Fyrn Landscapes Blog

Learn how to design a drought tolerant garden in San Francisco. Fyrn Landscapes shares expert tips on California native plants, soil health, and smart irrigation.

Most gardeners mow, blow, and move on. Here's what skilled ecological maintenance actually looks like and why the difference shows up in your garden's health over time.

A Bay Area guide to fruit tree pruning: winter dormant pruning for apples and pears, citrus care, summer shaping, and why apricots play by different rules entirely.

The title "landscape designer" isn't regulated in California. Here's what to look for, what questions to ask, and how to tell a trained horticulturist from someone with a plant catalog.

A month-by-month guide to Bay Area gardening, written for our climate. Covers planting, pruning, soil, irrigation, and pest management with the reasoning behind each task.

A clear breakdown of what different service tiers cost, from mow-and-blow crews to estate-quality care, and what you actually get at each level.

Japanese garden design is rooted in harmony with the local landscape. Here's how to pair native California plants with traditional Japanese aesthetics to create a garden that's beautiful, drought-tolerant, and ecologically grounded.

Garlic is one of the most rewarding crops in a Bay Area edible garden. A practical guide to planting, harvesting, curing, and the case for growing spring garlic, a farmers market delicacy you can have for weeks at home.

California's wet winters mean fall is our true planting season. Here's how to work with the Mediterranean climate cycle to establish healthier plants with less water and less work.

Annuals need replanting every season. Perennials come back stronger each year. A guide to the best edible perennials for Bay Area gardens, including some you won't find at most nurseries.

San Francisco's mild climate means most traditional fruit trees don't get the chill hours they need. A guide to the best low-chill varieties for Bay Area yards.

August and September bring San Francisco's warmest days and a narrow window to get cool-season crops established before fall. Here's what to plant now and why timing matters.