Premier Landscape Company—Serving Southern Sonoma County and Marin County, CA

Transform your residential outdoor space with Monarch Gardens, a full-service landscape company. In Marin County, CA, and Southern Sonoma County, CA, we offer expert garden design, construction, and maintenance.

We view every garden as an opportunity to nurture both the land and the people it serves. Our approach is rooted in healing—for the ecosystem, as well as for the human spirit. By working with an open mind and fresh perspective, we design gardens that reflect your unique needs and allow you to reconnect with nature, family, and friends.

With over 30 years of landscaping and horticultural experience, we’ve crafted gardens in a variety of styles, from drought-tolerant and fire-safe to deer-resistant, edible, medicinal, and native regenerative habitats. We focus on understanding your needs and wishes while respecting the inherent qualities of the site, ensuring that the design works with the land rather than against it.

“The Monarch crew is a delight. They left the property clean at the end of each day’s work and have let my dogs “hang out“ and watch the construction. They were careful at closing gates, etc. The quality of the work is very good. Monarch is a company that treats its workers fairly and that is certainly reflected in a job and a group of employees that are committed to doing a good job…”

 – Diane Demee-Benoit, Corte Madera, CA

“Carolyn brought her artful sense of color design and materials expertise into our current property. We were honored to be selected as a stop on the Mill Valley Art and Garden Tour because of the beautiful garden she has created. Monarch maintain the integrity of the existing garden (established in the late 1920s) while at the same time updating it with more contemporary design schemes. Our garden presents several challenges: we have nine fruit trees which are maintained and beautifully sustained by Monarch. We have difficult drainage problems which have been successfully resolved…”

 – Monarch Gardens Client

“At the time I was building my house, Monarch Gardens was instrumental in designing an Italian courtyard. Their choices are the types of pots and plants use were complementary to the design of my house. Most recently, I made the decision to create a meditation area in a location that was small in size in the back area of my house. I provided monarch Gardens with any ideas and the result was exceptional. From a raw dirt area, Monarch Gardens was able to transform the area into a beautiful setting. They installed some lawn greenery, added a fountain and bench, and adorned the area with selective trees. The feeling that I get from sitting and listening to the water flow from the fountain is very peaceful and serene…”

 – Kenneth Miller