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Do You Landscape With Tropical Foliage?
This moody koi pond, from Josh Schwartz's former home in Los Feliz, benefits from lush, tropical foliage. Do you have any around your home?
Do You Landscape With Tropical Foliage?
Before and After: A Brooklyn Backyard Gets Beautified
When homeowners David and Vivian bought their brownstone, the backyard wasn't attractive in the least. A decrepit deck, falling-down retaining walls, and exposed soil made the whole space unappealing and uninhabitable. But with some gumption and planning, the husband-and-wife team took the yard from desolate to delightful.
Casa Verde: Google Rents Goats For Lawn Mowing Alternative
Lately, I've been showing you ways to go green without spending money, since being eco-friendly isn't always about dollar bills. Sometimes, though, all it takes to get into the earth's circle of friends is to spend your money differently.Google knows what I'm talking about. The Internet monster has switched up its lawn maintenance routine by abandoning a lawn-mowing service for a more holistic approach — the service of goats.
Cool Idea: Topiary Clock
I've shown you a horse topiary outside of Stella McCartney's Beverly Hills store, but I've never shown you a topiary clock.
Who would settle for a sundial when they could clip their shrubbery into numbers? This reminds me of something you might see in a children's park, though in reality it was found on the campus of a major university.
Coveted Crib: Gwen Stefani's Old Digs (Part II)
I recently took you on a house tour of Gwen Stefani's former home in Los Feliz, and I promised there would be more to come — the exterior, specifically. Well, since I am a woman of my word, and since it's Good to Grow month, I'm back to show you the exterior of the magnificent Mediterranean, which has equally wonderful landscaping. So check out this slideshow for a sneak peek, while I sit here and contemplate why anyone would ever want to leave this house.
Coveted Crib: A Lush LA Garden
Actors Brenda Wehle and John Carroll Lynch recently shared their backyard garden retreat with the LA Times.The Sherman Oaks, Calif., home's garden features a lovely pool, grapevines that form a canopy over a breakfast patio, an infinity pool, and native plants.
When Wehle and Lynch moved into the home four years ago, they were confronted with a less than thrilling prospect for outdoor living, including a leaky, outdated pool that was surrounded by concrete, a tall wall along the property line, and a monoculture, water-heavy lawn. Working with Marilee Kuhlmann of Los Angeles-based Comfort Zones Garden Design, the couple transformed an uninspiring lawn and pool into a serenity-filled lush garden.
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Before and After: Landscape Makeovers From SB Garden Design
For over 10 years, Stephanie Bartron and her team at SB Garden Design have been transforming West Coast outdoor spots into livable, lush spaces. With a focus on sustainable residential design, the firm also offers design consulting and garden coaching. See some of the dramatic before and after photos from the firm's portfolio.
Cool Idea: Another Way to Work With a Landscape
Instead of melting into the landscape, the Bridge House, as it's been dubbed, holds its own, literally bridging the ravine it sits above.
This long, sleek home is built on 15 acres of Marin grassland in Northern California. Only 22 feet wide, the two-story, 5,500-square-foot two-level home's innovative design won it an Excellence in Architecture award from the San Francisco chapter of the American Institute of Architects last year.
Casa Verde: A Coveted California Garden
Lou Dixon, owner of Bio-Friendly Gardens, a landscape architecture firm in Berkeley, CA, creates gardens that are both beautiful and eco-friendly. A trained horticulturist, forester, and entomologist, as well as a landscape architect, Lou works in garden styles ranging from modern to Craftsman to traditional Japanese. No matter what garden style Lou works in, however, each of his projects is marked by beauty and consideration for location.
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