the Garden Gazer

HistoryI started doing gardening when I was 6 years old with father in Southern California. When I returned from being in the Peace Corps I moved to Marin County where I started doing landscape installation and maintenance. In 1995 I sold the contracting business to focus on design and project management.SpecialtiesAvant Garden is a landscape design firm based in Marin County with over 35 years of experience in residential landscape design. Design specialties includes hardscapes such as patios, walls, water features, outdoor kitchens, and fire pits. Plantings have been an emphasis from edible to drought tolerant, and from California native to English, all done with an artistic eye.

For more than 50 years, Forster & Kroeger has been a landscape contractor that provides various related products and services. Located in San Anselmo, Calif., the firm offers its vast customer base an array of services that include park maintenance, homeowner associations, government, commercial and many more. The company specializes in environmental restoration and maintenance of state, federal and commercial properties. In addition, Forster & Kroeger provides a host of other services, such as waterway restoration, revegetation, wetlands restoration, hydro seeding, erosion control and fire break control, among others.