Professional Landscape design by alice amber
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
For Private Residences & Retreat Centers
We specialize in elevating existing gardens into more beautiful, functional and sustainable outdoor spaces — while also creating complete landscape concepts for new projects from the ground up.
- Elevate The Existing Garden
- Start a New Garden Concept
- Steps of Design Process
Elevate Your Garden
to The Next Level
to The Next Level
Many beautiful gardens already exist — but over time, they change. Plants grow out of proportion. Views disappear. Areas lose clarity. Maintenance becomes heavier. The original concept may no longer fit your current vision or the way the space is being used today.
Our work is to review the existing garden and bring it to the next level.
We help elevate gardens through:
- Refined visual composition
- Improved functional zoning
- Stronger focal points
- Updated plant collections
- Ecological and climate-adapted planting
- More sustainable maintenance logic
- Integration between architecture, views, and nature
This is not about re-doing what already exists. It is about recognizing the soul of the garden and helping it evolve.
1
Functional Elevation
Clarifying outdoor zones such as entrances, terraces, paths, fire areas, pool areas, meditation spaces, service areas, and visual transitions so the garden will be functional as well as beautiful. With less efforts to mantain.
2
Aesthetic and Atmospheric Elevation
Improving the garden’s visual identity, composition, style, color palette, contrast, textures, plant layering, and focal points. Creating a mature garden that feels immersive and authentic.
For small areas and the entire gardens.
For small areas and the entire gardens.
3
Botanical and Ecological Elevation
Selecting plant collections adapted to the specific climate, light, soil, and maintenance reality of the site. Improving ecological sustainability and biodiversity, microclimate, and long-term resilience.
Alice Amber
Landscape Designer & Art Director
I'm a professional landscape designer with more than 15 years of experience creating functional and visually refined gardens in challenging climate zones.
I'm a biologist, with a specialization in plant varieties and ecology. And my extended professional path led me into landscape and floral design, where I developed my style and approach of artistic plant expression.
My work combines modern design, ecological awareness, climate-specific plant collections, and the creation of natural yet powerful garden atmosphere.
I'm a biologist, with a specialization in plant varieties and ecology. And my extended professional path led me into landscape and floral design, where I developed my style and approach of artistic plant expression.
My work combines modern design, ecological awareness, climate-specific plant collections, and the creation of natural yet powerful garden atmosphere.
Alice Amber
Landscape Designer & Art Director
I'm a professional landscape designer with more than 15 years of experience creating functional and visually refined gardens in challenging climate zones.
I'm a biologist, with a specialization in plant varieties and ecology. And my extended professional path led me into landscape and floral design, where I developed my style and approach of artistic plant expression.
My work combines modern design, ecological awareness, climate-specific plant collections, and the creation of natural yet powerful garden atmosphere.
I'm a biologist, with a specialization in plant varieties and ecology. And my extended professional path led me into landscape and floral design, where I developed my style and approach of artistic plant expression.
My work combines modern design, ecological awareness, climate-specific plant collections, and the creation of natural yet powerful garden atmosphere.
During my path I've participated in landscape exhibitions and gave design workshops in France, Spain, Denmark, Japan, Germany, Russia, Malaysia, and has been a champion and winner of many professional floral design competitions.
My passion is traveling internationally to explore gardens, design artworks, plant collections, local nature and cultural landscapes.
Today, I create landscape projects in Mexico, with experience in heat-intense tropical gardens on the ocean coast, and a growing specialization in elevating gardens in mountain climate of Valle de Bravo, Estado de México.
My passion is traveling internationally to explore gardens, design artworks, plant collections, local nature and cultural landscapes.
Today, I create landscape projects in Mexico, with experience in heat-intense tropical gardens on the ocean coast, and a growing specialization in elevating gardens in mountain climate of Valle de Bravo, Estado de México.
Private Residential Gardens
For homes, villas, and private estates, I design outdoor spaces that support beauty, comfort, privacy, and daily life.
