Sombra Garden Studio, Miami
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Miami-Dade · Wet season 2026 · Design, build and care

The yard before: dry lawn, weeds and a cracked concrete walk in front of a white house.
Before · Your yard today
The same yard after: royal and Bismarck palms, bird of paradise and agave, a limestone walk, new lawn and path lights.
After · Built by Sombra

Gardens for the Miami house.

Designed, built and kept by one studio, from the first walk around your lot to the monthly visit.

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  1. ICleared.Dead lawn, weeds and the old cracked walk out. The soil raked flat and level.
  2. IILaid.Pale limestone steps on white gravel. Clean edges and gravel for the beds.
  3. IIIPlanted.Royal and Bismarck palms, bird of paradise, agave and silver groundcover.
  4. IVLit.New sod to the edges. Low path lights in warm white, on from dusk.

Your garden next.

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4.8 sample rating, 63 sample reviews

BeforeYour yard today

AfterBuilt by Sombra

The studio

Sombra designs, builds and looks after gardens for houses across Miami-Dade. Palms and planting, stone and paths, water and light, set out for hard sun, long wet summers and the storm season.

Working from Miami Shores to Palmetto Bay, and out to Key Biscayne and Miami Beach.

The work

Six things we do, alone or together, all from the same garden.

  1. The front of a white house with two silver Bismarck palms, planted beds and a limestone walk.

    2.1 Garden design

    A measured plan of your lot, a plant list and a written price before anything is dug.

  2. A row of royal palms against a low evening sun.

    2.2 Planting

    Palms, shade trees, hedges and the layers beneath them, chosen for sun, salt and standing water.

  3. Pale limestone steps set on white gravel, leading to the front door.

    2.3 Stone and paths

    Walks, steps and terraces in travertine, keystone or gravel, set on a compacted base.

  4. A bed of blue agave and bird of paradise on white gravel at the edge of the lawn.

    2.4 Irrigation

    Drip and spray zones, set to Miami-Dade's two-day watering schedule.

  5. A low black path light beside the limestone walk.

    2.5 Lighting

    Low-voltage path and tree lights in warm white, on a timer.

  6. New lawn with long palm shadows across it.

    2.6 Lawn

    St. Augustine or zoysia sod, laid on cleared and graded ground.

How a garden is made

  1. A dry front yard with weeds and an old concrete walk, the lot as it is before any work.
    Before
    I

    The walk

    We meet you at the property, walk the lot with you and measure it. We note sun, shade, drainage and what you want to keep.

  2. House Royal palms Bismarck palms Limestone walk Path lights Lawn Lawn Sidewalk N
    II

    The drawing

    You get a plan, a plant list and a written price. Change what you like before we start.

  3. Mid-build: the old lawn cleared to bare soil, limestone steps set on white gravel and gravel beds along the house.
    III

    The build

    Clearing and grading, irrigation, stone, planting, sod, then lighting. In that order, so nothing is dug up twice.

  4. A finished bed of Bismarck palms, bird of paradise and blue agave against white stucco.
    IV

    The keeping

    If you want it, a monthly visit keeps the garden to the plan. More under Care.

  5. Free estimate

Studies

Gardens as we would plan them for Miami houses.

Before: a dry, weedy front yard with a cracked concrete walk in front of a white house.

Before Your yard today

After: the same house with royal and Bismarck palms, planted beds, a limestone walk on white gravel and new lawn.

After Built by Sombra

Study No. 1A front garden in Miami-DadeThe same camera, the same light. Only the yard changes.

Sample reviewSix weeks from the first walk to the lights going on. The written price was the price we paid.Sample customer, front garden, Coral Gables, Sep 2026

Stone path across a lawn to a white house at golden hour Limestone steps on white gravel at blue hour, lit by low path lights.
Study No. 2The walk at blue hourLimestone steps on white gravel. Path lights in warm white.

Care, month by month

Miami has two seasons, and a garden needs different things in each.

Wet seasonMay to October

6 months

Dry seasonNovember to April

6 months

Hurricane seasonJune 1 to November 30

183 days

Every visit

  • Pruning to the plan.
  • Palms: only fully brown fronds come off. We leave every frond above the horizontal, as UF/IFAS advises.
  • Irrigation: every zone run, every head checked.
  • Beds weeded and mulched.
  • Feeding that follows your city's fertilizer rules.
  • Lawn mowed and edged, if your plan includes it.

Wet season

May to October

Growth is fastest, so hedges and lawn are cut more often. Hurricane season runs June 1 to November 30. When a storm heads for South Florida, we take down dead fronds and bring loose pots in.

Dry season

November to April

Less rain, so we check the irrigation and adjust the run times. Slower growth, so visits turn to shaping, feeding and any changes you want made.

Care is month to month.

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Service area

Surfside, Bay Harbor Islands, Miami Shores, Upper East Side, Miami Beach, Key Biscayne, Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, South Miami, Pinecrest, Palmetto Bay.

Elsewhere in Miami-Dade? Call (305) 555-0142 and ask.

Map of the service area in Miami-Dade, from Surfside and Bay Harbor Islands south to Palmetto Bay, with Miami Beach and Key Biscayne across the bay.Biscayne BayAtlanticSurfsideBay Harbor IslandsMiami ShoresUpper East SideMiami BeachKey BiscayneCoconut GroveCoral GablesSouth MiamiPinecrestPalmetto Bay

Questions

Is the estimate free?

Yes. We come to the property, walk it with you and send a written price. You owe nothing unless you go ahead.

Do you take small jobs?

Yes. One bed, one broken irrigation zone or one path of lights is a job we do.

Which plants do well here?

Plants proven in South Florida, many of them native: sabal and royal palms, coontie, firebush, silver buttonwood and Clusia among them. Each is chosen for its spot: sun, shade, salt and how wet the ground stays.

Can a garden be ready for hurricane season?

Nothing planted is storm-proof. We plant palms and trees at the right depth and spacing, and prune palms the way UF/IFAS advises: only fully brown fronds come off.

Do I need a permit to remove a tree?

Often, yes. Many trees in Miami-Dade need a permit from the county or your city before they come out. If yours does, we tell you before you sign.

When can I water?

Miami-Dade limits lawn watering to two days a week, all year. Odd-numbered addresses water on Wednesday and Saturday, even-numbered on Thursday and Sunday. We set your controller to match.

Can you add lighting to the garden I have?

Yes. Path, step and tree lights can go into an existing garden.

Do I have to sign up for monthly care?

No. Care is optional and month to month.

Latest reviews

4.8 sample rating, 63 sample reviews

  • Sample review

    They told us which palms to keep and which to move before we signed anything.

    Sample customer, Oct 2026

  • Sample review

    The irrigation is set to our watering days, and the bill went down the first month.

    Sample customer, Oct 2026

  • Sample review

    Monthly care since spring. Same crew each visit, and they text the day before.

    Sample customer, Sep 2026

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4.8 sample rating, 63 sample reviews

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