I designed this hillside garden through HLD Landscape Architecture. A gazebo and a walking path for the owner form the backbone of the garden. Drought-tolerant plants beautify the slope and provide for wildlife.

Rock and boulders excavated during construcion of the home were used to create dry stacked stone terraces on the hillside. Re-using resources found onsite is a key element of sustainable landscaping.

California native plants such as Ceanothus 'Yankee Point', Salvia 'Bees Bliss', Mimulus aurantiacus, and Cercis occidentalis were planted in the sunny clearing and assist in erosion control

A wood arbor serves as a focal point and casual sitting spot to take in views.

A gold decomposed granite pathway meanders through the hillside oak woodland. Myrica californica, California Wax Myrtle, is planted above the stacked stone wall to screen the water tanks above.

The plantings under the oak trees also include a drought toleran fern: Polystichum munitum, western sword fern.