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Wild California native flower meadow
Bay-Friendly Certified · Carbon Negative

No lawns.
Just life.

We convert lawns into thriving native plant ecosystems — for your family, your local wildlife, and the watershed you live in.

Book a free site visit Why native plants?

380+

Lawns removed

2M+

Gallons saved per year

120+

Pollinator habitats created

$480K

Rebates processed for clients

What we do

Ecological
services

Everything we do is chemical-free, habitat-positive, and designed to build living soil over time.

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Native Plant Design

Regionally appropriate plant palettes that thrive without irrigation.

Habitat Gardens

Monarch waystation, bird sanctuary, and pollinator corridor design.

Rainwater Harvesting

Bioswales, rain gardens, and cistern systems that capture every drop.

Lawn Removal & Rebate

Turf-to-native conversions with full utility rebate processing.

Soil Health & Compost

Regenerative soil programs to build living earth over time.

Eco Maintenance

Chemical-free, hand-tool maintenance respecting beneficial insects.

Transformations

From lawn to life

Before: Lawn to Native Garden Lawn
After: Lawn to Native Garden Life

Lawn to Native Garden

Before: Hillside Restoration Lawn
After: Hillside Restoration Life

Hillside Restoration

Garden stories

Gardens we've grown

Cardiff Pollinator Haven

Cardiff Pollinator Haven

500 sq ft lawn removed; now a certified monarch waystation.

Encinitas Hillside

Encinitas Hillside

Erosion-prone slope stabilized with deep-rooted native groundcovers.

Leucadia Food Forest

Leucadia Food Forest

Edible native landscape with lemonade berry, manzanita, and sage.

Our belief

"The most radical act of environmentalism is to tear out your lawn and plant something alive."

We've helped 380+ families make that choice. Each garden becomes a node in a growing ecological network — reconnecting San Diego's fragmented habitats one yard at a time.

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Credentials

Certifications & affiliations

California Native Plant SocietyCertified Bay-Friendly LandscaperQWEL CertifiedUSGBC Member
The stewards

Meet the team

Rosa Guerrero

Founder & Ecological Designer

CNPS Member

Tom Ashby

Restoration Ecologist

Yuki Tanaka

Irrigation Designer

QWEL Certified

Bea Flores

Community Outreach

Free site visit

Let's walk your yard
together

We offer a free ecological site assessment — we'll evaluate your soil, sun, drainage, and design a native garden plan at no charge.

(760) 555-0303 · grow@tierraviva.com