We specialize in giving clients a highly collaborative design experience. Our design process takes place in the convenience of your home where we'll transform your personal style and vision into your ideal outdoor environment. For decades, Julie Orr Design has been creating beautiful landscapes, hardscapes, and outdoor living spaces for clients in the Bay Area.
We look forward to making your design experience uncomplicated, fun, and inspiring. As Founder and Principle Landscape Designer, I will personally ensure the success of every project, from start to finish, so that the only surprises you'll ever get are the good kind. Our clients know what they want and are selective about who they work with.
They are smart, busy homeowners who crave beautiful outdoor spaces and appreciate a design process that is uncomplicated, efficient, and rewarding. Clients who choose Julie Orr Design want a landscape designer who will work side-by-side with them to bring their visions to life. Every one of our clients receives a full-service experience from the start of their project to its successful completion.
We look forward to making your design experience uncomplicated, fun, and inspiring. As Founder and Principle Landscape Designer, I will personally ensure the success of every project, from start to finish, so that the only surprises you'll ever get are the good kind. Our clients know what they want and are selective about who they work with.
They are smart, busy homeowners who crave beautiful outdoor spaces and appreciate a design process that is uncomplicated, efficient, and rewarding. Clients who choose Julie Orr Design want a landscape designer who will work side-by-side with them to bring their visions to life. Every one of our clients receives a full-service experience from the start of their project to its successful completion.
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Our mission is to make every client's outdoor living space the favorite part of their home. I have spent decades pursuing my passion for design, nature, and beauty. My love of design led to degrees in both Interior Design and Horticultural Design. After working in top architectural firms for almost a decade, I decided to combine my design skills with my passion for nature and founded Julie Orr Design, an award-winning landscape design practice.
Julie Orr Design is a full-service landscape design firm specializing in a full range of custom hardscape and softscape solutions. Our uniquely personalized approach is designed to make you feel listened to and supported from the moment we meet until your installation is complete. We are committed to making the process as enjoyable as your beautiful finished product.
Reviews (18)
Marnie F.
Sep 03, 2021
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Cynthia O.
Jan 03, 2021
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After a recent home expansion, our backyard was in shambles and small. Julie was recommended to us by a long-time friend whose backyard was as practical as it was beautiful. Their design was something they said they'd never would have come up with themselves. That's the type of help we needed because we had no idea where to start or what was possible. Our space was small and our wish list long: table seating for eight, full outdoor kitchen with a pizza oven, fire pit, trees to block structures from neighbors' back yards, and fruit trees. Julie made it happen. She was conscientious
Glen L.
Dec 15, 2020
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We hired Julie to help design our front yard in Campbell. We already had strong ideas about a couple of major features and that wasn't a problem for Julie at all. She did a great job of incorporating the things we already knew we wanted, and adding all of the design around them to fit perfectly. The design was completed in a timely manner, and Julie demonstrated excellent patience with our many changes along the way.
Now that the installation is completed, we couldn't be happier. We love the new look and everyone walking by our house comments on how great it looks.
We've
Now that the installation is completed, we couldn't be happier. We love the new look and everyone walking by our house comments on how great it looks.
We've
Tom G.
Mar 15, 2020
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Julie gave us 5-Star service in helping us design a new front yard in 2019 and a year later we can truly say it was a success. Julie did a great job understanding what we were looking for and then providing fantastic ideas to make it come to light. First off with the hardscape she provided really outstanding ideas that we could use to bring not only our yard to life, but our house and driveway as well. For the landscaping she really focused on keeping a nice blend of trees and plants that complemented each other and there was not too many plants/trees to close to each other. It was easy to follow
Jennie I.
Mar 03, 2020
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We hired Julie Orr Design to design our front and back yard spaces. Julie was friendly, efficient, full of ideas, knowledgeable and so much more. I was amazed how quickly Julie understood what our priorities were and how we wanted to use our outdoor space. She designed a beautiful plan and then worked with us to make changes to make sure it was exactly as we wanted. Working with her was one of the best choices we made! The plans have since been implemented and we enjoy our beautiful outdoor space every day! She has also been so helpful in answering plant questions as they come up as our plants
Nancy D.
Jul 09, 2019
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If i could give more stars I would and here's why: Julie listened very carefully to us about what we thought we wanted. She has done two designs for us. She figured us out pretty quickly---for the first one, the back yard, we needed a landscape design that included lots of patio space for little kids to ride trikes on, a "lawn" area for climb-on toys and running around, a nice seating area for adults, and beautiful, minimal care plantings around the perimeter. We'd tried to visualize this ourselves, but couldn't quite figure it out. She nailed it and it's all
Wendy W.
Jun 18, 2018
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I have hired Julie a few times now, with the latest being our largest project. She brings a lot of knowledge and creativity to each project, but also listens well to your wants and needs. I appreciate her honest approach and design sensibility. I'm NOT someone who wants to spend hours every weekend maintaining my garden, but I want it to look good. I now have a beautiful landscape that is very low maintenance. Thanks Julie!
Stephanie A.
Jun 01, 2018
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I enjoyed working with Julie and thought she came up with practical and attractive solutions for the hardscape renovation of my small garden. She was sensitive to my budget constraints and suggested the use of Calstone pavers for my driveway and patio, which blended beautifully with the Connecticut bluestone she specified for my back porch and steps. We got rid of a large expanse of pink Arizona flagstone, re-sized the lawn, built raised planters and traded a water-thirsty front lawn for a low-water landscape, which has grown beautifully in the last 3 years. I had some issues with her landscape
Aimee L.
