About me

the short version…

Hello!

I’m Jennifer de Graaf, here’s a little bit about me:

Credentials:  I am a licensed Landscape Architect in California (PLA), a LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP), Bay Friendly Qualified Professional and Rater (BFQP & Bay-Friendly Rater now called ReScapeCA), and a Qualified Water Efficient Landscaper (QWEL). 

Educating:  I taught for 5 years for the University of California at Berkeley Extension program in the Landscape Architecture Department before the program ended late 2019.  I also spent a couple of years training professionals at ReScapeCA and acting as Director of Education.  I am all about elevating anyone who wants to learn about the landscape and the environment – it is too important not to try. 

Fire:  My focus of late is fire.  I have been stepping back from private design work in order to focus on educating people about fire in the landscape.  Read the story in the long version. 

When I am not writing or designing, I can be found knitting, and gardening in Northern California with my wonderful husband and two kitties, Coconut and Squid.