SUN & SHADE GARDEN OASIS

Perched on a steep slope, this beautiful setting enjoys partial sun exposure in a maritime micro-climate. When remodeling their new home, our clients made the decision to clear an outdated plant palette. This gave us the wonderful opportunity to customize their garden especially for them. We worked intimately with them to select plants that they loved. Some of our choices were inspired by the Northern California landscape they had recently moved from while others were new discoveries found on visits to local botanical gardens and nurseries. Their terraced front garden presented a challenge because of the steep slope and clay soil. It was critical to stabilize the soil before the rainy season and we chose plants we knew would grow vigorous roots despite the tough conditions. Their shady, corridor like back yard was the perfect setting to create a peaceful, lush oasis. We designed and installed a soothing basalt rock water feature that brings pleasure year round. The shade garden plant palette highlights varying tones of green and white with occasional bursts of colorful flowers. We love to make subtle revisions to the prominent rectangular raised planters to ensure visual interest in every season. Both front and back gardens have thrived past expectations and we take great pleasure in stewarding the growth and health of this garden and especially in sharing in this joy with the homeowners.