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1. The Return of Paradiso
Imagine the sun setting on a harsh world of industrial salvage and technological waste only to rise on paradise, full of harmony and beauty. Exotic vines twine artfully through castoff steel coil. Native plants soften used construction materials, transforming them into sculptural artforms. Edibles nourish us in the New Eden. A curved wall of stone, metals, art, and memories cradles the garden. In the center, a courtyard fountain delights the senses. Here, objects from the past join with the living present to create a place around us growing, blooming, nurturing our souls. The perfect blend of everything, this strangely familiar place... it’s called Paradiso
Quite Contrary Garden Design
Mary Te Selle
San Rafael CA
415-453-3533
Raúl Campos Landscapes
San Pablo, CA
510-221-8544
2. Beautiful at All Times of the Year
The garden induces a sense of calm through complementary colors. There is a natural flow to your journey as you walk through this meditative space. This is the place to read a book or engage in quiet reflection as a nearby fountain provides a serene soundtrack and where the simple scent of a fragrant flower can refresh your spirit and inspire your soul. It is a place that awakens all the sensations that remind us why we love gardens so much. The landscape elements found here include trees, shrubs, rocks, gravel, water, and moss. Boulders are used as centerpieces and provide the garden with a feeling of stability. Gravel is used to imitate the flow of water and other stones are used to create boundaries and sculptural focal points. This informal, meditative and welcoming garden works with limited space or as a courtyard garden.
Bayer Garden Design
Daniela Bayer
Santa Clara CA
650-888-0962
www.bayergardendesign.com
ACF “Paver Stone Experts”
Art Fisher
Morgan Hill CA
408-230-9369
www.acfconcrete.com
3. The Urban Garden; Adaptable Architecture
The city of the future is crowded: open space is rare and valuable. Faced with re-densification, every plane has potential as a planting surface. The San Francisco backyard of the future utilizes the walls, roof, and furniture to create a green oasis. Because space is limited, the garden must serve a variety of functions; it must be dynamic and adaptable via a system of moveable parts. The main components, green walls, move along a below-grade track system. Visitors to the garden are encouraged to create their own spaces by sliding the surfaces along the tracks. The moveable grid of walls is interrupted by an arced track that a fruiting tree moves along, allowing the tree to follow the sun throughout the day to capture the most light in the increasingly cavernous city. The plants themselves reflect future conditions shaped by increased heat from global climate change. The selected plants that occupy the walls and overhead plane will reflect the need for vegetation that is tolerant of drought, increased heat and wear-and-tear of the dense urban environment. Our scheme reinvents the garden as a multi-planar experience, a garden that embraces the user from all sides.
UCB: Department of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning
Brian Gillett, Nadia Alquaddoomi, Adrine Arakelian, Niamh Blomquist, Eustacia Brossart, Katharina Bumb, Elizabeth Burns, Mamie Choy, Nicholas Curtis, David Godshall, Nathan Hodges, Cecil Howell, Jessica Meskin, Tim Mollette-Parks, Ignacio Jonathan Padilla, Kerry Rutz, William Smith, Sha-khan Starks and Cindy Talley
4. Serenity Now!
This garden is a mash-up of contemporary design with wild nature. A sleek minimalist stone deck is juxtaposed against a naturalistic California landscape to create a mood that is as serene as it is exciting. Sensuous materials including black granite, reclaimed redwood, and rust-covered steel bring a sense of refinement. The garden’s ideal setting is atop a windswept coastal bluff shrouded in fog, the only sound the crash of unseen waves on the rocky beach below.
Tierra Seca Landscape Design
Brian Swope
San Francisco CA
415-947-0228
www.tierraseca.com
Valle Gardening and Landscaping
Frank Valle
Redwood City, CA
650-771-3342
www.vallegardening.com
5. 11:44 am, Friday
While the vernal equinox occurs this year at “11:44am, Friday,” hope springs eternal in this garden salute to those who must come home bearing the heavy burden of physical challenges--from soldiers recuperating from the ravages of war to seniors with mobility difficulties. Created to honor our disabled veterans, this eco-friendly, affordable and accessible garden is a therapeutic space of growth, hope and beauty for anyone in need of an enabling and high sensory garden experience.
