THE OUTSIDERS
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I featured a beautiful, relaxing outside landscape with pool and reflecting pond. The flow and symmetry of the design are married with contemplative areas that are filled with light and reflections. It’s an extension of the house that works well for fun-filled family gatherings or peaceful moments in solitude.
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JANIECE SNYDER
Janiece Snyder Landscape Designs
Manhattan Beach 310-920-9744 [email protected] jsnyderdesigns.com
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Janiece Snyder Landscape Designs is a Manhattan Beach-based landscape firm that has grown organically over the past 18 years. I work with a variety of clients and cater to their needs—whether it be a new garden within an existing space or re-designing an outdoor patio and pool landscaping. Each project is a partnership with my clients, as I am passionate about creating gardens and outside spaces that are unique, intimate reflections of the family’s style and needs.
designer in Manhattan Beach, with her vegetable garden. Both my great-grandfathers were in the business here in Manhattan Beach–one as a professor of agriculture and the other as the greenskeeper for the LA Country Club. Since those early days of tinkering, I never stopped digging in the dirt. From referral after referral, I have grown my business over the years, and I am so fortunate to be able to transfer my passion into a career that still allows me to dig in the dirt and design beautiful outdoor spaces for a variety of clients in the South Bay.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT THIS INDUSTRY THAT CAPTIVATES YOU?
It isn’t the industry that captivates me; it’s the actual work. My company began organically through friends and neighbors who would see me out in the garden and ask for my help. I love what I do. I feel at peace while in the garden. It’s amazing how a beautiful garden or outside patio can change someone’s life. That may sound a bit over-the-top, but if you design the right environment with symmetry, light, reflections or movement with fragrant flowers, it gives a person a little piece of heaven to relax in, unwind or dream. In this hectic, rushed world, it’s wonderful to create spaces outside that entice you to linger, take a moment to breathe or just enjoy time together as a family. I love being a part of that.
WHEN DID YOU START YOUR BUSINESS IN THE SOUTH BAY?
I began Janiece Snyder Landscape Designs almost 18 years ago, but have been tinkering in the garden since I was a little girl—many years before that! I am a proud third-generation South Bay landscape designer, so I guess you could say gardening is actually in my blood! As a little girl, I loved “helping” my Aunt Susan, also a landscape
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