Debora Carl Landscape Design was founded in 2000 with a mission of designing outdoor living spaces appropriate to California's Mediterranean climate, utilizing distinctive materials and accessories, and emphasizing drought-tolerant, low-maintenance plant selections. Our team creates designs that are sensitive to the lifestyle of each client and to the unique character of each home and site.

Our design process is simple. We work closely with our clients to create a living environment that reflects and enhances their lifestyle, while incorporating elements that highlight existing features and space. We work directly with architects to thoughtfully integrate indoor with outdoor spaces, connecting each home with its garden. 

Since our founding, our work has been featured in numerous publications and garden exhibitions, including Sunset, Garden Design, Better Homes and Gardens, San Diego Home and Garden, Luxe Interiors & Design, Riviera Interiors and more. 

We treat each project as an opportunity to create a new, exciting, and unique design. We hope you will join us in this experience.

Services Provided

Landscape Design/ Exterior Design: colors, materials, structure, plant & lighting design.

Gardens by Debora Carl Landscape Design

A Cozy Patio

In a small yard, every inch counts. In this relatively tiny backyard, Debora Carl broke the space up into 3

View Garden

A Charming Gravel Garden

Once a forgotten side yard, this small place has been converted into an absolutely charming garden, where we would spend hours gazing at its perfection!

View Garden

A Fabulous Yard

This spectacular small garden marries beautiful colors, shapes and textures.

View Garden

A Fabulous Mediterranean Border

This warm and eye-catching Mediterranean border is a real delight!

View Garden

A Californian Retreat

Isn't this spectacular plant combination a real masterpiece with its staggering reddish rosettes of Paddle Plants (Kalanchoe Luciae) providing a strong architectural and exotic presence in this border?

View Garden

An Elegant Front Garden

This spectacular front yard is a beautiful marriage of colors, shapes and textures. These creative plantings raise interest and confer a rich and casual elegance to the area.

View Garden

A Colorful and Low Maintenance California Garden

A glorious mix of colors, shapes, and textures for a long-lasting impact. Blooming over a long season extending from late spring to fall, bright red and pink Kangaroo Paws (Anigozanthos) cheerfully contrast with the evergreen ground-hugging Blue Chalk Stick (Senecio mandraliscae) and the incredibly elegant Agave demestiana 'Variegata'.

View Garden

A Sparkling and Low Maintenance Garden

As if studded with diamonds, Elegia tectorum provides a charming backdrop to the incredibly elegant Agave demestiana 'Variegata' and the evergreen ground-hugging Blue Chalk Stick (Senecio mandraliscae).

View Garden

A Low Maintenance Succulent Border

Awash with color and shapes, this warm and eye-catching succulent garden is a real delight year-round.

View Garden

An Eye-Catching Succulent Garden

This eye-catching garden weaves together succulents and other drought-tolerant plants for a long-lasting impact. Color and texture highlight this landscape creation, where bold plants like Agave americana (Century Plant), Dracaena draco (Dragon Tree), or the gigantic Kangaroo Paws (Anigozanthos flavidus) draw attention with their sculptural forms.

View Garden

A Lovely Trio To Try: Mexican Bush Sage, Valerian and Roses

This beautiful trio will add fragrance and long-lasting color in your garden. Drought tolerant, all these plants complement each other in color and serve as a feast for hummingbirds and butterflies.

View Garden