Style Explorer
Find your design language.
Every great landscape speaks one language fluently. Explore the four we build most on the coast — and see finished proof of each in the portfolio.
Design languages
Which coast is yours?
Four design languages cover most of what coastal San Diego asks of us. Switch between them — palette, materials, planting, water appetite — and see the built proof in the portfolio.
"Clean lines, quiet color, ocean light doing the decorating."
Board-formed concrete, Corten steel, decomposed granite planes, and sculptural drought-tolerant planting in drifts. Restraint is the luxury — the garden frames the view instead of competing with it.
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Signature materials
- Board-formed concrete
- Corten steel planters
- Decomposed granite
- Basalt or bluestone pavers
Signature planting
- Agave 'Blue Glow'
- Ornamental grasses
- Dymondia groundcover
- Sculptural aloes
"Olive trees, warm stone, and gardens that remember Andalusia."
Terracotta, tumbled stone, citrus and olive, lavender spilling over low masonry walls. The style Bradley has built more than any other — it simply belongs at this latitude, on these hills, in this light.
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Signature materials
- Tumbled travertine
- Terracotta tile
- Porphyry cobble
- Stucco garden walls
Signature planting
- Olive & citrus trees
- Lavender & rosemary
- Italian cypress
- Bougainvillea
"The coast planted back the way it wants to grow."
Manzanita, ceanothus, and salvias in gravel mulch with boulder outcrops and meandering DG paths. Comes alive with pollinators, shrugs off drought, and looks more established every year — the water-wise future, done beautifully.
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Signature materials
- Local boulders
- Gravel mulch
- DG pathways
- Weathered wood accents
Signature planting
- Manzanita 'Dr. Hurd'
- Ceanothus 'Ray Hartman'
- Cleveland sage
- Deer grass
"Vacation, permanently installed in the backyard."
Layered tropical-adjacent planting, an infinity edge or spa, cabana shade, and lighting designed for 8pm. Engineered indulgence — everything lush is drip-irrigated, wind-tested, and picked to handle salt air.
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Signature materials
- Travertine decking
- Water features
- Louvered cabanas
- Frameless glass rail
Signature planting
- King & kentia palms
- Bird of paradise
- Star jasmine
- Flax & philodendron
Styles are a starting point, not a box — most Bradley designs blend two. Bring your favorite to a design package and we'll make it yours.
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