Awards & Media

Providence Health Care System- Design & installation of the Healing garden – Torrance, CA
Point Loma Nazarene University – Prescott Chapel – Stone work, landscape design, and installation – San Diego, CA
Self-Realization Fellowship – Design & installation of entrance monument – Valley Center, CA
Urth Caffe – Design and installation of mosaic Mother Urth – Laguna Beach, CA
Urth Caffe – Landscape Design – Hawthorne, CA
US Naval Hospital – Zen garden – Design & maintenance – Camp Pendleton, CA
Golden Door Spa – Consultation & maintenance

Year 2022 recipient of the ribbon of Green-White Award at the Japan Agricultural Achievement to promote and sustain Japanese garden in USA
Fetzer Institute Advisory Council on Labor, Trades and Craft – Oct. 2011-current

Jury-selected San Diego Sculpture Show – City of San Diego/Port of San Diego – October 2006
Water Department of the City of San Diego – Special landscape inspector – 2001-2005
Balboa Park Rose Garden renovation – San Diego, CA – May 2003

LEED Platinum Certification on custom residential project – La Jolla, CA – May 2010
Best water feature design – San Diego Spring Garden Show – Mary 2005
Most creative landscape design – San Diego County Fair and Garden Show – July 2003
Achievement Award in medium-sized design and build category – California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA) – 2003
First Place in water feature category – CLCA – November 2003
First Place in large landscape design and build category – CLCA – February 2003

Shoutout Socal magazine San Diego-Featuring Modern Zen garden Inc-Jan 2023
Iconic Lifestyle Magazine-Shimano garden in Dana Point CA-March, 2023
Landscape architect and specifier Magazine features the residential garden project of Dana Point CA-March 2023
2017 Garden of the Year – San Diego Home/Garden Lifestyles Magazine – “Nature’s Way” by Rachel Ott – September 2017
San Diego Home/Garden Lifestyles– “Garden Guide: Ahh – Zen Gardens” by Mary James – November 2014
San Diego Home/Garden Lifestyles – Custom project at La Jolla residence – June 2009
San Diego Magazine – Carrier residence – May 2007
Decor and Style Magazine – Front page feature on Soble residence – April 2007
Better Homes and Garden, Special Interest Book – Carrier residence – Feb. 2006
Koi USA – Koi pond in Temecula, CA – 2004
The Press Enterprises – Koi pond in Temecula, CA – 2002
HGTV – Restore America – Parashis residence in Escondido, CA – 2001
San Diego Union-Tribune – Parashis residence in Escondido, CA – 2001
North County Times – Parashis residence in Escondido, CA – 2000
San Diego Union-Tribune– Henley Residence in Carlsbad – 2000
San Diego Home/Garden – Garden of the Year for Southwood Residence – 1999
Asia America– Lou Residence in Diamond Bar, CA – 1999
KUSI (Ch 9) – Southwood Residence in La Mesa, CA – 1999
Feng Shui at Home – Soble Residence in La Costa, CA – 1998
Architectural Digest– Soble Residence at La Costa, CA – Oct. 1997