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San Diego Outdoor Living, Designed Around You

Thoughtfully designed and professionally built outdoor spaces where gardens, patios, lighting, and water come together in one cohesive vision.

Landscape Design & Build

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Welcome to CG Garden Design

Our story began with a love for gardens.

That passion has grown into designing and building complete outdoor living spaces where every element is thoughtfully planned to work together. Whether it’s enhancing the curb appeal of your front yard, designing a peaceful garden retreat, or creating a backyard for entertaining, every detail is considered from the very beginning to create one cohesive outdoor environment designed around the way you live.

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Living Gardens 

A thoughtfully designed landscape is more than beautiful. It changes with the seasons, welcomes birds and pollinators, provides fresh harvests, and creates a place where nature becomes part of everyday life..

  • Sensory Garden

    A garden designed to engage the senses through fragrance, texture, movement, and the soothing sounds of nature.

  • Kitchen Garden

    Fresh herbs, vegetables, and edible plants thoughtfully integrated into the landscape for everyday enjoyment.

  • Backyard Orchard

    Fruit trees that provide seasonal harvests while adding beauty, shade, and lasting character to your garden.

  • Pollinator Garden

    A vibrant planting that attracts butterflies, hummingbirds, and beneficial pollinators, bringing your landscape to life.

  • Year-Round Beauty

    A thoughtfully layered landscape designed to provide color, texture, and seasonal interest throughout the year.

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Water Features

The gentle sound of moving water has a way of drawing people in. Whether it’s a quiet fountain or a custom pondless waterfall, each feature is thoughtfully placed to become part of the landscape.

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Lighting That Transforms Your Evenings

A well-lit landscape should feel serene and welcoming, not overwhelming. Our lighting plans create warmth, balance, and beauty at night—inviting you to step outside, relax, and enjoy your landscape in a whole new way.

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Patios, Pathways

& Gathering Spaces

Whether it’s a stone walkway through your garden or a patio for family and friends, we create inviting spaces that bring people together. With custom pergolas and gazebos, your outdoor living becomes both functional and memorable.

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What Our Clients Say

  • “The End Result Was Nothing Short of A Masterpiece”

    Throughout the entire project, Charllote and her team were attentive, accommodating, and genuinely dedicated to bringing our vision to life. They demonstrated remarkable attention to detail, and the end result was nothing short of a masterpiece.

    Bradley Johnson

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  • "Charlotte Exceeded Our Expectations"

    Charlotte exceeded our expectations. Her design and vision transformed our outdoor space. Her attention to detail and follow up are exceptional. She and her team made our outdoor space magazine worthy. We will be hiring her for phase 2 of our outdoor project.

    J W

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  • “She listened to my family's desire as well as mine while making her design"

    Charlotte , the owner is absolutely amazing. She gave me more than a beautiful backyard , but a new found love of gardening. She listened to my family’s desires as well as mine while making her design. Charlotte is such a fountain of knowledge, organized, hard working and is extremely pleasant to work with . I feel like I got a beautiful yard , an education, and friend. She was worth every penny.

    Michael Flippin

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  • "Very committed to entire project from start to finish”

    Our garden has transformed into a place of solace for us and entertainment for all that come to visit us. Our children have also learned the joy of gardening, harvesting and enjoying the freshest fruits and veggies that they have cared for. As a family we now enjoy our backyard more than we ever have. The return of investment is truly priceless. Thank you Charlotte!!

    Mark Medina

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  • “Working with her will leave you with a beautiful garden and a wealth of knowledge”

    Charlotte is an artist and a hard worker. She engages her clients in a side-by-side effort to teach proper plant care techniques and ensure all stakeholders are involved as her design takes shape in your garden. Working with her will leave you with a beautiful garden and a wealth of knowledge.

    Gina Spears

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  • “Her design and tireless hard work created a functional and yet, tastefully artistic, garden"

    Charlotte made it possible for us to have a garden of our dreams! She was amazing to work with. Her design and tireless hard work created a functional and yet, tastefully artistic, garden for all year round enjoyment.

    Sze Hoay Ding

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  • "She made it absolutely beautiful and a joy to look at everyday"

    Charllote did such an amazing job on our yard over a year ago! She made it absolutely beautiful and a joy to look at every day! I really appreciate the care and the time she took to help me love and care for my backyard. Thank you, Charllote

    Elaine Tang

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  • “My garden looks beautiful and gives me so much pleasure. It exceeded my expectations”

    Charllote did my entire garden starting with one side. I was so happy with the result that she designed and executed the garden landscaping on all four sides! My garden looks beautiful and gives me so much pleasure - all on a budget. It exceeded my expectations.

    Tanaaz Timblo

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  • "Beautiful backyard year round"

    Charlotte is amazing to work with. Her designs are creative and can apply a layered green oasis even in a small backyard area. She's helped us incorporate berries, fruit trees, herbs, and raised beds into our yard along with evergreen trees and shrubs for beautiful backyard year round.

    Amanda Ernst

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Ready to Transform Your Outdoor Living?

Let’s create a space where harmony, beauty, and connection thrive - crafted to reflect your lifestyle and build to last.

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