Samuel Fortes grew up on a farm in Brazil. He spent his first decade of work in the US doing landscape jobs, mostly on Coronado and Point Loma. Ecosystem Landscaping & Design has been open since 2017.
Samuel walks every property himself, draws the plan, plants it, and comes back to prune. His wife, Manuela Rabelo, handles operations.
Credentials and background
- CSLB License #1152146 (verify with Contractors State License Board)
- Licensed, bonded and insured
- Certificate of insurance available to property managers on request
- 10+ years working in Coronado and Point Loma
How our articles are reviewed
Every article on this site is fact-checked and approved by Samuel Fortes before it is published. If something we wrote no longer matches how Ecosystem Landscaping & Design does the work, it gets corrected and the updated date on the article changes.
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Articles by Samuel
- What to Check Before Hiring Someone to Prune Hedges in Coronado (November 4, 2026)
- Signs an Ocean Beach Yard Needs a Rehab, Not Just a Cleanup (November 4, 2026)
- What a Landscape Design Involves on a Hillcrest Canyon Lot (November 3, 2026)
- How to Choose a Landscape Designer for a Point Loma Slope Lot (October 27, 2026)
- How a Coronado Backyard Remodel Gets Sequenced, Step by Step (October 26, 2026)
- Sod vs Artificial Turf on a Coronado Lot: Upkeep, Heat, and Salt (October 26, 2026)
- What Drives the Cost of a Landscape Design in San Diego (October 21, 2026)
- What Fails First in Landscape Lighting Near Coronado Salt Air (October 20, 2026)
- Why a San Diego Landscape Design Changes Block by Block (October 20, 2026)
- What Three Hours of Landscape Work Actually Gets Done on a Coronado Lot (October 15, 2026)
- Does Xeriscaping Lower Property Value on a Coronado Lot? (October 13, 2026)
- Which Shrubs Survive Coronado Salt Air With Little Water? (October 13, 2026)
- Which Plants Take Full Afternoon Sun and Little Water in Coronado (October 6, 2026)
- What Makes High-End Landscaping Work on a Coronado Lot (October 6, 2026)
- Landscape Architect or Contractor for a Yard Above Sunset Cliffs? (October 6, 2026)
- Replacing a Coronado Lawn With Drought-Tolerant Planting: What the Job Involves (September 30, 2026)
- Designing a Yard Above Sunset Cliffs: Grade, Wind, and Wall Height First (September 30, 2026)
- Are Landscape Designers Worth It on a Coronado Lot? (September 29, 2026)
- Gas vs Wood-Burning Fire Pits on a Coronado Patio (September 21, 2026)
- How Much Does Landscape Lighting Installation Cost in Coronado? (September 21, 2026)
- What Turf Installation Costs on a Coronado Lot (September 21, 2026)
- What to Check Before Hiring a Landscape Contractor in San Diego (September 16, 2026)
- What Landscape Construction Costs Above Sunset Cliffs (September 15, 2026)
- Why the Same Landscaping Job Looks Different in Coronado, Point Loma, and Hillcrest (September 14, 2026)
- What Drives the Cost of a Kensington Landscape Design Project (September 8, 2026)