Bay Tree Design, inc. is a landscape architecture and planning firm in Berkeley, California. Our work seeks to create beautiful, functional spaces that reflect ecological design principles, green building practices, and edible and native planting palettes. We offer landscape architecture and environmental planning services for commercial, educational, and institutional settings. We are experienced in leading participatory design processes and welcome the opportunity to work with communities in crafting public spaces for everyone to enjoy. Bay Tree Design, inc. specializes in: ECOSCHOOL DESIGN® & CHILDREN'S ENVIRONMENTS We engage school communities in transforming their ordinary, paved schoolyards into vibrant ecosystems for outdoor learning and play, creating memorable spaces for children and adults. THERAPEUTIC GARDENS & EDIBLE LANDSCAPES We design beautiful gardens for relaxation, healing, and community enjoyment that engage the senses and use a palette of native and edible plantings to draw visitors and wildlife. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN DESIGN & STEWARDSHIP We are experienced leaders who use participatory design processes with adults and children to reach a community consensus for the design of schoolyards and other public spaces. We work with interested school districts and communities to establish maintenance plans that rely on collaborative community stewardship practices.