Wormwood Designs is a Los Angeles-based landscape design-build studio led by founder and principal designer Sloan Ashley, a native Angeleno with a lifelong connection to California’s natural beauty. With a unique blend of artistic vision and ecological expertise, Sloan creates landscapes that are not only visually compelling but deeply rooted in sustainability and sense of place.

As a full-service design-build company, Wormwood Designs brings each project from concept to completion with craftsmanship, care, and attention to detail. From thoughtful site planning and custom planting designs to seamless project execution, the studio ensures a cohesive and hands-on approach throughout every phase of the process.

Sloan’s background in graphic design, paired with a degree in horticulture focused on landscape design and arboriculture, informs her ability to harmonize structure, color, and form with the living rhythms of the land. Her experience with the National Park Service enriched her understanding of ecological systems and cultivated a deep respect for the subtle intelligence of natural environments.

Inspired by the textures, colors, and cycles of the earth, Sloan approaches each project as a collaboration with the land itself. She views plants not merely as materials, but as storytellers—each contributing personality, movement, and meaning to the overall composition. Whether through the architectural strength of agave, the gentle sway of native grasses, or the delicate blooms of buckwheat, her work celebrates the beauty and resilience of California’s native flora.

At Wormwood Designs, sustainability is a guiding principle. Specializing in drought-tolerant and native plant landscapes, Sloan designs and builds outdoor spaces that conserve resources, support biodiversity, and invite a sense of calm and connection. Her gardens are thoughtfully created to welcome not only people, but pollinators, birds, and the spirit of place.

Let’s create something grounded, vibrant, and enduring—together.