May 18, 2018
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Worked with Julie last year on the landscaping of my back garden and she is an amazing person to work with. She is friendly and listens and really got my idea of how I wanted to design my back garden. She is full of creative ideas, detail oriented and never left me hanging during the whole project from beginning to end. I highly recommend her!
Claire D.
Oct 16, 2016
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Julie is a very knowledgeable about plants and has a great process for selecting what we were looking for. Amazing designs and plans were our end result. Unfortunately what was designed was double our budget we communicated so we had to scale back. Julie didn't provide a new design without the hardscaping in terms of plant layouts so had to work directly with landscaper to put in a path to make the yard look right.
We went with SouthBay her recommendation and they have been amazing.
But we are missing some plants that were on the approved designs so now having to address this. Was not the
We went with SouthBay her recommendation and they have been amazing.
But we are missing some plants that were on the approved designs so now having to address this. Was not the
Earth W.
Sep 09, 2016
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This is an update to my previous 2-star review.
Southbay Landscaping came and sawed off the edge of the stair so that it would fit flush and installed new flat inset lighting. They also scrubbed the iron stains with a masonry cleaner called Zep (one cup of Zep diluted in one gallon of water, scrub with scrub brush for a long time). The stains are much less noticeable now, and Matt of Southbay has told me that the cracking and chipping of the stone should no longer happen now that there is no longer an overhang. I don't know what arrangements, if any, he had with Julie Orr on the cost reimbursement
Southbay Landscaping came and sawed off the edge of the stair so that it would fit flush and installed new flat inset lighting. They also scrubbed the iron stains with a masonry cleaner called Zep (one cup of Zep diluted in one gallon of water, scrub with scrub brush for a long time). The stains are much less noticeable now, and Matt of Southbay has told me that the cracking and chipping of the stone should no longer happen now that there is no longer an overhang. I don't know what arrangements, if any, he had with Julie Orr on the cost reimbursement
Brad G.
Jun 11, 2016
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Julie worked with us for a full front and back yard redesign. She brought in great ideas that we had never considered and came up with and awesome design. She was organized, responsive, timely and made multiple trips to be sure her designs met our expectations. Our only complaint about working with Julie was her disregard for the budget we gave her.
We expected our landscape architect to keep the completed design within our budget, or at least warn us that the items we were designing are going to exceed our budget. We have obtained bids from her recommended builder, and two others in the
We expected our landscape architect to keep the completed design within our budget, or at least warn us that the items we were designing are going to exceed our budget. We have obtained bids from her recommended builder, and two others in the
Constance W.
Mar 08, 2016
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This is an update to my previous review. Julie contacted me and told me about the technically issues she was having at the time all this happened and offered me a complementary design item to make sure my experience was good. I appreciate her response and effort to communicate. I will definitely reach out again and look forward to working with her.
David C.
Nov 08, 2015
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I highly recommend Julie Orr Design. Even though Julie had a busy schedule and had to come "out of her way" to meet with us she provided a great design for a very "tired" backyard landscape. We love it.
She also stayed the course in recommending a landscaping contractor who worked well with us and met our budget.
Thanks Julie.
She also stayed the course in recommending a landscaping contractor who worked well with us and met our budget.
Thanks Julie.
Lydia M.
Oct 19, 2015
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Julie did an amazing job redesigning our yard by creating a space that is very tailored to our family. Even after her design drawings were complete, she regularly checked on the builders and was readily available for questions and additional suggestions. We could not be happier with how our yard turned out - all for the great vision that Julie had. From figuring out how to make our yard as flat as possible to balancing outdoor living space with grassy area for kids to play on, Julie was terrific and I just cannot recommend her enough!
Sarah R.
Apr 14, 2014
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We hired Julie to do an Express Garden design for our huge backyard a year ago. I found her through the great reviews on Yelp. We were so excited and had great expectations.
Well, it was disappointing. Julie came out and spent 2 hours with us. She did a simple design for us, mainly picking plants since we already had some ideas about our landscaping. It was nice to have a PDF for a landscaper to follow. But here was the big problem, we didn't go with Julie's landscaper (a pretty rude and cocky young man). We found a landscaping company on our own.
It's now a year later. A lot
Well, it was disappointing. Julie came out and spent 2 hours with us. She did a simple design for us, mainly picking plants since we already had some ideas about our landscaping. It was nice to have a PDF for a landscaper to follow. But here was the big problem, we didn't go with Julie's landscaper (a pretty rude and cocky young man). We found a landscaping company on our own.
It's now a year later. A lot
Colin M.
Sep 22, 2013
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Julie designed a new back yard that we installed this summer. We love the design, and the final product is gorgeous. Julie was great about listening to and understanding what we were going for. She interpreted our needs and wants, and came up with a design that addressed them perfectly.
Julie went above and beyond to help us with the little hiccups and details that occurred during the project installation, like helping us to fix the color of a stucco wall that was off after the first attempt.
We thought her pricing was good. Julie is very personable and easy to work with. She gladly accommodated
Julie went above and beyond to help us with the little hiccups and details that occurred during the project installation, like helping us to fix the color of a stucco wall that was off after the first attempt.
We thought her pricing was good. Julie is very personable and easy to work with. She gladly accommodated
Nigel C.
Jul 29, 2011
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Julie provided an Express Garden design service for our back yard redesign. Julie came to our home and worked with us to quickly understand what we were looking for from a landscape layout and plant perspective. Within a few hours Julie provided - on the spot - an AutoCAD generated PDF of the design, as well as a detailed inventory of plants tailored to our needs. We were then able to provide these documents to the landscaping company as a useful project planning and costing reference.
We're very happy with Julie's work, and the final product that was produced from it.
We're very happy with Julie's work, and the final product that was produced from it.
