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A refined landscape and hardscape studio shaped by architecture, living systems, and long-term stewardship.

Crafting Eden Gardens
C-27 licensed
Orange County + Greater LA

About the studio

GREENPLACE works where garden, structure, and stewardship meet.

GREENPLACE is a landscape studio for clients who care how outdoor space feels on the first visit, how it settles over time, and how quietly the systems disappear beneath the beauty. We design and build gardens that read as part of the architecture, not as a layer added afterward.

Our founders bring a European horticultural foundation and a modern California design sensibility, shaping landscapes that feel inevitable rather than overworked.

Architecture leads. The landscape should clarify the home, not compete with it.

Restraint matters. A few strong moves are worth more than too many decorative ones.

Long-term care belongs inside the design conversation from the beginning.

Architecture first

We design the landscape to support the home, not compete with it.

Material restraint

Stone, timber, planting, and light are edited into one atmosphere.

Living systems

Planting, irrigation, drainage, and stewardship are considered from the beginning.

Execution you can trust

Licensed delivery, calm communication, and long-term care are part of the promise.

Victor Peshekhonov + Vladimir Dragan

Founders shaping a landscape studio, not a commodity service.

Studio promise

A garden that looks effortless, feels inevitable, and is engineered to endure.

What clients feel

Quiet craft, clear process, and a level of detail where the technology disappears into comfort.

Foundations

A point of view shaped by craft, not trend.

The studio began with a hands-on horticultural tradition carried from Ukraine into a Southern California context. That background still shapes the work: respect the site, understand the seasons, solve the hidden problems, and let beauty arrive through proportion.

We are not interested in decoration for its own sake. We are interested in gardens that hold emotional quiet, material clarity, and enough technical intelligence to age well.

Seasonality treated as a design tool, not a maintenance problem.

Materials chosen for tone, weathering, and architectural fit.

Systems considered early so the finished garden can remain calm.

Material-forward hardscape detail showing refined lines and craftsmanship

"The garden becomes memorable when nothing feels forced."

A detail from the studio

The team behind your land

The GREENPLACE Team

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.

20+

years of European founder practice

Landscape practice brought into Southern California work

2023

GREENPLACE founded in Southern California

Orange County / Costa Mesa studio

300+

projects in Southern California

with GREENPLACE, since 2023

1,500+

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.”
Heather J. · Google Local Guide · 5★ review

C-27 License #1127515 · $1M / $2M General Liability · Bond #100884076

The founders

A design-build studio led at both ends.

The work stays balanced because design vision and delivery discipline are both active from the start.

Viktor Peshekhonov

Co-Founder · Design + Field

Planting and spatial compositionMaterial language and atmosphere

Five-plus years of landscape practice rooted in a European discipline — including a 100-building residential portfolio and a 30-person crew in Ukraine — now applied to Southern California's microclimates: proportion, seasonality, and plant performance.

Leads design direction with a horticulture-first approach and brings architectural rigor to outdoor spaces — material detailing, lighting studies, and a calm, intentional composition built to endure beyond the photo day. Specializes in drainage systems, porcelain pavers, curbs, and water-wise plant palettes.

Volodymyr Dragan

Co-Founder · Operations + Stewardship

Project delivery and field coordinationClient experience and stewardship

Twenty-plus years of project leadership across European and Southern California work, including the highest-performing branch in a fourteen-location enterprise. Brings that operational discipline to landscape delivery: scheduling, site coordination, and a clear communication cadence from discovery through stewardship.

Focuses on predictable outcomes so decisions stay simple, details stay sharp, and the work remains quiet and orderly on-site. One project lead end-to-end. Studied management and leadership at top Ukrainian business schools (2017–2021); now applies the same rhythm to client experience and long-term landscape care.

Mission

A garden should feel inevitable, not assembled.

Our mission is to make exterior space feel as composed and considered as the architecture it surrounds. That means editing the palette, solving the hidden site logic, and guiding clients through a process that feels calm from first consultation to long-term stewardship.

Listen closely to the property before imposing ideas.

Use craft and engineering to make the beauty durable.

Leave clients with a place that grows better instead of merely staying finished.

Standards

The standards that keep the work quiet and exact.

A quiet standard for how we design, build, and steward landscapes that endure.

Architecture as anchor

The home leads. The landscape clarifies massing, circulation, and atmosphere instead of competing for attention.

Restraint over excess

A few strong moves, repeated with confidence, read as craft more than a crowded list of features ever will.

Systems beneath the beauty

Smart planning, drainage, irrigation, and lighting are resolved early so the finished garden can feel simple.

Stewardship as design

Care after handoff is part of the work. The goal is not a reveal day. The goal is a garden that matures beautifully.

License

C-27 #1127515

Licensed California landscape contractor.

Delivery

Weekly updates

Structured communication during build.

Region

Orange County + Greater Los Angeles

Primary service geography across Southern California.

Partners

Architects and builders welcome

Configured for partner-led work and stewardship after handoff.

See the studio on Instagram@greenplace_usaDaily field photos, project moments, and plant studies — the visual side of the practice between site reviews.

Studio profile

Download the GREENPLACE Company Overview

12 pages. Team, capabilities, the 4-pillar model, engineering principles, client types, process, stewardship, and loyalty terms.

Download PDF

Request a Site Review

The next step should feel calm, not transactional.

Send the address, 6-10 photos, and a short note about what should change. We will come back with a clear next move for design, build, stewardship, or partner coordination.

1 to 2 business day response

Scope reviewed after site diagnosis

Partner inquiries welcome

Request a Site Review For Design Partners Call the studio

Licensed C-27 studio with structured delivery from consultation through stewardship.

GREENPLACE

Cultivating…

GREENPLACE works where garden, structure, and stewardship meet.

Our founders bring a European horticultural foundation and a modern California design sensibility, shaping landscapes that feel inevitable rather than overworked.

Architecture leads. The landscape should clarify the home, not compete with it.

Restraint matters. A few strong moves are worth more than too many decorative ones.

Long-term care belongs inside the design conversation from the beginning.