{"id":52,"date":"2014-03-03T22:53:50","date_gmt":"2014-03-04T04:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/?page_id=52"},"modified":"2026-02-12T10:26:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T16:26:53","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>About Us<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Eco Landscaping is a design and landscaping services firm founded by Adam Sarmiento in 1998. We bring the principles of good design, deep organic gardening and environmentally conscious practices to residential, civic and commercial spaces in Central Oklahoma. Our clients have included The Mont, Casa Blanca, The Myriad Gardens, The City of Norman, Sleep Inn, Highland Hills, City of Purcell, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Loft 401, The Columns and many more. The landscapes we create are beautiful, chemical-free, low maintenance and water-wise homages to the elegance and diversity of the Oklahoma landscape. We pride ourselves on attention to detail, innovative ecological solutions, unique plants and friendly courteous staff. From design to installation to long-term maintenance, let us help you restore your patch of Eden.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_921\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Eco-Landscaping-crew-16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-921\" class=\"size-large wp-image-921\" src=\"http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Eco-Landscaping-crew-16-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"l to r: Adam Sarmiento, Jason Davis, Patia Young, Micah LIviingston, Tyrone C Lewis, Brant Yeagley.\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Eco-Landscaping-crew-16-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Eco-Landscaping-crew-16-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Eco-Landscaping-crew-16.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-921\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L to R: Adam Sarmiento, Jason Davis, Patia Young, Micah Livingston, Tyrone C Lewis, Brant Yeagley.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-952\" src=\"http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Me-at-Myriad-16.jpg\" alt=\"Me at Myriad '16\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Me-at-Myriad-16.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Me-at-Myriad-16-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><strong>Adam Sarmiento<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After a 1997 season of working in an Organic kitchen garden in Oklahoma, Adam Sarmiento began applying Organic horticultural techniques to landscape gardening in 1998 with his Eco Lawn and Garden service in Eugene, Oregon. Over the next five years he continued to study landscape design, horticulture, organic agriculture, permaculture, edible landscaping, architecture, masonry and numerous other related ecologically appropriate skills. These studies included apprenticeships on Organic farms, many &#8220;green&#8221; workshops as part of the Eco Builders Guild, and a year long apprenticeship at the non profit Ecology Action Research Garden. During his apprenticeship at Ecology Action, Adam authored a booklet on small scale grain raising which can be purchased\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bountifulgardens.org\/Grow-Your-Own-Grains-Booklet-33\/productinfo\/BEA%2D0033\/\">here<\/a>.\u00a0In 2002 Adam moved back to central Oklahoma and began offering his services as Eco Landscaping. Since then he has continued to refine the application of Organic\/Natural growing methods and design concepts to landscapes and gardens around the region. \u00a0He is continually striving to become more native to this place through the practice of seeking out under-utilized native and local plants that have aesthetic, ecologoical and utilitarian merit. Adam is available for presentations, classes and workshops related to native plants and ecological gardening. His writings have been featured in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.statebystategardening.com\/ok\/\">Oklahoma Gardener<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/oknativeplants.org\/Gaillarida.html\">The Gaillardia<\/a>. Adam is a founding member and past board member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onpn.org\">Oklahoma Native Plant Network<\/a> and has also served as the\u00a0Vice President of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oknativeplants.org\">Oklahoma Native Plant Society<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_735\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Eco-meadow-garden-smaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-735\" class=\"size-large wp-image-735\" src=\"http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Eco-meadow-garden-smaller-1024x688.jpg\" alt=\"Early Eco Landscaping Meadow garden. Eugene, OR, 1999\" width=\"680\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Eco-meadow-garden-smaller-1024x688.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Eco-meadow-garden-smaller-300x202.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Eco-meadow-garden-smaller.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-735\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Early Eco Landscaping meadow garden. Eugene, OR, 1999<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_732\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Me-at-EA-wheat1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-732\" class=\"size-large wp-image-732\" src=\"http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Me-at-EA-wheat1-1024x687.jpeg\" alt=\"During year long apprenticeship at Ecology Action, Willits, CA 2001\" width=\"680\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Me-at-EA-wheat1-1024x687.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Me-at-EA-wheat1-300x201.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-732\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">During year long apprenticeship at Ecology Action, Willits, CA 2001<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_734\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/ea-garden.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-734\" class=\"size-large wp-image-734\" src=\"http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/ea-garden-1024x700.jpg\" alt=\"Ecology Action research garden, Willits, CA 2001\" width=\"680\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/ea-garden-1024x700.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/ea-garden-300x205.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/ea-garden.jpg 1166w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ecology Action research garden, Willits, CA 2001<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_736\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Youth-Farm.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-736\" class=\"size-large wp-image-736\" src=\"http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Youth-Farm-1024x690.jpeg\" alt=\"Internship at Springfield Youth Farm, Springfield, OR 1998 \" width=\"680\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Youth-Farm-1024x690.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Youth-Farm-300x202.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-736\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Internship at Springfield Youth Farm, Springfield, OR 1998<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Us Eco Landscaping is a design and landscaping services firm founded by Adam Sarmiento in 1998. We bring the principles of good design, deep organic gardening and environmentally conscious practices to residential, civic and commercial spaces in Central Oklahoma. Our clients have included The Mont, Casa Blanca, The Myriad Gardens, The City of Norman, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"template-full.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-52","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1038,"href":"http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52\/revisions\/1038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}