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Bliss Gardens is a specialty gardening service focused on edible ecosystems. I love to help people grow their own food, nurture beauty and biodiversity, and make gardening a joyful and fun experience for all!

about

I design, install, and maintain home gardens for clients in Los Angeles. My gardening ethos is rooted in supporting biodiversity, climate resilience, and food sovereignty. As a UC Master Gardener and certified permaculture designer,
I blend my experience to create designs that are informed by both ecology and whole systems thinking.

I specialize in veggies, herbs, tea plants, fruit trees, berries, as well as landscape plants including California native and drought-tolerant, climate-adapted cultivars.

services

Consultations
I offer in-person consultations to discuss your household’s growing goals and ideal use of your outdoor space. During the consultation I will conduct a site analysis to investigate your garden’s sun & shade, microclimates, existing greenery and fixed infrastructure, irrigation, and soil health. From here I can offer recommendations, take soil samples, and/or proceed with the design process.

Design
I offer landscape design site maps of your outdoor space, as well as plant palettes of the specific plant cultivars and number of plants you’ll need for your design.

Installation
I source all the edible and ornamental plants from organic growers for your project, including fruit trees. I build raised beds and elevated raised beds, work with trusted irrigation specialists and laborers, and install plants and trees for your garden.

Maintenance
I offer ongoing (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly) scheduled maintenance of your new or existing garden. Maintenance services may include: seasonal fruit tree pruning & fertilizing, organic pest & disease management, veggie & flower pruning and fertilizing, replacing annual plants seasonally, trelissing plants, container plant care, weeding, and harvesting.

from the field

Raised bed for a client: oaklahoma salmon zinnia, egglplant, summer squashes

Plant palette for a client’s native plant front yard

Plant palette (cont.)

Front yard inventory

Front yard site map

Hand drawn site map

Post install

Site map for a native plant garden at Stern MASS (where I teach gardening)

Assisting with a front yard install - Lindsay Albert Design

A happy harvest at the community garden

Site map for a client

Install day! Raised bed #1: kitchen herbs

Food forest, post install

Food forest

Happy zucchini for a client

Happy zinnia for a client

Eggplant harvest with my client’s sons :)

Site map for a client in collaboration with Lindsay Albert Design

A California native plant garden installed with Special Ed students at LA High School, featuring clay art flowers made by students.

Small backyard oasis design for a client

Fruit tree pruning done right! Prune your fruit trees in cooler months, and look out for the 4 D’s: dead, diseased, damaged, and disruptive branches.

Patio garden install

Mid-install of a patio garden for a client with limited space

Patio garden install complete! Elevated raised bed with kitchen herbs and potted native plants (tolerant of containers & part shade).

French breakfast radish harvest

Just another day at the office :)

I start edible plants from seed at home to grow and to give away :)

Spring salad with 100% home grown ingredients. Nasturtium, peas, fennel, parsley, garlic chives, kale.

Installing spring annuals for a client’s raised bed.

Quick sketch for a winter gardening plan for a client.

about bliss

Hi, I’m Bliss (yes, that’s my real name!) and I am an LA-based graphic designer turned ecological gardener, educator, and UC Master Gardener.

Throughout my twenties I tried and failed at finding my place in the corporate and nonprofit worlds. I switched careers several times but nothing felt right. I enjoyed the creative problem solving of graphic design, but working behind a screen was killing me. That’s when I learned about permaculture and how I could apply my graphic design skills to ecological landscape design and gardening. I quit the 9-5 life and threw myself into this new world.

Now, you can find me installing native plants in a client’s yard, teaching high school students how to grow plants from seed, hosting open hours at the community garden, or trading seeds at a seed swap with garden friends. I have found no greater joy than digging my hands in the soil, learning from and teaching others about plants and Southern California ecology, and building community around food sovereignty. I am passionate about getting people of all ages excited about growing food and reigniting their connection to land.

Check out my personal portfolio site here.

get started

Whether you’re interested in converting your turf lawn into an edible ecosystem, caring for your fruit trees, or starting container gardening on your patio, I’d love to chat!

Fill out the contact form with any inqueries or to set up a consultation!

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