Landscape Design on the California Central Coast
We provide landscape design services rooted in a thoughtful understanding of place, use, and context. Working throughout California’s Central Coast and beyond, our design practice focuses on creating modern outdoor environments that feel intentional, grounded, and enduring. Our work begins with careful observation and collaboration, allowing each landscape to respond authentically to its site while supporting how it will be experienced over time.
A Design Practice Informed by Landscape Architecture
Our approach to landscape design is shaped by a strong educational foundation in landscape architecture and by Cal Poly’s learn by doing philosophy. A number of our design team members hold landscape architecture degrees from Cal Poly, where hands-on learning, site analysis, environmental systems, and design thinking are central to the curriculum and continue to inform our work today. This practical foundation encourages a close relationship between design and construction. We approach each project with rigor and clarity, considering scale, circulation, planting, and materiality through the lens of how spaces are actually built and used. The result is a landscape design that balances experiential quality with constructability and long-term performance.
Design Continuity and Collaboration
Enrique Guzman with interior designer Carly of Timely Designs.
Our design work is developed in close coordination with the broader project team. We regularly collaborate with architects, engineers, and interior designers to ensure landscape decisions are aligned with the overall vision, technical requirements, and long-term performance of each project.
As a licensed and bonded landscape contractor, Contexto is able to carry design intent forward into construction. This continuity supports clear communication, accurate budgeting, and a smoother transition from design to construction. Through an integrated, collaborative process, we help ensure landscapes are realized with clarity and care.
Landscape Design and Landscape Architecture Services
We offer full-service landscape design and landscape architecture consultation for residential and commercial projects. Our work combines site analysis, planting design, and constructible documentation to support projects from concept through construction.
Our Services Include:
Landscape Design and Landscape Architecture Consultation
Site Measurements and As-Built Plans
Conceptual Landscape Plans with Colored Renderings
3D Landscape Design Modeling and Visualization
Custom Plant Palettes and Material Specifications
Professionally Drafted Landscape Plans
Irrigation Design and Water-Efficient Calculations
Landscape Permit Drawings and City/County Coordination
Landscape Construction Documents and Entitlements
Construction Observation and Administration
We create custom, site-responsive landscape designs tailored to climate, location, and project goals.
Areas We Serve
We provide full-service landscape design for residential projects both locally and nationwide. Our team works with clients in person throughout California and remotely across the United States, delivering thoughtful, site-specific designs tailored to each location and climate.
California Landscape Design Services
We have a strong presence in:
San Luis Obispo County
Santa Barbara County
Santa Clara County
Our landscape design portfolio includes projects in San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, Los Osos, Nipomo, Santa Barbara, Montecito, Napa, Sonoma, Marin, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Los Angeles, Woodland Hills, and surrounding communities.
Remote Landscape Design — Nationwide
In addition to our regional work, we offer remote landscape design services nationwide, allowing us to collaborate with homeowners across the U.S. through detailed site analysis, digital modeling, planting design, and construction-ready drawings — similar to online landscape design platforms, but with a custom, designer-led approach.