THE
FRONT
GARDEN
We've completely torn up the entire front yard, removing the
sickly trees and plants (while saving the lovely vintage roses).
The rock-hard adobe soil has been rototilled and broken up into
a light powder and amended with over four truck loads of rich
organic matter to refresh the earth to support vigorous plant
life. We also put in loads of gypsum to break up the adobe clay.
The landscaping has gone quite formal (to match the grandeur
of the house) and now is planted in the English Formal garden
style.
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| Oct. 04: While the plants are still very small, one can see
the geometry of a formal garden emerging. Here is the latest
shot of the garden taken in late October. (You are not seeing
double, it's two sides of the garden that "mirror" each
other on either side of the walkway) |
View of the right side of the front garden, Oct 2004 |
View of the right side of the front garden, April 2007 |
And a look at the left side of the garden, Oct 2004 |
Here's a look at the left side of the garden in April 2007 |
Jeff from Sacred Places has finished installing
two rose trellises with built in benches. These trellises will "mirror" each
other from opposite ends of the walking path.
The one below is a small (5 foot) arbor with built in bench. The
one at the far side of the yard is a large one (18 feet long) with
a built-in bench.
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Left side trellis under construction |
Right side trellis almost completed |
In the raised centers of each planting area, a
matched set of urns have been placed for visual interest. A sweet
little bird bath completes the garden.
The garden design was a joint effort between owner Miranda and
Jeff Tucker of Sacred Places Garden Design (look for his contact
info on our links/source page). Jeff was a dream to work with
and we highly recommend him to anyone wishing to either design
the garden of their dreams, or infuse their existing garden with
their ultimate fantasy elements.
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Original look of right side of front yard |
In progress—July, 2003 |
| The plants are VERY small at this point and thus
will need a season to mature after of which the true "bones" of
the garden will emerge. |
Original look of left side of front yard |
In progress—July, 2003 |
| The large quince bush on the left will soon have
a new arbor with built in bench to grow upon. |
Another original view of the left front yard |
In progress—July, 2003 |
The driveway will eventually be covered in tan granite
gravel to match the house. |
Original view of the driveway |
Driveway in progress—July, 2003 |
| The park strip has been planted with Putah Creek
ground cover and an alternating mix of French and English Lavendar,
which once mature, will provide a lovely hedge and further block
the walkers from the street. |
Original view of the parkstrip |
Parkstrip in progress—July, 2003 |
The park strip has been planted with Putah Creek,
a drought resistant ground cover and an alternating mix of French
and English Lavender that provides a lovely hedge and further
blocks the view of the street.
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