Q: How can I have a luscious garden in an area that’s starved for water?

A: Make a Xeric Oasis

Our mission is to design beautiful, water-wise gardens using low-maintenance, sustainable techniques in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.

What people are saying

  • "Aesthetically, the plant quality and placement is top notch! We couldn't be happier with the process, result or price!"

    Tessa M.

  • “Their encyclopedic knowledge of drought tolerant plants helped us find a perfect selection!”

    Jude B.

  • "It's rare to see a team of people filled with passion and enthusiasm. I can tell they take pride in their craft and I'd highly recommend!"

    Silvia N.

  • "The team has consistently gone above and beyond to make sure our new landscaping thrives and looks beautiful long-term."

    Brad G.

  • "From first consult, to planning the design, to sending me a virtual photo ... all was professional and caring and very exciting!"

    Liz McC.

  • "Thank you so much for all your hard work and beautiful design, we LOVE it!"

    Patricia and Skip

  • "My only regret is that now all our landscaping is done, so there's little opportunity to hire XO again!"

    Brad G.

  • "Magical, magnificent, majestic, inspiring, filled with a beautiful variety of new plants, different sizes, shapes, colors and fragrances!"

    Liz McC.

  • “The garden tour we did with Xeric Oasis really helped clarify the vision that they had planned for our garden.”

    Andy F.

  • "XO guided us through decisions about placement and long-term care with a wealth of knowledge that has been absolutely invaluable."

    Brad G.

  • "I highly recommend Xeric Oasis for their professionalism, vision and flawless execution."

    Elizabeth M.

  • "The Xeric Oasis team’s flexibility, responsiveness, deep expertise and great sense of humor made them a pleasure to work with."

    Ruth S.

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View fullsize We are plant geeks, and sometimes we can hide it. But sometimes we can’t. This is one of those times. Here are two of our favorite strange cacti, side by side to illustrate the difference between them. Cereus peruvianus spiralis on the left
View fullsize Traditional bulbs can be problematic in the Bay Area. Either they are eaten by deer, squirrels or gophers, or they don’t get enough of a winter chill and fizzle out after a few years. Alliums, however, do very well in our summer dry climate.
View fullsize Is there anyone who doesn't love Aloe polyphylla??? These spiral aloes charm everyone, but they are not the easiest plant to grow. It is from foggy mountains in South Africa, where it doesn't have to deal with intense heat, and gets fairly constant
View fullsize Billbergias are a genus of bromeliad that do well in the Bay Area. They often have colorful leaves with interesting patterns. Their flowers, as seen here, are really spectacular compared to some other bromeliads. Unfortunately, their flowers don't
View fullsize Some plantings we recently saw in San Francisco help prove that drought tolerant gardens don't have to be spiky! Here, a coprosma from New Zealand grows surrounded by aeoniums from the Canary Islands and sedums from Europe. A little United Nations
View fullsize Here is a lovely, drought tolerant hellstrip planting in San Francisco. Native California fuschia (Epilobium canum) growing happily with Agave 'Blue Flame'. This agave is a hybrid between Agave shawii and Agave attenuata, and was created by at UCLA'
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View fullsize Just a gigantic 3’ long cone… #cycads are the oldest seed bearing plants in the world and some of their cones can be over 100# This one might easily be… possibly #Encephalartos longifolius but we were so overwhelmed with amazing p
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View fullsize Kahili ginger, Hedychium gardnerianum, is a tropical-looking plant from the Himalayas that is actually rather hardy. It can take light frost, which will kill the stems to the ground, but the rhizome will send up new growth in the spring once the soil
View fullsize Trichocereus are a genus of columnar cacti grown for their dramatic minimalist look and their over-the-top flowers. There are many species and hybrids available, so you can find a flower color that suits you. There are several similar species that a
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ABOUT US

Who We Are

Graptoveria "Fred Ives"

OUR SERVICES

What We Do

We’re Plant People

We enjoy everything about plants - propagating them, growing them, and planting them in clients’ gardens! As horticulturalists, we are constantly testing new plants in different soils and climate types to see which plants do best under different conditions. This means that we are able to select from a wide variety of plants that we know will thrive in the conditions that are unique to your garden. We even grow plants that are unavailable elsewhere, and even rare or endangered in their native habitat, specifically for our clients’ gardens.

Whatever types of plants are needed to make your dream garden come to life - flowers, shrubs or trees - we have an extensive variety of water-wise plants to give it just the right style. It might be a serene and private quiet space to escape from the world, a gorgeous street front garden to enhance your property and impress the neighbors, a stunning landscape to view from your office window or a space to entertain in, with seating areas and eating areas for all.

We also enjoy designing environments that benefit the people who use them and the communities in which they reside. This means considering ways to make gardens more eco-friendly by minimizing water, plastics and chemical use.

We favor drought tolerant plants from around the world as well as California native plants. We create xeriscapes (xeric planting designs) that thrive in the San Francisco Bay Area, where drought tolerant gardening is so important. These gardens enrich our clients’ lives by providing them with the garden of their dreams. They also promote biodiversity by providing habitat for useful pollinators like bees, as well as butterflies, birds and other wildlife, and creating attractive public spaces along streets.