Temple Gardens for Retreat Centers
For retreat centers and ceremonial spaces, the garden has another function having some different functional zones and even more connection with the nature.
I design temple gardens as spaces for personal transformation, inner connection, restoring, silence, ceremony, contemplation, and integration.
I design temple gardens as spaces for personal transformation, inner connection, restoring, silence, ceremony, contemplation, and integration.
3 Steps of Creating the Garden
For existing gardens that need a renewed visual, ecological, or functional direction.
For new gardens or specific areas that need a strong design identity before moving forward.
For new gardens or specific areas that need a strong design identity before moving forward.
- Step 1
Landscape Concept & First DraftsIt's a start point - where designer meets a client and a garden.
We begin by understanding the space, climate, architecture, views, existing plants, lifestyle, and desired atmosphere.
At this stage, I create the first design direction and scketched.
May include:- Site observation
- Existing space analysis
- Discussing the vision for the garden and space
- Measurements
- Focal point strategy
- Zoning improvements
- Visual references
- Design sketches
- Style direction and garden atmosphere
- Color palette recommendations
- Plant collection strategy
- Concept & functional zones plans
- Reference images
- Conceptual 3D visualization direction
- Step 2
Functional Landscape ProjectFor those who want to move from concept into a more developed plan.
Once the concept is clear, the design becomes more precise. This stage transform the vision into a functional project: zones, paths, planting areas, focal points, water elements, lighting, and technical needs. It's elaboration of the garden elements, shapes, and sizes.
May include:- Detailed functional zoning plan
- Plant assortment pallet according to the general concept and functional zones
- Design details of specific landscape elements such as ponds, garden constructions, etc...
- Material palette
- Irrigation and drainage system plan
- Lighting design
- Calculating the budget for the project implementation
- Coordination notes for implementation and mantanance
- Detailed 3D visualization
- Step 3
Implementation & SupervisionFor those who are ready to move the garden from a paper to the land.
According to the project, may include:- Collecting/finding best plants according to the project
- Materials and plants delivery
- Construction, structural and engineering works
- Planting plants
- Operating and mantanance recommendations
The time for implementation depends on complexity of the original landscape concept; complexity and size of existing land situation; availability of materials, weather conditions, funding.
The final stage brings the garden into reality. Depending on the project, implementation may involve gardeners, builders, irrigation specialists, lighting technicians, stone workers, carpenters, or other hard work power.
Author's Supervision
I'm independent landscape designer and not a construction company. At this stage of project I offer my author's supervision and leading the landscape project during implementation.
This keeps the design process clean: I'm as a designer of the project lead the concept, implementation, aesthetics, and design direction, while technical specialists support the work when requires. My role is to guide the design vision, the aesthetic decisions, and help ensure that the final garden remains faithful to the concept.
- For "Elevating Garden Projects" when hard landscape works and constructing are not required, I offer my own small garden team to plant or replant plants according to updated botanical concept, new color pallet or elevated focal points design.
- For complex garden concepts and implementing garden from scratch, I collaborate with specialized teams in construction, irrigation, engineering, lighting, stonework, and installations, depending on the location and project needs.
This keeps the design process clean: I'm as a designer of the project lead the concept, implementation, aesthetics, and design direction, while technical specialists support the work when requires. My role is to guide the design vision, the aesthetic decisions, and help ensure that the final garden remains faithful to the concept.
Designing Across Climate Extremes
"My landscape experience began in places where design was never only about beauty.
In Ural Mountains where I'm from, and Siberia gardens had to survive long winters and temperatures that could reach -45°C. Tropical plants, many fruit trees, and delicate ornamental species were simply not an option. Every design decision had to respect cold, snow, wind, and short growing seasons.
Later, working in tropical and ocean climates, the challenge changed completely. Salt, heat, humidity, intense sun, sandy soils, and strong plant growth created another kind of design discipline.
