about us

At Expanding Horizons we take sustainable construction very seriously. We strive to take an ecological approach to all phases of landscape design and construction. Located in Vista CA, Expanding Horizons has emerged as San Diego County's premier designer and builder of Residential Gardens, Water Gardens and Botanical Parks. Founded in 1978 by Bryan Morse, our company has excelled in the Art of creating Natural Form Landscapes.   Bryan Morse is an Environmental Artist-Contractor with over thirty years experience in custom landscape design and construction. Morse's projects have been featured in numerous articles in  Magazines and  Newspapers

History

The son of a renowned Architect;  Bryan grew up in Rome, Italy and on the Greek Islands. He spent his youth studying the history, culture and the architecture of the towns and countryside that surrounded him. Strongly rooted in his Classical Italian and Greek traditions, Morse has brought this depth and insight to the projects that he creates.

During his extensive career he has traveled the planet studying Gardens, Architectural Features and the Exotic Flora of Tropical Jungles. Bryan has met extensively with the directors of numerous Botanical Gardens around the world and brokered acquisitions of rare plants for the Gardens he was representing.

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Passion for Botanical Gardens

Bryan Morse was an Officer of the Board of   Alta Vista Botanical  Gardens in Vista, CA for thirteen years and, for six years was the President of the Board and Director of Gardens. In 2005, Morse (and his associates)  designed the  Master Plan for  the Gardens  and implemented its construction. During his tenure with the Gardens he is responsible for acquiring and installing more than 50 large sculptures in the Gardens.  He is also the designer and builder of Pikake Gardens, which is a world class privately owned Botanical Garden located on twelve acres in Valley Center, CA.