David McCrory is a founding partner, manager, and director of operations for Planet Horticulture. He’s the first contact for questions about your project.  Dave will guide you through the consultation and design process. His spatial design skills and practical construction experience will help you envision the possibilities of your projects’ hardscape, circulation, and flow needs. He is also a talented plantsman who understands microclimates and unique aspects inherent to each site. He is a good listener and focuses on working with each client to achieve their goals. Dave is also the human resource manager, ensuring a safe, effective, and courteous team. He implements and coordinates work at the site and maintains client, employee, and supplier communications. Dave has been the manager of Planet Horticulture for the past 25+ years.

Roger Raiche is a founding partner of Planet Horticulture, noted for his creative design skills and encyclopedic knowledge of plants, both native to California and from around the world. He coined the term Planet Horticulture. He understands plants both in the wild and as garden plants. With a deep understanding of ecology and landscapes, he can evaluate their inherent values and produce an authoritative plant list for any site. He has discovered new plants to science and has had four named in his honor. Roger is honored to be the California Native Plant Society Fellow of 2011.  He also brings another valuable perspective to garden layouts and hardscape issues. Roger is well known for his over 40+ years of creating gardens, including 23 years in charge of the California Native Plant collection at the UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley and 25+ years as an owner-partner with Planet Horticulture.