G. Anders Gardens
G. Anders Schmidt
Martinez, CA
925-381-0088
www.gandersgardens.com
Laural Landscapes
Laural A Roaldsen
Walnut Creek, CA
925-705-2880
Terra Natura
Olin Anderson
Cool, CA
6. Sound of Serenity
Our display successfully blends traditional elements of landscape design with our contemporary innovation and interpretation. Our design will feature elements of a traditional Japanese Koi pond and garden, presented in a format for the modern American homes and gardens. The tranquility, musicality and relaxation of flowing, running water, are the main focus of our display. There are several types of water features including a large waterfall, a flowing stream, smaller gradual falls, and a tranquil pond providing a peaceful, meditative environment. Visitors will experience the soothing energies water features can give as both respite and revitalization in the midst of the pace and stress of modern life.
Ripple Effect Water Gardens
Bob Blasing
Redwood City, CA
650-576-5578
www.ripple-fx.com
Eco-Systems Landscape Solutions
Jason Hamon
Redwood City, CA
650-776-1494
www.eco-landscape.org
7. Natural Elegance
A naturally sophisticated environment incorporating nature’s own surfaces, enhanced with stylish sculptural elements and simple plantings.
Studio Replica
John Lamos
Petaluma, CA
707- 824-2261
www.studioreplicainc.com
Wendy Owen Design
Wendy Owen
Sonoma, CA
707-933-0881
Paul K. Swanson Landscape and Nursery
Paul Swanson
Santa Rosa, CA
707-586-0884
Garden Fantasia
Piotr Mazurek
8. Moonshadow
Sunny yellows and dramatic colorful foliage draw you to this traditional garden. A mosaic stone sunburst patio with a slab fire pit, framed by a recycled concrete bench, blends artistry and functionality. Floating Cloud steps rise to the rustic, arbor-edged deck of recycled lumber, inlaid with the moon and stars. Pause to reflect on the water sculpture, “Mother Earth Nourishing Man,” surrounded by exotic plants form South Africa and the Mediterranean. Who better to teach us about sustainability and beauty than Nature herself?
Tilden Landscaping
Dave Cummings
Antioch, CA
p: 415-260-9720
www.tildenscapes.com
Botanika Gardens
Melinda Rose
San Francisco, CA
415 613-0957
www.botanikagardens.com
9. Sky’s the Limit
As our cities become more populated, space becomes more limited, and our desire to be more “green” flourishes, the roof emerges as the pasture for a gardening revolution. Maximizing the limited space for living, gardening, and venting, this high-rise roof top garden, 20 stories up, merges indoor/outdoor living, al fresco dining and energy saving building technologies with a passion for sustainable gardening.
Capturing the beauty of the mountains of New Hampshire where I grew up, Thailand where I love to visit and New York City where I live; this garden combines wind-resistant trees, hardy bamboo, drought tolerant grasses and succulents to reinvent the urban jungle. When every precious inch counts, even the picnic table needs to be reinvented!
Rebecca Cole Design
Rebecca Cole
New York, NY
212-216-9492
www.rebeccacoledesign.com
Smith & Hawken
Novato, CA
www.smithandhawken.com
Garden of Eden Landscapes
Mark Campbell
Castro Valley CA
510-918-8420
www.gardenofedenlandscapes.com
B. Bissell General Contractors
Brent Bissell
Snohomish WA
425-770-0789
10. Actinomycetes, Worms, and Fungi, OH MY!
Our message is about sustainability. The design focuses on simple biological methods for nurturing soil life and plant health by using compost and techniques from GROW BIOINTENSIVE™ and Permaculture. All of our vegetables are grown in compost teaming with microbes. The functional art, made from creatively recycled materials, demonstrates conservation. Growing food is our most personal expression of gardening. Learning how to create simple edible abundance is within everyone’s reach and can make a significant contribution towards greening our world. From trash to treasure, we celebrate the circle of life: what we nurture in the garden ultimately nurtures us.
San Mateo County RecycleWork’s Master Composter Program
Alane Weber
San Mateo CA
650-348-2094
www.recycleworks.org
Garden of Eden Landscapes
Mark Campbell
Castro Valley CA
510-918-8420
www.gardenofedenlandscapes.com
Common Ground Garden Supply and Education Center
Patricia Becker
Palo Alto CA
650-493-6072
www.commongroundinpaloalto.org
11. Serenity
As you walk through the garden along the boardwalk your senses will come alive. The garden is bordered with a striking bamboo hedge. Then we see and hear the magnificent eight-foot-high water sculpture with an arm that extends over the boardwalk and trickles glass beads of water into a small pond. Around are majestic redwoods growing amidst the fern covered slopes. On the deck you can entertain family and friends, an oasis of serenity amidst a bustling city.
