Malibu, Los Angeles County
Landscape design and construction in Malibu
Salt air, wind, steep access and thin soils over rock. The hardest sites we work.
Brooks Landscape and Design designs and builds landscapes in Malibu, Los Angeles County, from a yard in Moorpark, California. The company is family owned and has been working in this county since 1986, doing the design, the hardscape, the pools, and the planting and irrigation with its own crews.
What is different about building in Malibu
Malibu is the most demanding site work we do: salt-laden wind, steep access, thin soils on rock, and a coastal permitting environment. Material selection matters more here than anywhere else, because the wrong metal or the wrong stone fails within a few seasons. A good deal of the current work in the city is rebuilding rather than renovating, and on a rebuild the soil, the drainage and the slope come first while the garden is the last thing that happens.
Planting that survives a Malibu summer
Plant selection in Malibu is a climate decision rather than a taste decision. Our service area covers coastal plain, the Conejo Valley and hot inland valleys within roughly twenty miles, and a palette that thrives in marine air struggles in an inland August. Choosing correctly for the specific property is also the cheapest drought tolerance available, because a plant suited to where it stands needs less water for the whole of its life without anybody managing it.
Getting it right is also what keeps a garden looking deliberate rather than merely full. A plant suited to its position holds its shape, needs less cutting back, and does not have to be replaced in three years by something that should have been there in the first place.
Services we perform in Malibu
3D Landscape Design
Walk the finished yard before a shovel moves.
Pools & Spas
Custom pools, spas, waterfalls, streams and water walls.
Outdoor Kitchens
Barbecues, pizza ovens, bars and polished concrete counters.
Outdoor Living
Fireplaces, fire pits, arbors, overhangs and seat walls.
Hardscape
Stone entries, driveways, pavers, decking and walls.
Softscape & Irrigation
Planting, lighting, irrigation, drainage, turf and dry river beds.
Brooks Landscape and Design in Malibu
Does Brooks Landscape and Design work in Malibu?
Yes. Brooks Landscape and Design serves Malibu, Los Angeles County, along with twelve other communities across Ventura County and the western edge of Los Angeles County. The company is based in Moorpark, California and has been building in this area since 1986.
What kind of landscape projects do you do in Malibu?
Full property design and construction, and single pieces of work: pools and spas, outdoor kitchens, outdoor living rooms with fireplaces and fire pits, hardscape including driveways, paving and retaining walls, planting, irrigation and lighting, and fire-resilient landscape design.
How do I start?
Call (805) 208-3739 or send a message through the contact page. We walk the property, say what we think it needs, and model it in 3D before anything is priced for construction.
Nearby areas we also serve
Brooks Landscape and Design serves these nearby areas as well as Malibu, across Ventura County and the western edge of Los Angeles County.
- Agoura HillsConejo Valley hillsides, oak woodland, and a lot of properties backing onto open space.
- CalabasasHillside lots, gated communities, and design review that is stricter than most.
- CamarilloCoastal plain, marine air, and gardens that can grow things the inland valleys cannot.
- Hidden HillsLarge equestrian lots, private roads, and a community with its own standards.
- MoorparkOur home city. The yard we can get to fastest.
- Oak ParkCompact lots, HOA design review, and mature oaks with protection rules.
Tell us about the property
Send a few lines about what you have and what you want. We will tell you what we think it takes, what order it should happen in, and whether we are the right company for it.