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Water
Drainage, irrigation, stormwater management, NPDES discipline, smart-controller management, drip-readiness audit.
GREENPLACE
Cultivating…
GREENPLACE
Cultivating…
Architectural landscape & hardscape design-build for SoCal — homes, HOAs, and design partners.Design-build landscapes and hardscapes for Southern California homes,
HOAs, commercial properties, and design-led partners.
Plants, surfaces, water, light, drainage, technology, and care planned together from the beginning.
300+ SoCal projects5.0 GoogleOrange County + Greater LA
Our four pillars
Beauty, structure, authorship, and invisible systems should be felt at the same time.
Each pillar is a distinct discipline with its own deliverables — together they make one calm, composed property.
Eight design movesLiving composition — planting, specimen trees, microclimates, seasonality.
Eight build disciplinesOutdoor architecture — stone, paving, retaining walls, outdoor rooms, drainage.
Seven focal momentsSignature elements — water, fire, stone, composed details as authorship.
Ten smart systemsInvisible layer — lighting, smart irrigation, water, sound, sensors, robotic mowing.
Plants, surfaces, water, light, and care — composed as one system, never four separate vendors.
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The team behind your land
You work directly with the founders. Volodymyr Dragan and Viktor Peshekhonov stay close to site decisions, work sequence, and execution quality — first call through stewardship.
Co-founders of Ukrainian origin, building long-term landscapes, client relationships, and field standards across Southern California.
years of European founder practice
Landscape practice brought into Southern California work
GREENPLACE founded in Southern California
Orange County / Costa Mesa studio
projects in Southern California
with GREENPLACE, since 2023
projects across the team's full career
Including master-planned communities
“Their team brought such a mindful and intentional approach to the entire project, and it truly showed in the final result. It was beyond what we imagined.”
C-27 License #1127515 · $1M / $2M General Liability · Bond #100884076
Service capabilities
Eight focused service areas we combine to fit your project: a private garden, an HOA, or a commercial property.
Hardscape
Architectural concrete, travertine, large-format tile, and pavers with engineered base, drainage, and clean transitions.
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Landscape / Hardscape
Pool surrounds, frontages, shared zones — safety, access, irrigation reliability, clean presentation.
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Landscape
Planting design, native + Mediterranean, specimen plantings, soil & root-zone tuned to the site's microclimate.
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Hardscape / Intelligence
French drains, perimeter channels, retaining / garden walls, erosion control, and runoff on complex sites.
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Art
Patios, pergolas, outdoor kitchens, furniture, fire features, and circulation — so the property lives as an extension of the home.
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Art
Water features, sculptural boulders, vessels, and lighting designed as focal points — not decoration added at the end.
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Intelligence
Wi-Fi irrigation controllers, low-voltage architectural lighting, scene calibration, Husqvarna/Mammotion autonomous mowers, and homeowner handoff.
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Care & Consults
Overgrown cleanup, hedge restoration, plant-establishment care, site audit, phased plan, and materials for board approval.
Learn moreFor HOAs and property managers: site audits, phased plans, and board-approval materials are available on request. HOA Maintenance Benchmark · April 2026 available for institutional reference.
Press and recognition
Publications and communities that recognized GREENPLACE's work in 2026. Independent recognition — not paid placement.
Multi-page editorial on a Mediterranean garden in Beverly Hills — architecture, materials, planting, and lighting systems composed as one operating layer.
Contemporary Japanese garden — water feature, sculptural boulders, and controlled geometry tuned to a Southern California microclimate.
Industry body
CLCA — California Landscape Contractors Association · active member
Community
Nextdoor Neighborhood Favorite · Costa Mesa · 2025 · community-voted
Architecture · Material · Craft
Engineered to endure — the joint between corten and gravel, eighteen months in.
Site engineering principles
We start with water, slope, soil, and future maintenance. Beauty has to sit on engineering, or it won't survive the second season. This is the first problem we solve — and the one place we don't cut corners.
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Drainage, irrigation, stormwater management, NPDES discipline, smart-controller management, drip-readiness audit.
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Slope stability, retaining walls (CMU + alternatives), erosion control, hillside / VHFHSZ fire-zone awareness, geotech coordination as needed.