Quilici Gardening
Randy Quilici
Santa Cruz, CA
831-425-5269
www.quilicigardening.com
Unique Landscape Design
Cindy West
Santa Cruz CA
831-421-9421
cindywest@aol.com
12. X10
The design shows the Taj Mahal, with its serene reflecting pool, lush plants and exquisite hardscape coming to life for attendees. The inspiration for this garden is about extending your life, your home and your world. We will show how you can extend the living space of your home into your garden; extend influences of other worlds into your personal imagination, theme and design, and extend our world’s resources through the use of sustainable products such as permeable pavers. The core concept of this garden is Historic Foundations Segmenting Sustainable Unshakeable Futures. This expresses a concept of joining historical architecture and design with modern design and technology.
Paver Pro
David Garcia
San Mateo, CA
877-217-2837
www.paver-pro.com
13. ¡Sing!
Our garden exists at the sweet spot where art and ecology meet. Providing wildlife habitat, clean water, and an edible plant guild, the garden sings with life and calls on us to celebrate.
The ecological elements of our garden include: songbird native plantings, an edible container garden, a dry laid stonewall, use of salvaged materials and a living fountain. We incorporate art with a pounded pebble mosaic, a metal sculpture and found objects integrated into the wall.
The combined effect creates a joyful space for people, plants, and animals.
Mariposa Gardening and Design
Andrea Hurd
Berkeley CA
510-325-2064
www.mariposagardening.com
14: TSUKIYAMA-SANSUI: THE ZEN WITHIN
Tsukiyama-Sansui in Japanese means hills and water: the foundations of a classic hill garden. This small space design allows a good flow of energy between pond, paths and plants. Specimen Maples, Pines, Azaleas, and Rhododendrons shape this hill garden and frame the natural water feature. Hand selected boulders with outstanding character are the focus of the water feature, and are complemented by stone paths. This garden encompasses the “Tsukiyama-Sansui” philosophy. In this creation water plays an important role, and nearly every Tsukiyama-Sansui garden contains a waterfall and a pond. The symbolism of waterfalls are an essential part of hill gardens. The pond and waterfalls are complemented by a partial living screen. The Ike, or pond, is meant to represent a sea, lake, or pond in nature. Rimmed with stone-work, it contains an island, which has symbolic significance. The turtle, the crane, and the Koi are Japanese mythological representations of long life and happiness,. The turtle is known as “minogame” and is a symbol of longevity and felicity. The Japanese culture treasures the crane as a symbol of good fortune, harmony, honor and loyalty. Koi are important to the Japanese as a symbol of perseverance and good fortune.
Goulart Designs
Benjamin Goulart
Hayward, CA
510-410-0445
bengoulart@yahoo.com
Ogawa-Mune Nursery
Fremont CA
510-793-7123
15. The Sustainable Garden
Sustainability in a garden is more than just collecting rainwater to reduce your water bill or for your gardening water needs. It’s more than just installing a solar array to provide electricity for various landscape needs such as pumping rainwater to thirsty plants, as is the scenario in our garden. It’s about gardening with plants that are happiest in the local climate and soil. The classics that have been disregarded by landscape designers as old fashioned were popular years ago because they were so practical… and they still are. Lily of the Nile, pittosporum, Indian Hawthorn, and the rest still work if we dare to give them a chance. Our twenty-five-foot tall windmill represents the old-fashioned way of pumping water out of the ground. Relax in our garden and enjoy the simple fundamentals that build a beautiful and responsible landscape.
AskTonytheGardener.com
Tony Tomeo
Los Gatos CA
408-358-2574
www.asktonythegardener.com
Rain Harvesting Systems
Robert Lenney
Fremont CA
916-778-8777
www.rainharvestingsystems.com
16. Poet’s Corner
The tranquil sound of the fountain graces this entry garden; a path directs you past beautiful water wise plantings, punctuated by sunny surprises, daffodils & narcissus in drifts of laughter. The shrubs, trees, grasses, and succulents seem an eclectic collection naturally sustainable, as they are the survivors of past trends that dare to still be in fashion.
