Patty is Fabulous to work with as a designer and landscape professional. She was able to see the space we had created and understand how to envision our plant needs while we were still under construction. She is extremely knowledgeable and helpful all throughout the process and was very easy to work with on our project. Will add some final pics once we plant this weekend, but below are a few from the work in progress. read more

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We hired Patty to design our landscaping for the front, back and side yards here in Saratoga, and to source 90% of the plants. From the start she was great! She listens and makes excellent suggestions on plants and placement, and is very open to your wants and needs. We were looking for California native and drought resistant plants that might provide flowers throughout the year, and half a year in things are going along VERY well. I would absolutely recommend Patty to anyone who is looking for a knowledgeable, detail oriented, extremely capable landscape designer. Bonus: She is an extremely nice person! read more

We've used Patty's services to design our front yard. We wanted a drought tolerant and bird friendly environment. We were extremely pleased with the way Patty offered suggestions, pictures, drawings and plant details. The yard looks fantastic. We recommend Patty to friends. read more

I cannot praise Patty and her wonderful crew highly enough! She has completely transformed our front and back yards! And, because we do well with benign neglect plants, she has made sure that her greenery choices will thrive, IN SPITE OF us. :-) She is incredibly easy to work with. She listens to what you want, doesn't impose her own choices over yours. She guides with patience and humor (I need that). Definitely highly, HIGHLY recommend her - she's a joy! read more

Interacting with Patty is such a joy. It's clear she knows her stuff and has a passion for it.

We wanted a partner, a collaborator, and an expert to help us convert a large lawn-covered backyard that we ignored into a Zen garden living space. Patty Walters designed a garden that included all the elements of greenery, water (a stone fountain), rock, and fire (a fire pit). The combination of trees and plants she choose enlivened our space while providing a calm and beautiful place for us to take our meals and enjoy entertaining. We now think of our garden as an extension of our home. Our plants are pet friendly (we have a dog who eats everything!) and, as much as possible, our garden is now drought tolerant. Honestly, it was a marvelous experience working with Patty. I felt she really listened to our ideas and was flexible with her planning. We highly recommend her. read more

We had a fantastic experience with Patty Walters Landscape Design--from start to finish. We have a corner lot with a rather large front and side yard. Our front yard was 1980s boring shrubs and lawn, and we'd been waging a losing battle to maintain the grass in our clay soil while cutting back on water consumption. Our side yard was quite honestly an eyesore. We'd tried lots of plants and ground cover, but the weeds seemed to thrive best. We consulted with Patty about replacing all of it with drought-resistance, native plants. Patty met with us to discuss our goals and preferences with regard to yard features, colors, plants, how much privacy we wanted, etc. She took it all in and came up with a wonderful plan that addressed all of our needs. She creates a Pinterest board for each project, so we could easily go to the board she set up for us to visualize and learn more about her recommendations, which was really helpful since we were not familiar with a lot of the plants. Patty and her team got the work done (including a couple things in our backyard that got rolled in) in about 2.5 weeks. After demo, we found that we needed to make an adjustment to route around a public utility. Not a problem-- Patty made some quick revisions to the plan, and we were able to proceed with virtually no down-time. We could not be happier with our beautiful new yard, and we've gotten many compliments on it. Highly recommended! read more

Patty helped me completely redesign my backyard last spring and we had everything planted July, 2020. When I first met with Patty I had a vision but no idea how to get there. I didn't just want to replace all the old wooded shrubs and plants. I wanted to change the "feel" of the yard and make it an extension of the living area. Patty understood what I was talking about. She listened and made the vision a reality. Love the results!!! From the first design, to the installation, Patty is helpful every step of the way and fun to work with. Highly recommend her and plan to have her redesign the front yard as soon as I can. read more

Patty is the best! We hired her based on yelp reviews and were not disappointed! She is professional, friendly, honest and talented! She drew our design and gave us several recommendations for landscape contractors. This too turned out great! We will continue to use Patty as our landscape needs grow and change. You can't go wrong with her! read more

We purchased a house in an area in which the amount of sun, rain, fog we recevie alter drastically throughout the year. As a result the conditions and the previous owners' lack of care the yard areas were completely trashed We contacted several contractors and asked for plant recommendations, layouts and quotes. While the layouts all looked nice we were suprised by the quotes we received. A friend recommended that we contact Patty and we are still grateful. Patty discussed, in depth, the seasonal temperatures, rainfall, type of soil, sun exposure and our planned use for our outside areas. A pleasant surprise was that she also asked us about what we wanted to attract to our yard, (hummingbirds for me and butterflies for my wife). Patty provided us with a layout that looks great, will survive drought and heavy rain and fog conditions, is low maintenance, has beautiful flowering plants that we previously had never heard of and we're hoping for butterflies and hummingbirds later this year. The best surprise was that Patty had the best rates among anyone we met with and we would, and have, recommended her to others. read more

