Landscape Design in West Hollywood
Private, layered gardens for compact lots and modern homes
West Hollywood is dense, walkable, and architecturally ambitious, and its gardens have to earn every square foot. Orchard designs, builds, and cares for landscapes across the city, from the bungalow courts of the Norma Triangle and West Hollywood West to the hillside streets above Sunset and the modern homes along the flats.
Our work here is about privacy, shade, and precision: outdoor rooms that feel secluded on a small lot, planting that screens without walls, and detailing that matches the level of the architecture.
Neighborhoods we serve in West Hollywood
Norma Triangle, West Hollywood West, Sunset Strip, Melrose District, West Hollywood North, Holloway
Designing for West Hollywood
Privacy on a compact lot
Neighbors are close in West Hollywood. We create privacy with layered planting: canopy trees for overhead screening, tall evergreen shrubs and hedging at the edges, and vines on trellis to close sightlines quickly. Combined with fencing and walls sized to the city’s height rules, the result is a garden that feels like a private courtyard rather than a fenced yard.
Courtyards, side yards, and rooftops
Small lots reward careful planning. We treat entries, side passages, and rear gardens as a sequence of connected rooms, with materials that continue from the interior. For homes and buildings with roof decks, we design lightweight planting, containers, and shade structures that suit the exposure and the structure.
West Hollywood permits and water
West Hollywood is an independent city with its own planning and building departments and water-efficient landscape requirements. Fences, walls, hardscape, and drainage changes typically require review. We prepare and manage the submittals so the project moves without the homeowner chasing approvals.
Work in West Hollywood
- Ogden — West Hollywood, CA
West Hollywood FAQ
How do you create privacy on a small West Hollywood lot?
Layered planting: canopy trees overhead, evergreen screening at the edges, and vines on trellis for fast cover, combined with walls and fences within the city’s height limits.
Do you design rooftop or deck gardens?
Yes. We design lightweight planting, containers, and shade for roof decks and terraces, coordinated with the structure and waterproofing.
Does West Hollywood require permits for landscape work?
Fences, walls, hardscape, drainage changes, and new landscapes typically need city review, and larger projects must meet water-efficient landscape standards. We manage the process.
Can the garden match a modern or mid-century house?
That is much of our work in the city. We carry the architecture’s materials and geometry outside and use planting to soften it.
Do you handle ongoing care?
Yes. Our care program maintains the gardens we build with pruning, irrigation tuning, and seasonal replanting.