Soleil, which means sun in French (Serge’s native language) is also the name of our daughter. And like the sun she is the center of our world giving us warmth and life. Soleil Gardens is a family-run enterprise intended to make the world a more edible place one garden at a time.
Serge Falesitch has managed exclusive estates in Malibu, Beverly Hills, and Rancho Santa Fe. He cooked alongside Wolfgang Puck and was named one of the “World’s Best Chefs” by the American Academy of Hospitality. He has studied sustainability practices for over a decade and is a certified LEED Green Associate.
But years ago, when he was a young boy living in Tahiti, he told his parents that he wanted to be a gardener when he grew up. Today, he is doing just that, drawing from his rich expertise in cuisine, hospitality, estate management, and sustainability to make edible conversion accessible and attainable.
Edible conversion is the practice of transforming an existing outdoor space into an edible landscape. A former executive chef for Spago, Serge has an intimate understanding of seasonal produce and can visualize, construct, and install gardens that bring farm-to-table culinary practices into your very own backyard. From elevated garden planters to orchards, Serge’s designs evolve with the seasons and are created to be as pleasing to the eye as they are to the palate.
Rooted in the Rancho Santa Fe community, Serge also brings a keen understanding of the coastal climate and local landscaping practices to his work, ensuring that each garden is designed to flourish season after season.
THE SEED OF LIFE
What does the Seed of Life mean?
Although the names “Seed of Life” & “Flower of Life” are contemporary, the geometric figures themselves have a long history. They are first documented in the ancient Near East, during the second millennium BC.
A Flower: As the name rosette (French, “little rose”) implies, the figure resembles a flower. A tradition of using geometrically stylized flowers, leaves, and branches as decorative elements originated in Mesopotamia and continues to be used today.
The Sun: The rosette has been used to represent the Sun, with the petals as rays. The Sun has a close association with the number six. It also has four stops during its daily motion: east at dawn, south at noon, west at dusk, and north at night.
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