Landscape Design across Humboldt County.

Eureka, CA

Victorian-era frontages reward a design that suits the house instead of fighting it.

Arcata, CA

North of the bay, home to Cal Poly Humboldt. Wet winters and plenty of older homes with fence lines that have seen better decades.

McKinleyville, CA

North of Arcata along 101, with newer subdivisions and bigger lots than the bay towns, which usually means more fence line per property.

Fortuna, CA

In the Eel River valley, warmer and drier than the coast. More lawn, more irrigation, and a longer growing season than Eureka gets.

Ferndale, CA

Historic frontages want a design that respects the street.

Trinidad, CA

Coastal bluffs north of McKinleyville. Wind and salt air are hard on fences and plantings alike, so material choice matters more here.

Blue Lake, CA

Small city inland of Arcata on the Mad River, out of the worst of the coastal wind.

Rio Dell, CA

Above the Eel River across from Scotia, with sloped lots that often want a retaining wall before anything else.

Scotia, CA

The old mill town on the Eel, with uniform lots and a lot of original fence line still standing.

Loleta, CA

Dairy country south of the bay, where field fence and livestock fencing come up as often as privacy fence.

Hydesville, CA

East of Fortuna where the valley starts climbing, with larger parcels and more clearing work.

Carlotta, CA

Out Highway 36 past Hydesville. Rural parcels, long driveways, and real defensible-space needs.

Willow Creek, CA

Inland on Highway 299, with hot dry summers and a fire season the coast does not have. Defensible space is not optional out here.

Garberville, CA

Southern Humboldt on the Eel, with hotter summers and steeper lots than the bay towns.

Redway, CA

Just north of Garberville in southern Humboldt, same hot summers and steep parcels.

Samoa, CA

Out on the peninsula across the bay. Sand, wind, and salt, which is about the hardest combination there is on a fence.

Manila, CA

Dune country on the peninsula between the bay and the ocean, where footings and wind load matter more than looks.