Outdoor
The entry gate anchors the fence and features a custom metal piece by design and fabrication shop Pepperbox. The design, which the homeowners collaborated on with the fabricators, helped to inspire the yard’s overall theme. “The whole site became the tree of life,” Batten says. The gate’s arched top — reminiscent of a moon gate — features a red underside to tie in with the home’s red roof.
前院小庭院树围栏After: Bosler started by building a new retaining wall with brick to match the existing brickwork on the front of the home. This brought the sloped front yard up to a single, much more usable level. The new outdoor living space can be accessed from the exterior through a gate adjacent to the house, seen here. Dense evergreen hedges provide privacy.
可用彩色天竺… and in nature itself. Choose plants for your garden that echo the tones of the sunset. This purple-pink Japanese maple looks radiant peeking through a Cor-Ten steel wall. This alloy, also known as weathering steel, is designed so that you don’t need to paint it. It’s perfect for the garden and provides a striking rust effect.
树种选择 Common manzanita trees are native to California. They can grow in poor, rocky soil with little water and are known to support local fauna.
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