Penning Landscapes

Penning Landscapes is a landscaping firm in Napa, CA. It operates as a family-owned, single-source provider for landscape design, construction, and maintenance across Napa Valley and Sonoma County. The firm serves estate managers, private owners, winery property directors, and hospitality properties. Its services include planting and garden design, fire-wise planting, water features, outdoor kitchens, masonry, carpentry, and landscape lighting. The company also offers irrigation maintenance with QWEL-certified water management, seasonal planting, custom vegetable gardens, and a plant health program using compost tea and liquid fertilizer. Penning Landscapes holds a 5.00 rating based on customer reviews.

The business was founded in 1988 by Lou Penning, who began his career as a gardener at Joseph Phelps Vineyard. His experience in Napa Valley’s specific soil, water, and climate conditions shaped the firm’s approach to creating landscapes that develop and thrive over decades rather than just at planting. Under the leadership of his son, Ben Penning, the company continues to apply this long-term horticultural focus. The firm emphasizes continuity by using the same team for design, build, and maintenance, ensuring the people who know the property are the same ones caring for it year after year. This single-team structure allows the firm to handle intricate estate and winery projects with one point of contact. Penning Landscapes has received 17 California Landscape Contractors Association awards, most of which recognize its maintenance work. The team hires for horticultural depth, focusing on understanding what grows and struggles in the region's microclimates.

The firm is located at 68 Coombs Street, Suite D-11, in Napa. It sits on Coombs Street, about a tenth of a mile from Kiwanis Park. Shearer Elementary School is approximately three-tenths of a mile away. West Imola Avenue, Jefferson Street, and Old Sonoma Road are all within half a mile of the site. St. Joseph's Health Prompt Care is located about six-tenths of a mile from the office.

Penning Landscapes stands among the strongest landscaping firms in Napa, recognized for its longevity in the industry and its specialized care for high-value properties. The business has served the Napa Valley and Sonoma County areas for more than 35 years, building a reputation for maintaining the standards expected by fine estates and wineries.

As a Napa-based landscape firm, Penning Landscapes combines deep local horticultural knowledge with a comprehensive design-build-maintain process, serving the valley from St. Helena and Calistoga down through Yountville, Oakville, and Rutherford.