Vibrant Spanish Style in Menlo Park
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A custom designed wall and gate welcomes visitors into the front yard of this newly remodeled Spanish-Mission style home. The meandering pathway is Arizona flagstone. Plantings include a mix of phormium, succulents, grasses, and other drought tolerant specimens. I designed the entire masterplan, including all hardscape, walls, and plantings, through HLD Group Landscape Architecture. This home won a 2008 Environmental Award from the City of Menlo Park.
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This home is located on a corner lot. Around the side of the home, an existing dracena tree remains. New plantings including the multi-color phormium, provide architectural interest and compliment the teal accent color. | ||
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Sunny, warm colors in the front yard plantings pick up the afternoon sunlight. Groundcoves include Convolvulus mauritanicus, Gazania, and Cerastium. | ||
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This striking combination includes a variegated phormium, Coyote mint, and Carex testacea, Brown Sedge. | ||
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Walking in the front yard, a fountain provides a centerpiece, aligned with the front door. The teal door in the center of the photo leads to a private courtyard. | ||
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Gazing ball outside the dining room window is accented with silver fescue bunchgrasses. | ||
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At the front gate, custom address accent tiles were selected by the owner. The iron gate has a rusted affect, so that it seems to have been in place for many years. | ||
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In the rear yard, existing pea gravel paths and sitting areas were spruced up and re-shaped. A new planting design was created for this shady area, incorporating Pacific Coast Iris, Ferns, and Heuchera. I also designed a custom patio of mixed flagstone, bricks, and tile for the front of a newly constructed cantina. | ||
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Alongside the new planting bed, a simple, eclectic screen was desired. I provided the owner with a design for a custom curvalinear bamboo fence set inside a welded metal frame. | ||
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Flax, succulents, and california natives such as Coffeeberry and Galvezia co-exist in harmony underneath a majestic oak in the side yard. | ||
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