When I was in sixth grade, I was cool. I was really cool when I wore grey sweat pants under my nylon shorts, my Jordan t-shirt that was three sizes too big, and when my bowl haircut was just right.

So when a client wants a touch of modern and cool, trust me, we know exactly how to produce a winner. This complete redesign included 6-inch steel edging, salvaged concrete step stones, black volcanic gravel contrasting pink granite gravel, Spanish dagger, bamboo muhly, Cenizo 'San Jose', golden barrel cactus, clumping bamboo, and a thornless retama that just oozes cool. A drip system keeps them all happy through the first year, and the raised crescent-shaped bed in the center of the landscape protects runoff from pooling at the foundation of the house.