Always Green Landscape Service

Shades of Green is a landscape architecture studio committed to promoting sustainable landscape practices through the creation of unique and innovative design solutions, integrating the landscape of humanity and nature for the benefit of both. We create unique landscapes by embracing both the physical and cultural contexts of the landscape as well as any elements specific to the project site. Every project has its own challenges. Our approach is to study the existing natural systems for each site and to understand the opportunities that those systems present.

Shades of Green is a full-service landscape architecture office located in Sausalito, California. We focus on sustainable landscape design in both residential and commercial applications. The team at Shades of Green has broad experience designing both single- and multi-family residential, hospitality, and commercial projects throughout California, the United States, and Scandinavia. She began her career in Norway, her country of origin. After earning her Master's of Landscape Architecture from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ive worked for the Public Roads Administration to design environmentally sensitive infrastructure in the vulnerable fjord and coastal landscapes of western Norway.