This modern home and its two guesthouses, set on an expansive eight-acre landscape, required substantial vegetative screening to establish both intimate spaces for quiet contemplation and areas capable of hosting large gatherings
With extensive use of native grasses, plants for wildlife, and a variety of pine trees and ginkgo trees, the eight-acre landscape transforms the modern home and two guesthouses into a secluded and self-contained world.
This large property afforded us the ability to fill the front and rear lots with lush plants and stone walkways. We gave the front entrance courtyard it’s own private feel with nooks filled with a small water feature and sculptural work. The rear of the house features beautifully rustic, vine covered wood fencing and stone walkways leading you to a large rear yard. We filled the expansive rear yard with two large tree planters. Under one of these large trees is a hidden seating area to relax in the cool shade.
The large front yard of this home needed extra love and attention. To help fill the space, we installed a sweeping front Gravel path to guide visitors from the front door to the driveway. Large, colorful planting areas on both sides of the path makes you feel as if you’ve stepped into Wonderland!
The previous landscape was lackluster and in desperate need of refreshment. The existing pool was at a lower level than the finished floor of the house so the new pool was raised and designed with a negative edge. The surrounding landscape was also designed to cater to outdoor living and relaxation and so a terraced patio was added.
We maximized the front space of this lot by adding thick, lush plantings with a stone slab parking area and stone steps up to the front door. Plants at the front included various Sedge, Yew, Aralia, Hellebore, Rosemary and Japanese Maple to bring the space to life. Next to the swimming pool, a mixture of Arizona Cypress and Podocarpus were used to give extra privacy.