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Edible Landscape Design, Installation & Orchard Projects In Santa Cruz, CA 

Every property begins with different conditions, goals, and opportunities.

Orchard Keepers approaches each project through the lens of stewardship, ecology, and long-term care. The work does not end when the project is finished. The landscape is built to keep growing and producing for years to come.

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Designed For Life On The Land

Explore a collection of home orchards, edible landscapes, and ecological gardens designed and installed throughout Santa Cruz County. Each project reflects the unique goals of the property while supporting long-term productivity, beauty, and stewardship of the land. 

Front yard garden with various drought-tolerant plants, succulents, and a rock border in front of a grey house with a red front door and white window frames, with a sidewalk in the foreground.

Coastal California Landscape

Designed to thrive in coastal conditions, this landscape combines climate-appropriate plantings, edible elements, and natural materials to create a productive outdoor space that feels connected to the surrounding environment.

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Garden with colorful flowers in the foreground, and a wooden fence with green plants and trees in the background.

Home Orchard In The Santa Cruz Mountains

Set in the Santa Cruz Mountains, this project transformed open land into a productive home orchard with fruit trees, irrigation, and supporting plantings designed for long-term harvests and stewardship.

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A small garden with vegetable beds, some with wire fencing, on a sidewalk beside a street. There are trees with yellow, red, and purple leaves, and residential houses and parked cars in the background.

Front Yard Farmstead

This front yard was reimagined as a productive farmstead featuring raised beds, edible plantings, and functional growing spaces that bring food production closer to everyday life.

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A garden bed with green and purple lettuce plants growing in the soil, surrounded by wooden borders, with a wooden fence and green plants in the background.

Aging Into The Garden

Created with long-term accessibility in mind, this landscape balances beauty, productivity, and ease of use with pathways, planting areas, and features designed to support years of enjoyment.

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A garden with steps leading up to a sitting area with orange chairs, surrounded by various plants and flowers, with large trees in the background and a wooden fence.

Urban Homestead

This urban property was transformed into a productive homestead with edible gardens, fruit trees, and water-wise plantings that make the most of a smaller footprint while supporting year-round harvests.

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Raised garden beds with green leafy plants, wooden frame structure for shade or support, small shed with a white exterior in the background, surrounded by trees, under a clear blue sky.

Los Altos Veg House

Designed around intensive food production, this project combines protected growing space, raised beds, and supporting infrastructure to create an efficient and highly productive vegetable garden.

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View of a backyard garden with a circular sandy area, plants, a potted plant near a front house steps, a red tree, and a wooden planter with a chair and small table, under a clear blue sky.

Midtown Front Yard With Backyard Features

This project connects front and backyard living through edible plantings, gathering spaces, and thoughtful landscape features that improve how the property functions and grows over time.

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Designed with Nature in Mind

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Designed with Nature in Mind ◆

A residential front yard with a variety of succulents and drought-tolerant plants, a large twisted tree, a smaller tree, and a house with a gray exterior and a prominent red front door, during sunset.

Trusted by Homeowners Who Care Deeply About Their Land

Orchard Keepers did an amazing job on our property, including a beautiful upgrade of our entire front yard and installing a state of the art wireless irrigation system covering the entire property. They were friendly, very professional, and responded to all questions and extra requests throughout the whole project. My wife and I are very happy with the quality of their work”

Brian W., Google Review

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Every Property Has A Story

No two landscapes grow the same way.

The projects featured here represent different goals, growing conditions, and levels of involvement. Some began with a single fruit tree. Others evolved into larger edible landscapes with gardens, irrigation systems, and long-term care plans.

As additional project photography and case studies become available, this page will continue to grow alongside the landscapes we help steward.

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Interested In What Might Be Possible
On Your Property?

If you're exploring a home orchard, productive garden, edible landscape installation, or ongoing landscape care, Orchard Keepers can help you determine the right next step for your property. 

Orchard Keepers serves homeowners throughout Santa Cruz County, Los Gatos, Saratoga, Portola Valley, Woodside, and Los Altos Hills. Schedule a consultation to discuss your property and the next steps for your landscape.

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