John Black

Current

• Principal at Verdance Fine Garden Design (Sole Proprietorship)

Past

• Alpha Dog at Off The Leash, Inc.
• Principal at Black & Co.
• Account Executive at Hal Riney & Partners

Education

• University of California, Berkeley
• Foothill College
• Stanford University

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Recommended

13 people have recommended John

Connections

97 connections

Industry

Architecture & Planning

Websites

• Portfolio & Process
• Musings & Monologues

John Black’s Summary

John is a residential landscape designer in Palo Alto, Calif., with work featured nationally on HGTV's "Landscape Smart" and "Landscaper's Challenge." John creates detailed plans that reveal each property's full potential, with architectural elements and plant combinations that are not only interesting and beautiful but also appropriate to the owner and the environment.

John is available for speaking engagements and as a media contact on landscaping, horticulture, and garden design. He has been profiled most recently in the ASLA's "Residential Landscape Design" newsletter, the Palo Alto Weekly, and at MarketWatch.com.

John Black’s Specialties:

Garden design, landscape design, curb appeal, landscape architecture, land planning, horticulture, gardening, landscaping, design modeling, drafting, perspective drawing. Areas served include San Jose, Santa Clara, Cupertino, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Redwood City, Atherton, San Carlos, San Mateo, Hillsborough, Burlingame, San Francisco.

John Black’s Experience

• Principal

  Verdance Fine Garden Design (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Architecture & Planning industry)

  January 2003 — Present (6 years 7 months)

  • Provides residential landscape design services in the San Francisco Bay Area to distinguish your home and inspire your life.
  • Full suite of services includes site analysis, conceptual design, design modeling, planting plans and construction documentation, installation oversight, and horticultural consulting.
  • Please visit http://www.verdancedesign.com for a full biography, firm profile, portfolio of designs, and lists of landscaping resources.
  • Please visit http://www.averdantlife.com for musings on gardens and gardening, updated regularly.

Additional Information

John Black’s Websites:

• Portfolio & Process
• Musings & Monologues

John Black’s Groups:

APLD, ASLA, CLCA, Stanford Alumni Association

•    Obama for America
•    American Society of Landscape Architects
•    Stanford University Alumni
•    APLD - Association of Professional Landscape Designers
•    California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA)
•    Stanford Class of 89 (Undergrad)

John Black’s Honors:

Featured on HGTV's "Landscape Smart";
Featured on HGTV's "Landscapers' Challenge"