Trusted Napa Landscapers for More Than 35 Years
DESIGN • BUILD • MAINTAIN
For more than 35 years, Penning Landscapes has designed, built, and maintained many of the finest landscapes and gardens in Napa Valley and Sonoma County. We are plant people at heart, with deep knowledge of what grows and thrives in this soil, water, and climate.
Everything Penning Landscapes does is done with longevity in mind. A landscape is designed and built to stand the test of time, then maintained and nurtured so it grows in beauty for years to come.
Your outdoor space is an extension of your home, and your “outdoor living room” should reflect your vision and bring you joy.
“A life with a garden where plants, trees, flowers, and vegetables thrive is a life well lived.”
— Ben Penning, Owner & CEOOUR SERVICES
Penning Landscapes is a single-source provider. Design, installation, and ongoing care are brought together in one signature process, so even the most intricate landscape is handled by one team and one point of contact.
Maintenance & Gardening
Maintenance is the heart of Penning Landscapes and the work the firm is most recognized for. Horticulturists tend your landscape as a living system, evolving it through the seasons so it holds the standard a fine estate or winery expects.
Plant Health & Resilience
Signature compost tea and liquid fertilizer program, to enhance natural soil life and microbiology.
Irrigation Maintenance
Zone mapping, audits, and year-round irrigation care with QWEL-certified water management.
Seasonal Planting
Planting and seasonal care that keeps the landscape evolving through the year.
Vegatable Gardens
Custom kitchen and vegetable gardens, designed, planted, and cared for.
Design & Build
Single-source design and construction for full-scope estate and winery projects, built with the long term in mind.
Design–Build
Planting and garden design, fire-wise planting, water features, outdoor kitchens, masonry, carpentry, and WELO water-compliance submittals.
Landscape Lighting
Custom lighting design and LED installation, most often delivered as part of a build.
WHO WE SERVE
Penning Landscapes partners with the people responsible for Napa Valley and Sonoma County’s finest properties.
For Estate Managers
One accountable partner for the entire landscape of a private estate.
Winery Property Directors
Vineyard-adjacent grounds care and guest-ready landscapes for wineries.
WHY PENNING LANDSCAPES
One Source, One Team
Penning Landscapes designs, builds, and maintains in-house, so the whole property is handled through one relationship and one point of contact, with no separate companies to juggle.
Built With Longevity in Mind
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Horticultural Depth
Penning Landscapes hires for horticultural depth and decades of knowledge of Napa Valley soil, water, and climate. As founder Lou Penning put it, “We know what a healthy plant looks like and can spot it from a hundred feet away.”
The Team to Handle Complex Estates
More than 50 Penning Landscapes specialists, including six maintenance crews and QWEL-certified water management, stand behind 17 CLCA awards across more than two decades.
RECOGNITION
Penning holds 17 California Landscape Contractors Association awards across 22 years. Of 17 awards 13 are in maintenance categories, including two statewide trophies.
2024
First Place
Medium Commercial Maintenance: Mayacamas Vineyards
2022
State Trophy
Small Residential Maintenance: Nirenberg Residence
2004
John Redmond Memorial Award
Best Maintenance Entry: Stanford Residence
2025
Installation Sweepstakes
Domaine Chandon Winery (design and build, designed by Peter Wendt)
“In landscaping it takes experience to create this art and it evolves over time.”
— Lou Penning, FounderMeet Our Team
With our design-build process, you’ll have one trusted partner from start to finish - covering discovery, design, construction, and maintenance. We handle every detail, making the process smooth and stress-free. Our work is built to last, ensuring your landscape remains beautiful and thrives over time.
About Penning Landscapes
Penning Landscapes is a family-owned landscape firm that designs, builds, and maintains estate and winery gardens across Napa Valley and Sonoma County.
- Established: 1988
- Location: Napa, California
- Team: More than 50 specialists, including account managers, designers, six maintenance crews, irrigation and construction crews, plant health experts, and a vegetable gardener
- Specialization: Estate and winery landscape maintenance, design, and build
- Service area: Napa Valley, Sonoma and Glen Ellen
- Credentials: QWEL-certified water management. CA Contractors License C-27 554472
- Typical engagement: Long-term maintenance partnership or project-based design and build
Common Questions
What does Penning Landscapes do?
Penning Landscapes is a single-source landscape firm in Napa that designs, builds, and maintains gardens for estates, wineries, and fine residential properties. One in-house team covers maintenance, gardening, irrigation, lighting, plant health, design, and build. That means one accountable partner for the entire outdoor space.
Who does Penning Landscapes work with?
Penning Landscapes serves estate managers, winery property directors, and owners of fine residential properties across Napa Valley, Sonoma and Glen Ellen. The firm specializes in comprehensive horticultural care rather than weekly mow-and-blow service. Most relationships are long-term maintenance partnerships.
What areas does Penning Landscapes serve?
Penning Landscapes is based in Napa and works throughout Napa Valley, including St. Helena, Calistoga, Yountville, Oakville, and Rutherford. The firm also serves Sonoma and Glen Ellen.
How does Penning manage water and irrigation?
Water is one of the highest-stakes parts of estate care in wine country, and Penning manages it through a QWEL-certified water management team. They handle irrigation planning, audits, and seasonal water plans as part of the maintenance relationship, which keeps the landscape healthy while using water sensibly.
How do we get started?
It starts with a complimentary site visit. A Penning account manager and a service expert walk the property with you, listen to what you want, and follow up with a plan scoped to the needs of your property.
Let’s Walk Your Property Together
Tell us about your property and what it needs. We will visit, listen, and show you how Penning Landscapes can care for it for years to come.