kathy miles design
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landscape designer
creating landscapes that are creative | practical | beautiful
Landscape designer serving the greater Sacramento, California region, including Roseville, Rocklin, Lincoln, Loomis, Auburn

I'm Kathy, a landscape designer, princess, and cowgirl apparently.

I was a real estate appraiser in my past life and had the privilege of seeing the inside of so many beautiful and well-appointed homes. Then I’d step outside and think “what the heck happened here?” Did they not know the house came with a yard? Did they think the backyard was only for weeds and the dog? Yikes.
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But what could I do? Well, I'll tell you what . . . walk away from a perfectly good career and start something from scratch I had never tried before, that's what. I retired my appraisal license, sold my interest in the business, and opened a retail store filled with patio and garden accessories and treasures to enrich, delight, and enchant.
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On occasion I was invited to a customer’s home to help decorate and stage their outdoor space, which often turned into a landscape design consultation. I’d wonder why they were asking me . . . I don’t design landscapes, I accessorize. I’d toss out a few ideas, but didn’t take it any further.
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Well, in 2017, just 13 short years later, I enrolled in the Landscape Design program at American River College in Sacramento, California. It seems my new calling was dirt and bugs.
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This career choice allows me to bring beauty into peoples lives. I would love to show you your landscape's potential and how to love what may be the most scary place there is . . . your own yard.