Rock & Rose Landscapes

This freshly-installed, pocket-sized, edible / pollinator garden looks pretty minimal right now. Best to plant small, and during winter, so plants can have the best odds of adapting to their new situation. In a year or two, this quiet is going to be a riot! Designed by Ira Johnson for Rock & Rose. #rockandrosesf #designbuildcare #sanfranlandscapes #growyourown #pollinatorswelcome

Can’t find your garden under a sea of this green? With these much-needed rains comes Oxalis season. Oxalis pes-caprae, also known as Sourgrass is an invasive from South Africa that has naturalized here in the Bay Area. Some find it cute, especially with its sulfur-yellow blooms later in the spring, but this clover-lookalike has no natural controls, can choke out other plants, and takes a sustained period of proactive management to remove from where it’s not wanted. Have an Oxalis problem? We’re here to help! #sanfranlandscapes #invasiveplants #gardenhelpers

Some important info for any of us wanting to support the Monarch butterfly population in our gardens. https://www.sciencemag.org//plan-save-monarch-butterflies-

Just our hardworking crew pouring 7 yards of concrete in a small Marina backyard on this sunny Thursday... no big deal. #postcardfromthefield #workinprogress #rockandrosesf

Happy New Year! Taking a moment to appreciate the quiet winter light in one of our newly completed gardens. #rockandrosesf #designbuildcare #sanfranlandscapes

Our office has a holiday elf who spreads his botanic-inspired cheer every year (even during pandemics!) Season’s Greetings, all! #rockandrosesf #seasonalshrubbery #welovetrees

Nothing like a freshly finished landscape on a crisp Autumn morning. #webuiltthis #designbuildcare #sanfranlandscapes #rockandrosesf

Freshly wrapped by our Install team and ready to start being cared for by our Garden Care team: this sweet patio and front planter in the Castro district, designed by Dorothy Pautz. #rockandrosesf #sanfranlandscapes #droughtolerant

Pretty excited that we get the opportunity to take care of these fabulous stacks of pancakes! #sanfranlandscapes #nextleveltopiary #rockandrosesf

It’s been a couple years since we put in this tiny tropical green room, and we are so happy to see it looking so happy! #hedychium #giantbirdofparadise #webuiltthis #designbuildcare #rockandrosesf #sanfranlandscapes

Fogust may have been gloomier than usual this year, but it’s still Sunflower season! #helianthusfamily #sanfranlandscapes #cultivatejoy

Planting days are the best days! This new California native garden is on its way into being in San Francisco’s Sunset district. #bringingbackthenatives #rockandrosesf #designbuildcare #sanfranlandscapes #droughttolerant @ Sunset District, San Francisco

Swooning over this colorful and climate-appropriate Marina sidewalk garden on this Fogust day... #rockandrosesf #sanfranlandscapes #droughttolerant @ Marina District

A selection of easy California natives in bloom this season in San Francisco gardens, clockwise from top left: Farewell to Spring, California Sunflower, Red Buckwheat and Sticky Monkeyflower. Some color to brighten up the time between June Gloom & Fogust!

Not normally a fan of Agapanthus, but look at the magic it’s continuing to create in this neglected mid-century entry garden on Nob Hill! #grandmaplantsforthewin #bluefordays #ogmidcentury #rightplantrightplace #sanfranlandscapes

A few glimpses of our little pandemic project: a much-needed renovation of the on-site nursery / plant hotel. #rockandrosesf #sanfranlandscapes #shadehouse #travelingplants @ Bernal Heights

Last month, yesterday, today, #Juneteenth, and every day. #BlackLivesMatter

Folks, check this killer after/before series of our new garden on Mt Davidson! Designed by Oriol Royo Obregon. #designbuildcare #rockandrosesf #sanfranlandscapes #talkabouttransformation @ Mount Davidson

Have some tiny planting strips in front and don’t know what to do with them? We can help! #rockandrosesf #designbuildcare #sanfranlandscapes @ San Francisco, California