & forgotten backyard, into a beautiful outdoor space that I couldn’t be happier about. Our new backyard is not only beautiful, but has become our favorite place to relax and enjoy a glass or two of our favorite wine together 😉 Complete with patio and custom built pergola, we can’t wait for the sunny season to show off our awesome new space! Thanks you so much you guys for all your hard work and attention to detail and being so flexible with my last minute additions to the design!

Peg G

The team at Zenful Garden did an amazing job of solving some of the problems I was having in the back yard of my newly built home. The plans Ryan drew up were creative and amazing. We've worked in stages, first planting the trees and building my pergola. My favorite part is the floating steps that avoided bringing in tons of soil to bring the yard up to the deck. This summer all the plants, sod and the water feature was added to give me a very peaceful....Zen! Backyard. I'll try to get some photos up soon but I know they have posted a few. Thanks Ryan, Miguel, Jef and Kristen :)!!

Marily Lerner

We contacted Zenful Gardens to help us reimagine a small courtyard leading to our front door. An important factor was that our two dogs use the courtyard to “do their business,” so the landscaping had to accommodate that as well as serve as an attractive entrance to our home. Ryan came up with a beautiful and thoughtful design that included a custom water fountain/water feature, a stone bench, attractive and resilient hardscape and rocks, and lovely (even fragrant) plants. We now enjoy our outdoor space as much as the dogs do!

Giovanna Bacigalupi

Zenful Gardens transformed our backyard of dirt, weeds and uneven ground into a family-friendly, backyard retreat. Zenful listened to my ideas and presented a beautiful, professional proposal that expanded on what we wanted and was amazing. Everyone I worked with at Zenful is friendly, genuine and patient. Even two years later when I have occasional questions, they are happy to help and even stop by the house to make sure everything is working as it should. I have recommended Zenful Gardens highly to numerous friends and family. If you want to work with some awesome people who will make you laugh while they are working their tails off, call Zenful Gardens!

Tamara Ice

Zenful Gardens transformed my dark, chaotic, colorless front yard into an incredibly beautiful, calm and useable space. Ryan is a true artist, utilizing the finest materials, with attention to shape, texture, color and existing elements. Highlights include: LED lanterns illuminating my majestic maple tree, two complimentary colors of decomposed granite, silver and gold. Two exquisite arbors creating a meditation space. A faux creek bed mirroring the actual creek along my house spilling outside the fence. (Ryan knows the value of coloring outside the lines). And finally, the new Hog wire fence invites neighborhood connection.
Miguel and his team are professional, efficient and helpful. Together they installed a yard design beyond my wildest imagination.
I LOVE my new Zenful garden!

Barry Abrams

We've recently moved to Sebastopol and faced an entirely empty back and side yard; we decided that we needed to consult a landscape architect to put incohate or tentative plans into some sort of order (we also weren't expert in landscape design and construction). We were referred to Zenful Gardens, and in our first consultation found that they had anticipated some of our goals and had intuited others. The plan and its execution transformed the space, from nothing (aside from one tree and a rose bush) to an outdoor garden and living space which will gradually grow more complete over time. In our case, Zenful Garden's design lived up to its name--not minimalist, but a controlled set of spaces, alternating pathways, garden beds, and gathering places, with trees and other plants providing screens and boundaries. Additional work on the front yard--a little more developed--the side yard, the driveway, and fences (adding to the original fence) provided finish and cohesion to the entire project.

Zenful Gardens also manages the entire project, in ongoing consultations with the clients. They were a pleasure to work with.

Great work!