WHAT WE DO
From garden coaching to full garden design and installation.
We work with families at every stage — starting from scratch, ready for an overhaul, or just trying to figure out why the tomatoes keep dying.
Landscape Design & Installation
We walk the whole property with you, build a plan for this specific space, and see it through to install.
Garden Consulting & Coaching
A one-time consult can cover the whole yard so you know what to plant. Ongoing coaching sessions over the course of the season help you understand what to keep, what to pull, and what to plant next.
Garden Design
Raised beds that actually produce. We know what grows in Concord clay and what survives August in Pleasant Hill.
Garden Sprucing
When you just need some trimming, weeding, mulching, and a few new plants to spruce things up for the season and/or an upcoming event.
Built for your yard. Your soil. Our climate.
ABOUT US
Lemon & Clay Gardens started with a small backyard orchard in Concord — a home and a garden that changed how our family lived, and planted the seed for what a well-designed garden could become. We design gardens for families in Contra Costa County who want that same thing: gardens that thrive in this soil, built for our real, messy, beautiful lives, and designed to grow with the people you love. From our family to yours.
PRICING
Pricing that evolves to meet your needs
Packages that fit where you are. Additional packages upon request.
$200
Garden Consult
We walk your space, assess your soil, light, and irrigation, and discuss your garden dreams. We'll deliver a written plan and garden package recommendation following the sesion.
A 60-90 minute visit to your space
Soil, light, and irrigation review
One-page written plan within three business days
Garden package recommendation, credited back toward your garden if you move forward with a garden design package within 30 days.
$1,000
Garden Design
A full raised bed design for your space: layout, dimensions, soil mix, plant list, and a seasonal planting calendar. Built for your first growing year.
Raised bed layout
Soil + fertilizer mix recommendations
Curated plant list based your needs and preferences
Seasonal planting calendar
$2,000
Garden Sprucing
For families starting from scratch, needing a sprucing, or ready for a real overhaul. We walk every inch of the property, understand how your family wants to use it, and design something that fits this corner of the East Bay.
Flexible scheduling
In-person or virtual
Additional email/text support between sessions
From our family to yours
We started with a small backyard orchard in Concord. One garden changed how our family lived and the rest followed.
Lemon and Clay has a double meaning: it represents the citrus trees that are so common to this area (we have a meyer lemon in our backyard!) and the clay soil that's common here, too (it took us a while figuring out how to successfully work with it when we moved here). But it's also a nod to our children, who inspire us to create beautiful gardens every day and leave the world better than we found it.
Your kids will love pulling food right out of the ground
Raised beds, edible landscapes, seasonal planning. We know what produces in Concord clay, when to plant it, and how to set up irrigation that keeps things alive when August hits.
HOW WE WORK
What makes Lemon & Clay different
We design for families like ours: busy, rooted here, and ready for a yard worth coming home to.
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Rooted
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Growth
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Generosity
We know which plants fold in 108-degree August heat and which ones don't. This specific microclimate, this clay soil, this corner of the East Bay. That hyper-local knowledge shows up in every recommendation.
The garden grows. So do the kids, whether we want them to or not. We think a well-designed garden is good for all the people in it — today and 10+ years from now.
We teach – we don't just execute. We built the coaching package, the planting calendars, and the ongoing consultation option so families understand their garden and can help it succeed, long after you've met with us.
Walnut Creek · Pleasant Hill · Concord · Clayton
SERVING THESE CONTRA COSTA CITIES
Get in Touch
Have a project in mind? We'd love to hear about your garden and how we can help it thrive.