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Soil & root-zone engineering, maintenance access, root barriers, foundation prep for hardscape and planting.
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Material grade, field-tested hardware, plant warranty, multi-year improvement schedule, serviceability without restarting the project.
We document site risk early — water, access, slope, drainage, roots, materials, schedule, and ownership boundaries. This reduces surprises during build and after handover.
Institutional-grade standard
Who we serve
Whether it's a hillside in Rancho Palos Verdes, an HOA in Orange County, a pet-friendly backyard, a commercial property, or a garden that needs to mature properly — the workflow stays the same: diagnostics, engineering basis, careful execution, post-handover care.
We shape outdoor environments with the precision of architecture and the atmosphere of art, so the space feels inevitable from the first arrival to the last light at night.
GREENPLACE supports partner-led projects with licensed execution, clean site coordination, technical detailing, and landscape decisions that defer to the architecture.
Property teams, HOA boards, and boutique commercial owners who need brand-credible exterior environments with documented discipline — site audits, phased plans, board-ready reporting.
Slope, drainage, access, or soil conditions that make the project risky. Site diagnostics, slope stabilization, drainage, phased execution.
BuildStewardship
OpEx control, NOI growth, water savings, year-ahead capital plan. Structured reporting, anniversary reports, year-end capital calendar.
StewardshipLarge-property
Pet-friendly turf, restoration, pool deck, niche specialty work. Material-specific expertise, fast turnaround, refined niche delivery.
Build
Signature Process
The process is designed to feel calm and inevitable: one decision meeting per phase, weekly updates during build, and a single point of contact from discovery through stewardship.
Communication cadence
Outcome
A clear read of the property, the brief, and the constraints.
Site visit, lifestyle interview, masterplan direction, budget range, and constraints review.
Outcome
Enough specificity to build with confidence — masterplan through detail set.
Spatial layout, mood and materials, plant palette, hardscape detailing, drainage, lighting, and refined 3D.
Outcome
Craft delivered with steady communication and clean coordination.
Scheduling, site management, disciplined field execution, and weekly photo updates with a single project lead.
Outcome
Calibrated reveal, then a landscape that keeps improving instead of drifting.
Punch list, lighting aiming, irrigation tuning, and final walkthrough — then seasonal care, system checks, and evolving refinements.
Proof
Use trust signals as a compact layer under the story: license, insurance, bond, local projects, reviews, press, and field discipline.
GREENPLACE projects across Southern California since the studio was founded.
European landscape practice brought into Southern California design-build work.
Across the team's career, including master-planned communities.
C-27 #1127515 · $1M/$2M insurance · Bond #100884076.
Selected Work
Each project is chosen for atmosphere, discipline, and material clarity.
Landscape Design Riverside, CA
Stone, water, and circulation resolved into a garden that feels quiet at every hour.
Landscape Design
Terracotta, olive structure, mural texture, and warm light tuned to the home.
Hardscape & Build
Terraced outdoor living with durable hardscape, clean geometry, and soft planting edges.
What refined work should show
Laguna Niguel, CA
A restrained sequence of water, reflection, and low-glare illumination for evening atmosphere.
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Newport Beach, CA
A full-property reset with drought-aware planting, calm geometry, and reworked infrastructure.
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Los Angeles, CA
A commercial landscape spine designed for shade, circulation, and a stronger sense of arrival.
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Discover why homeowners and commercial clients across Southern California trust GREENPLACE.
Overall Rating
Google Reviews
"I've lived at the same home in Beverly Hills for 35 years. I've had many landscapers. GREENPLACE is by far the very, very best!"
Beverly Hills · 35-year resident
GREENPLACE Client
Stewardship
Seasonal refinement that protects the craft: pruning, soil health, replacements, and performance checks for irrigation and lighting.
We will recommend a stewardship cadence after the Eden Consultation, based on planting complexity, systems, and how you want to live in the space.
Request a Site Review
Send the address, 6-10 photos or a shared album link, and a short note about what you want to change. We respond with the right next step for design, build, stewardship, or partner coordination.
What happens next
We respond within 1 to 2 business days, confirm fit, and outline the right next move for design, build, stewardship, or partner coordination.