NC Designs

NC Designs California coast residential landscape design studio serving SLO, SB & LA. Drought tolerant, low maintenance landscapes with flare, are our specialty.

Creating unique and inviting outdoor living spaces meant to enhance your lifestyle and make the most of whatever ground or vertical surface available for you to enjoy. Our mission on each project is to work with your surrounding natural environment and focus on establishing a landscape that is cohesive with your home design and personal style.

It began with overgrown weeds and a simple vision: to guide people back to the front door. For years, the path of least ...
04/10/2026

It began with overgrown weeds and a simple vision: to guide people back to the front door. For years, the path of least resistance led everyone through the back, some out of habit rather than intention. It had just become the easy way in.

Now, the entry tells a different story.

By working with the natural elevations and layering in texture, a new sense of arrival has taken shape, one that feels warm, intuitive, and quietly inviting from the very first step.

Swipe to see just how far we came. ✨

The warm welcome home ✨
03/17/2026

The warm welcome home ✨

There are endless ways to create a step and we could always keep it traditional, but….. ✨
02/01/2026

There are endless ways to create a step and we could always keep it traditional, but….. ✨

This cozy central coast yard was turned into an east coast/urban-inspired oasis to manage the narrow space and tall fenc...
01/24/2026

This cozy central coast yard was turned into an east coast/urban-inspired oasis to manage the narrow space and tall fencing between neighboring properties. We brought in layered textures and warm tones and it’s not only aesthetically pleasing, but perfectly comfy and inviting for the family to hang together. ✨

An unpredictable entrance, freshly cleaned and watered by the latest storm ✨
01/06/2026

An unpredictable entrance, freshly cleaned and watered by the latest storm ✨

A landscape by the bay, across from the estuary, where you spot deer roaming as the sun comes up and birds making their ...
10/30/2025

A landscape by the bay, across from the estuary, where you spot deer roaming as the sun comes up and birds making their homes in the native flora. The water stretches from the edge of this place to the dunes and is mostly quiet and always serene. You can spot it from the patio, warming by the fire pit, because it tends to be chilly in the fog of Los Osos.
We chose to keep the design subtle, yet formal, not making too loud of a statement to distract from the real show that exists through the window of every room in the house. ✨

California front-porch perfection achieved. ✨
08/29/2025

California front-porch perfection achieved. ✨

Flipping through project photos this morning and this stunner popped up. Still one of my favorites! One of those sites w...
08/14/2025

Flipping through project photos this morning and this stunner popped up. Still one of my favorites! One of those sites where we turned nothing but dirt into something special. ✨

Gentle terracing with organic materials to create a low-key, Los Osos landscape. We wanted a space the clients could rel...
04/01/2025

Gentle terracing with organic materials to create a low-key, Los Osos landscape. We wanted a space the clients could relax into that mimicked local walking trails and celebrated a more natural approach to design. From an unusable sandy slope to a flexible expanse that can adapt with them over time. ✨

Enter this way ✨
03/25/2025

Enter this way ✨

Address

Los Osos, CA
93402

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+18057049027

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