We treat the garden as architecture
Verdora is a design-build landscape studio built on one conviction: the outdoors deserves the same rigour, craft and care as the finest interiors.
The studio in numbers
- 18
- Years in practice
- 500+
- Projects delivered
- 12
- Design awards
- 38
- People in the studio
“Build it like it’s our own garden.”
One truck, one designer, one stubborn standard
Verdora started in 2007 when our founder — a landscape architect frustrated by the gap between beautiful drawings and rough builds — decided the only way to guarantee quality was to draw it and build it under one roof.
Nearly two decades on, that studio has grown to a team of designers, horticulturists and craftspeople who still work by the same rule: the vision that’s drawn is the garden that’s built. No handoffs, no excuses, no subcontractors on the tools.
We work slowly and precisely, with premium, sustainable materials and largely native planting — creating outdoor spaces that only grow more beautiful with time.
Five values, every single project
Design first
Every project starts on paper. We solve the hard problems in drawings, not on site.
Own the work
In-house crews and one project manager mean a single line of accountability, start to finish.
Build for decades
Premium materials and a 25-year workmanship warranty. We build gardens to outlast trends.
Plant with purpose
Largely native, water-wise palettes that are beautiful, resilient and kind to pollinators.
Care for the client
Transparent fixed pricing, honest timelines, and a team that answers the phone.
The people behind the gardens
Marta Oliveira
Founder · Landscape Architect
Started Verdora with one truck and one standard. Still reviews every master plan.
James Whitfield
Design Director
Leads the studio’s design language across residential and estate work.
Priya Nair
Head Horticulturist
Certified plantswoman behind our native, water-wise planting palettes.
Tomás Reyes
Build Director
Runs the in-house crews and keeps the craft — and the schedule — tight.
Awarded, certified, trusted
APLD Award of Excellence
Residential design, 2024 & 2021
Houzz Best of Design
Awarded eight years running
ICPI Certified
Interlocking concrete pavement
NALP Member
National Association of Landscape Professionals
Featured in Dwell
The Hillside Terrace, 2023
Bay Area Green Business
Certified sustainable practice
C-27 Licensed & Bonded
Lic. #C27-998214
CLCA Trophy Award
Landscape construction, 2022
Let’s build something that lasts
Meet the studio and walk your space with a senior designer. The first conversation is on us.