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Biography
Greg Rubin
Greg Rubin, owner of California's Own Native Landscape Design, started working with native plants back in 1985, while renovating his parent's home in Chatsworth, CA. Although educated and subsequently employed in a successful engineering career, Greg maintained a fascination with natives based on this early experience. Soon, he was landscaping for friends and family on weekends and holidays. Demand continued to rise, and by 1993, Greg was able to start his successful and unusual landscaping business. Since that time, his company has designed over 400 native landscapes in San Diego County.
Greg has been featured in a number of periodicals including the North County Times, Union Tribune, and magazines such as Sunset, San Diego Home and Garden, San Diego Reader, and California Gardener. Media coverage includes appearances on KGTV, KUSI, and KFMB. He has also been a repeat guest on KPBS radio’s These Days with Tom Fudge. Greg regularly gives presentations on native plants to garden clubs and other organizations throughout San Diego County.
Noteworthy projects:
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Design and installation of the Los Angeles City Fire Department Training Center native fire-resistant landscape.
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Department of Homeland Security FEMA grant for design and installation of the Elfin Forest Fire Department firewise landscape.
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Design and installation of UCC Church native garden in La Mesa, CA.
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Wildflower meadow & shade garden at Live Oak Park in Fallbrook, CA, later featured in Sunset Magazine.
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Design and installation of the native landscape at the Rincon del Diablo Municipal Water District in Escondido, CA.
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The Lerner project, featured on KUSI's Garden Club series.
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Ten acre private restoration near Santa Ysabel, CA.
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Five acre landscape/restoration in Rancho Santa Fe.
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Collaboration with Drew and James Hubbell on Shelter Island project.
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Design and specifications for Indian Health Services Santa Ysabel Medical Center landscape.
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Design collaboration and consultation for the Navy Medical Center’s Healing Garden.
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Design of 2 acre native landscape at Indian Rock Park in Vista, CA.
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Rennovation of the large wolf enclosure for the California Wolf Center in Julian.
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Re-design of upper Point Loma Native Plant Preserve at Collier park.
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Design collaboration and maintenance for the Buena Vista Audobon Center in Oceanside.
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Shaw-Lopez residential green space in Sorrento Valley.
Workshop/Seminar List:
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University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program
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National Wildlife Federation
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Cal State San Marcos
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Cuyamace, Mesa, and Palomar colleges
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Water Conservation Garden
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Del Mar (now San Diego County) Fair
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Cal Trans
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San Diego Natural History Museum
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San Diego Wild Animal Park
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Pesticide Applicator’s Professional Association
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California Landscape Constractor’s Association
Publication List:
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Spring 1998, Wild Garden Magazine “Creating a Successful Native Landscape”.
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April 2002, California Gardener Magazine “Why Should Natives Seem so Exotic?”
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Yvette Anderson
 Despite being a native of South Africa, Yvette strongly advocates the use of California Natives in San Diego gardens rather than plants from her homeland. Her love for horticulture stems from childhood days spent on a farm in northern South Africa at the side of a mom and grandmother who were plant lovers. She credits her artistic side to her father, who is a sculptor. These two disciplines harmonize beautifully in her designs as she continually strives to expand the creative use of hardscape and construction materials with a congruent use of plant material. She has been with California’s Own for nearly four years, having designed projects ranging from twenty plants in small residential back yards to thousands of plants on multi-acre developments and large public projects.
Yvette moved to San Diego in 1996 and worked originally as a financial analyst with degrees in accounting and financial management (she is an internationally certified management accountant). Not unlike Greg Rubin, however, Yvette felt her true passion for horticulture beckoning. She achieved an Associates Degree in Landscape Design before taking a job at California’s Own. Now she loves teaching groups about designing with California native plants, and working with clients to establish and maintain attractive native gardens. In March 2007 she won an award for “Most Original Artistic Design” at the San Diego Home and Garden Show.
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