Monarch Gardens connects people with their environment through our unique client-inclusive design process and dedication to organic gardening practices.Through personalized garden design and maintenance systems, we create gardens that enhance our clients’ home environment with garden beauty and a sense of refuge in this fast-paced world. Our emphasis is on working closely with clients to design, install, plant, and maintain their dream gardens. Please visit the Our Commitment to the Environment section of this web site for more information.

Monarch Gardens is a growing Marin County business, founded in 1994 as CM Design, and owned and operated by husband and wife team Dave and Carolyn Anderson. We are a licensed Landscape Design/Build company, a community-based business committed to serving and employing people in the San Francisco Bay Area. At Monarch Gardens we keep up with current issues, innovations, and trends in the industry. We have extensive knowledge of local climates and habitats.

We approach each garden with fresh eyes and open minds:

  • Our designs honor the contours of the land and our clients’ imaginations.
  • We work with your preferences for color, texture, and style so that the resulting garden is a reflection of your own vision and aesthetic.
  • We coordinate our landscape design with the architecture and interior design on the property, thus creating outdoor living space that complements your interior living style.
  • We map each site and develop several garden design overlays to spark your input on final design decisions, including: specialty gardens such as edible, children’s, cutting, bird and butterfly, deer, fire, and drought-resistant gardens.
  • We welcome the ongoing opportunities to teach you about your gardens and plants.
  • We are committed to providing consistently responsive, professional, and thoughtful service.
  • We build long-term relationships with our clients and their gardens, customizing our work to meet not just your design dreams, but your maintenance needs.
  • We use only the highest quality resources and products.
  • We communicate clearly about options, estimates, scheduling, and materials.
  • We strive to provide the most supportive environment possible for both our clients and our employees.
  • Our team members have diverse backgrounds and training. We encourage and support their interests and education in various fields, such as permaculture, landscape architecture, environmental protection, landscape design; all contributing to the Monarch experience.