On care and restoration

Bridgeport Park in Santa Clarita is a public green space designed to showcase low-water, climate-adapted planting—but over time, many of the original plants struggled or failed. We were brought in as a plant consultant to assess plant health, provide long-term maintenance guidelines, and redesign the planting palette with a focus on resilience, habitat, and regional appropriateness.

The new palette—installed during a community planting event in Fall 2024—focused on native species selected for their adaptability, beauty, and ecological value. Staff from the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency volunteered their time to install over 160 native plants, while students from the local elementary school’s “Green Thumb” program seeded wildflowers throughout the site.

This project wasn’t just about adding new plants. It was about stewardship. Small interventions—ongoing care, right plant/right place thinking, and fostering native species—to helping the landscape become more alive, more functional, and better rooted in the place it serves.