Sycamore Design

Nancy Shanahan has done amazing work in creating a perfect garden for our family. She was able to take our challenging property, one with many slopes and awkward angles, and transform it to a beautiful and tranquil park-like yard. We love her attention to detail in the placement of every plant, rock and light. She focuses not only on aesthetics, but also on function, from managing water run-off in our drought-stricken environment, to taking the changing sunlight and creating different shaded areas throughout the day, to planning how our family will enjoy and use the space for years to come. We are particularly impressed with how she was able to utilize different plant species to create a dynamic garden that constantly surprises us with changes and colors throughout the four seasons. Nancy is a wonderful person to have worked with and we couldn’t be more pleased with the outcome of our landscape!

Nancy transformed our landscaping into a space that makes us happy every time we gaze out the window, enjoy our back yard, or walk up our front steps. She listened to us, took us to see other projects to get a sense of what we were looking for and then translated our ideas into a wonderful space. She has a great sense of design and color and pays attention to the details. The quality of our project is outstanding, and it came in on budget. We still count on Nancy to refresh our garden every spring. I highly recommend Nancy and Sycamore Design.

Nancy Shanahan is a landscape designer with incredible vision. She saw the raw potential of our property and created outdoor living spaces that are an expansion of our home. She is an encyclopedia of native, drought friendly and deer resistant plants / trees which she artfully incorporates into a relaxing, beautiful setting. As our family has grown and evolved, she has helped us transform these 'rooms' for new uses. Last but not least, she skillfully navigates the requirements of the town and county codes. We highly recommend her!

As a 27 year Veteran Certified Arborist on the SF Peninsula I highly value my collaborations with like-minded quality colleagues. Sycamore Design is one of my favorites. Their designs are aesthetically desirable and horticulturally intelligent. Their customer service is direct and results driven. All issues are responsibly resolved as they arise. I highly recommend Sycamore Design.

Nancy Shanahan is a talented landscape designer extraordinaire. We are so happy with Nancy's designs of our back, side and front yards. She created a serene, textured, beautiful landscape that invites you in, to enjoy and explore. We trusted Nancy and told her what we wanted, big picture, something low maintenance, drought friendly and Mediterranean. The results exceeded our expectations. It's magical. Thank you Nancy!

Nancy has a keen aesthetic sense. She understands how to harmonise environment with textures and colours that make a landscape come alive. Highly recommend.