I turned to Patty Walters Landscape Design to help me with my front yard project. I knew the elements that I wanted it to include, but didn't know where to start. In came Patty Walters. To my amazement, she provided a drawing that was done to scale that made it easy for all contractors (concrete contractor, electrician, fence contractor, etc) to work from. Her drawing included all plant recommendations as well. After the initial drawing, she worked with me to tweak it and it was perfect, a thing of beauty! I couldn't love my courtyard and front yard more! This project was completed Sept. 2017 and people still come by to take pictures and compliment the yard. Also due to the selection of drought resistant plants and removal of the old lawn, the City of Santa Cruz awarded me the maximum rebate of $1,000. I highly recommend Patty Walters! She is easy to work with, reasonably priced and above all she made my front yard dream come true. read more

We have a California native landscape in our front yard and we worked with Patty to tune up the yard a couple of times. She is very knowledgeable about California native plants, their water/light requirements, their likely life spans, and how they complement other native plants. I would highly recommend her and will hire her again this year to work on another section of our landscaping. read more

I'm absolutely delighted with my redesigned backyard, and still stunned at what Patty can get done. I had a vision for a backyard patio but no budget. She created a great design and then told me how to do it on a shoestring budget. So I did. I found an awesome deal on Craigslist for patio pavers, Patty arranged for the rest of the materials the power tools and the labor. In 2 weekends it was done. My family loves it, we now have an "extra room" outdoors and a bbq. My dream come true. Patty, I can never thank you enough. read more

Patty is the best!!! Not only is she knowledgeable about plants and landscaping, she also knows how to run a business and give excellent customer service. If I want to know what any plant is, I can ask her. I bought my house about a year ago and am looking forward to having Patty do my whole property. For so many reasons, if you are looking for a landscape designer, call Patty. I guarantee you will be happy with your choice read more

We worked with Patty on a complete redesign of our front and backyard hardscape. Patty was fantastic and we love the end result!! Her design was practical, creative, professional and easy for our contractor to follow. Her services were cost effective. She developed the plans quickly and was available to respond to questions from our contractor as the work was completed. The old saying is that when it comes to home improvement contractors that you can have 2 of the 3: 1. you can have quality, 2. you can have best price; or 3. you can have speedy work. With Patty, we truly feel we got all 3! Really, what more can you say! read more

I needed a redesign of the front yard that was easy to maintain, and Patty delivered! It was almost as if she read my mind when it came to choosing plants I love. As an artist myself, I truly appreciate the color palette she put together. Patty was very pleasant to work with, and offered great advice on all aspects of maintaining the yard. Going beyond the call of duty, she even offered to stop by the day before planting to make sure the placement was accurate. I am absolutely in love with my new front yard. Patty is the best!! read more

We loved working with Patty! She interviewed us about our design ideas and made suggestions that showed she understood what we were trying to create. We are very happy with her recommendations of a combination of hardscape, plants/flowers, colors, and environment. Our project is now about a month old and it is thriving. We love sitting and looking at the yard in the evenings. read more

Several years ago my husband and I acted as owner/builders (our own general contractor) of a home we built in Saratoga. In the process we hired all our subcontractors, and without a doubt, Patty was among the very best!!! We had some particular requests regarding our landscape design: ease of maintenance; drought tolerance; frost tolerance; Mediterranean flavor; year around interest and color; and no great expense (we were nearing the end of this project). Patty scored 5 stars on each and every one of our requests, and in addition was an absolute pleasure to work with and always available by phone or in person as needed. We received compliments on our landscape from the beginning, and now that the plants have had time to mature, we hear raves from almost everyone who comes to the door. I can't thank Patty enough, or recommend her highly enough! read more

We completed our backyard landscape with Patty Walters landscape design and what a pleasure!! We had seen some of her previous work in the Cupertino hills at another home where she'd completed the front and back yards. Patty listened our inputs and laid out the plans with professionalism while drawing on her knowledge of plants and design. Her plans incorporated: 1) esthetic for color through the seasons, 2) placement of the lawn and plants, 3) a list and sizes of plants, 4) hard scape for entertaining and screening for privacy, 5) low maintenance needs, 6) decorative fountain, garden lighting and a seating bench She was available for any questions or concerns once the contractors began the work. Her fee was reasonable and, in this tough economy, we were able to meet our budget needs to get it completed. I took photos throughout the process and will gladly provide any recommendation or viewing upon request. We will have years of pleasure and enjoyment in our backyard but can't wait till we work with her again on our front yard! Thanks, Patty! read more