Born in London, England, Sacha McCrae was raised by parents who love to garden. Sacha and her siblings spent hours exploring, imagining, and creating in their beautiful garden. The Garden Designer seed started to grow. 

Sacha relocated to Spain in her early twenties after a successful career in Real Estate sales and opened Shanti Interiors, an interior design retail showroom, the first of its kind in the area. She earned repeat customers by offering honest, reliable, and thoughtful design solutions accompanied by exceptional customer service. She created a unique ambiance in her store that brought people through the door, and she still loves to search out unique or handmade pieces specifically suited to each customer’s needs.

Sacha arrived in California in 2000 and has been creating gardens ever since, and is the founder and Designer at Living Gardens Landscape Design.

Lisa was born in London has traveled extensively around the world, living in several countries. Throughout Lisa’s career she has always been involved in design and has worked with a number of celebrities, TV shows and publications.

Lisa serves as Chief of Operations and Marketing and oversees our online store Shop Living Gardens. Lisa keeps everything running smoothly, is a great multi-tasker, and always has new ideas how to streamline our process and provide an improved experience for our clients.

Chaya is a true California girl. Born and raised in Southern California, she has traveled with her family to Europe and Asia. Chaya has always had a passion for style and design and is putting her natural skills to great use with Living Gardens Landscape Design.

Chaya works closely with Sacha and Lisa, providing support for administrative tasks and assists in hardscape material selection and research and selection of furniture and finishes.