Bio
Jillian Steinberger owns and operates The Garden Artisan, an ecological landscaping company which designs, builds and maintains native and edible gardens that attract humans and pollinators, both. She also writes articles on landscape gardening, ecology, and farm-to-table issues for magazines and newspapers. She has an M.A. from the University of Wisconsin—Madison, where she studied philosophy of aesthetics. She also attended Bard College in New York, and earned her Permaculture Design Certificate at Merritt College in Oakland. She divides her time between the East Bay and Santa Cruz, California, and landscapes in both areas. |
Service Types
- Design
- Construction
- Maintenance
- Sheet Mulching or Lawn Conversion
|
Service Areas
- Alameda County Northern - Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Piedmont, etc.
- Alameda County Central - Alameda, Oakland, San Leandro, Castro Valley, San Lorenzo, etc.
- Alameda County Eastern - Dublin, Pleasanton, Livermore, etc.
- Alameda County Southern - Hayward, Union City, Fremont, Newark, Sunol, etc.
- Contra Costa County Western - El Cerrito, Hercules, Pinole, Richmond, San Pablo, etc.
- Contra Costa County Central - Concord, Danville, Lafayette, Martinez, Moraga, Orinda, Pleasant Hill, San Ramon, Walnut Creek, etc.
- Contra Costa County Eastern - Antioch, Brentwood, Oakley, Pittsburgh, etc.
- Marin County
- Santa Clara County Northern - Palo Alto, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, San Jose, Cupertino, etc.
- Santa Clara County Southern - Morgan Hill, San Martin, Gilroy, etc.
|
Specialty Services Provided
Creating Habitat
Native Plants
Drought Tolerant Plants
Edibles
Rock Gardens
Stormwater/Rainwater bioswales, rain gardens, etc.
Landscape Structures retaining walls, patios, outdoor kitchens, etc.
Lawn Removal Sheet Mulching
Soil Analysis & Improvement
Organic Methods
Removal of Invasives english ivy, etc.
Composting and/or Grasscycling
|
Bay-Friendly Qualifications
DTQ:
Year Qualified: 2009
Year Requalified:
Location: Alameda
MTQ:
Year Qualified: 2008
Year Requalified: 2010
Location: Alameda
Rater:
Year Qualified: 2011
Year Requalified:
Location: Alameda
Advisor:
Year Qualified: 2011
Year Requalified:
Location: Alameda
|
|