This experience shaped my way of seeing gardens. I do not choose plants only because they are beautiful. I choose them because they belong to the climate, the maintenance reality, the architect view, and the heart of the space."
In Ural Mountains where I'm from, and Siberia gardens had to survive long winters and temperatures that could reach -45°C. Tropical plants, many fruit trees, and delicate ornamental species were simply not an option. Every design decision had to respect cold, snow, wind, and short growing seasons.
Later, working in tropical and ocean climates, the challenge changed completely. Salt, heat, humidity, intense sun, sandy soils, and strong plant growth created another kind of design discipline.
This experience shaped my way of seeing gardens. I do not choose plants only because they are beautiful. I choose them because they belong to the climate, the maintenance reality, the architect view, and the heart of the space."
Alice in Valle de Bravo
Valle de Bravo is one of the most interesting garden territories in Mexico. Because of several reasons...
Many properties already have mature gardens created years ago. These gardens have grown, shifted, expanded, and sometimes lost their original clarity. At the same time, modern landscape design has evolved: today, a high-level garden is expected to be not only beautiful, but also ecological, functional, sustainable, and deeply connected to place.
Valle de Bravo offers a rare botanical opportunity. Its climate allows for extraordinary plant diversity: pine-like trees, temperate species, tropical textures, Mediterranean plants, flowering shrubs, dry-zone plants, and cactus compositions can all become part of a sophisticated landscape language when used correctly.
Many properties already have mature gardens created years ago. These gardens have grown, shifted, expanded, and sometimes lost their original clarity. At the same time, modern landscape design has evolved: today, a high-level garden is expected to be not only beautiful, but also ecological, functional, sustainable, and deeply connected to place.
Valle de Bravo offers a rare botanical opportunity. Its climate allows for extraordinary plant diversity: pine-like trees, temperate species, tropical textures, Mediterranean plants, flowering shrubs, dry-zone plants, and cactus compositions can all become part of a sophisticated landscape language when used correctly.
Alice in Valle de Bravo
Valle de Bravo is one of the most interesting garden territories in Mexico. Because of several reasons...
Many properties already have mature gardens created years ago. These gardens have grown, shifted, expanded, and sometimes lost their original clarity. At the same time, modern landscape design has evolved: today, a high-level garden is expected to be not only beautiful, but also ecological, functional, sustainable, and deeply connected to place.
Valle de Bravo offers a rare botanical opportunity. Its climate allows for extraordinary plant diversity: pine-like trees, temperate species, tropical textures, Mediterranean plants, flowering shrubs, dry-zone plants, and cactus compositions can all become part of a sophisticated landscape language when used correctly.
Many properties already have mature gardens created years ago. These gardens have grown, shifted, expanded, and sometimes lost their original clarity. At the same time, modern landscape design has evolved: today, a high-level garden is expected to be not only beautiful, but also ecological, functional, sustainable, and deeply connected to place.
Valle de Bravo offers a rare botanical opportunity. Its climate allows for extraordinary plant diversity: pine-like trees, temperate species, tropical textures, Mediterranean plants, flowering shrubs, dry-zone plants, and cactus compositions can all become part of a sophisticated landscape language when used correctly.
Portfolio. Visual Concepts.
Visual work, plans, 3D concepts, ready gardens
Landscape Projects | Before and After
Here you may explore some of my projects in motion. From the stage zero, trough design process into implementation and ready result.
As well my articles about selection plants, materials and design solutions.
- Tropical Post-Modern
- Wild Cost
- Garden Renovation
Let’s Elevate Your Garden
to the Next Level
to the Next Level
Whether your garden already exists or is still only an idea, I can help you create a landscape concept with beauty, structure, and ecological approach.
For private residences, retreat centers, and selected hospitality spaces.
Phone: +1 123 4567890
Email: hello@loftpineapple.com
For private residences, retreat centers, and selected hospitality spaces.
Phone: +1 123 4567890
Email: hello@loftpineapple.com
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