Early plant work
Cynthia started planting as a child in Bronxville, New York, in a yard full of hydrangeas, dogwood, peonies, forsythias, hyacinths, lilacs, and rhododendrons.
About Cynthia Bond
Experienced Austin landscape designer with a lifetime in plants
Since 1996, Cynthia has helped Austin homeowners sort through plants, layout, shade, soil, water, and the practical decisions that make a garden work.
Meet Cynthia
Decades of Austin landscape design, plant knowledge, and practical site guidance
Cynthia started planting as a kid and has worked with Austin gardens since 1996. Years in nurseries, interior plant work, and landscape crews gave her a practical eye for shade, limestone soil, drainage, pets, wildlife, and the places where homeowners do not want more maintenance.
Before focusing on design and consulting, she worked in nurseries, studied zoology, botany, and fine arts, owned an interior plant business, and ran a landscape crew. That history keeps the advice practical: what can be sourced, planted, maintained, and phased without making the garden harder to live with.
Austin landscape designer since 1996. Capital Area Master Naturalist. Certified Master Composter.
Texas plant training
After moving to Texas, she earned a Zoology degree from UT Austin and studied fine arts and botany.
Nursery and interior plant work
Her plant work included Weingartner's Nursery in Houston, Old Towne Nursery in Austin, and Allied Emerald Plants, a tropical plant leasing business for commercial interiors.
Crew experience
For 16 years, Cynthia ran a landscape crew, learning the installation and maintenance side of the work before focusing on design and consulting.
30+ years of landscape & garden experience
Capital Area Master Naturalist
Certified Master Composter
Central Texas plant & soil knowledge
On site
What Cynthia brings to a garden walk-through
A good Austin garden starts with what is already there: light, drainage, tree roots, soil, slope, architecture, and the amount of care the homeowner actually wants to take on.
Choosing plants for Austin heat, shade, pets, wildlife, water, and limestone soil.
Balancing lawn, beds, paths, outdoor rooms, and maintenance.
Reading what should stay, what should change, and what should wait.
Giving installers clearer direction before plant sourcing and installation begin.
Garden inspiration
Landscape inspiration, translated for Austin gardens
Cynthia's favorite places shape how she looks at a site. Structure, shade, water, plant habit, and seasonal change all matter before a planting plan starts.
The Austin landscape design work is making those ideas useful here: plant selection for the site, soil, shade, water, turf problems, lawn reduction, and the amount of maintenance a homeowner actually wants.
Courtyards, shade, water, and structure
The Austin translation is not copying a palace garden. It is using structure, shade, stone, water, and framed views so planting can feel calm without becoming stiff.
Need help with an Austin garden? Send a few photos and start with a focused landscape consultation.
Plan a Consultation
Ask Cynthia about your Austin garden
Share a few details about the site, the neighborhood, and what you are trying to decide. Cynthia can help you choose the right next step for an Austin consultation, landscape design plan, or installation support.