Simonds Design
Pamela Simonds-Green
Pleasant Hill, CA
925-932-3776
www.pamelasimondsdesign.com
17. Paradise Lost…And Found
Our garden is two gardens in one and represents a journey – from Hell to Heaven, or perhaps from Heaven to Hell. Hell is presented by a color scheme and mood of darkness and fire using crushed black basalt paths, dark mulch and a sense of coolness. The rusty stone walls suggest age and neglect. Suspiciously colored water bubbles in ancient urns and drips down walls. The plants, while alive, have coarse, jagged leaves, twisted branches, nasty spines, dark reddish and rust colored branches and leaves. These plants are tolerant of poor soils and many are unusual. The viewers can wander through Hell until they find an ancient arched wall dripping rusty water. If they are adventurous they can ascend the stone steps, go through the arch, and walk into Heaven. Heaven is elegant and has a mood of comfort and peace. Gorgeous bluestone walls coexist with the Garden of Eden beyond. The planting scheme is lush, cool, green with many trees, ferns, and Japanese Maples. The water flowing here is crystal clear and sparkling. At this point one must make a decision - return to the boundary wall and descend back into Hell or stay in Paradise Found….
Redwood Landscape, Inc.
Joleen and Tony Morales
Millbrae CA
650-347-1523
www.redwoodlandscapeinc.com
18. Cool Living
Cool living is a sophisticated design for an urban setting where one can sit, relax and enjoy its earth cooling vertical wall. The garden viewed through a circular entry wall adds an element of mystery to this secluded vertical space. We reuse water, gather solar energy, display a lawn alternative and green surfaces to demonstrate our environmental responsibility. The unique and diverse planting is water conscious and reflects the variety of species available to our Mediterranean climate.
Fiddleleaf Fine Gardening and Design
Jennifer Kearney
San Francisco, CA
415-846-3342
www.fiddleleafgardens.com
Susan Fenelon
San Francisco CA
415-577-6106
www.fiddleleafgardens.com
Cummins Construction
Colette Cummins
San Francisco, CA
415.587.3693
www.cumminsconstruction.net
19. Château la Vieille Barrique de Vin
As the sun sets on a day’s labor of tending to the vineyards and gardens, take repose in a personal retreat that reflects both culture and nature. Winemaking, historically a symbol of civilization, has long revolved upon the balance between man’s ingenuity and nature’s bounty. In our design, this symmetry is presented in a melding of the hard, sharp structure with the soft, even unkempt, appeal of nature. The shape of the wine cask is echoed throughout: from the gentle curve of the fountain wall to the graceful arches of the barreled arbor. History and nature cast in a modern aesthetic.
Arborealis Landscape Design
Arthur Brito
Alameda, CA
510-522-2708
www.arborealis.com
B. Gordon Builders
Bryan Gordon
Walnut Creek, CA
925-952-9580
www.bgordonbuilders.com
Fritz’s Landscape Co.
Fritz Schommer
Pleasanton, CA
www.fritzlandscape.com
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1. The Return of Paradiso
Imagine the sun setting on a harsh world of industrial salvage and technological waste only to rise on paradise, full of harmony and beauty. Exotic vines twine artfully through castoff steel coil. Native plants soften used construction materials, transforming them into sculptural artforms. Edibles nourish us in the New Eden. A curved wall of stone, metals, art, and memories cradles the garden. In the center, a courtyard fountain delights the senses. Here, objects from the past join with the living present to create a place around us growing, blooming, nurturing our souls. The perfect blend of everything, this strangely familiar place... it’s called Paradiso
Quite Contrary Garden Design
Mary Te Selle
San Rafael CA
415-453-3533
Raúl Campos Landscapes
San Pablo, CA
510-221-8544
2. Beautiful at All Times of the Year
The garden induces a sense of calm through complementary colors. There is a natural flow to your journey as you walk through this meditative space. This is the place to read a book or engage in quiet reflection as a nearby fountain provides a serene soundtrack and where the simple scent of a fragrant flower can refresh your spirit and inspire your soul. It is a place that awakens all the sensations that remind us why we love gardens so much. The landscape elements found here include trees, shrubs, rocks, gravel, water, and moss. Boulders are used as centerpieces and provide the garden with a feeling of stability. Gravel is used to imitate the flow of water and other stones are used to create boundaries and sculptural focal points. This informal, meditative and welcoming garden works with limited space or as a courtyard garden.
Bayer Garden Design
Daniela Bayer
Santa Clara CA
650-888-0962
www.bayergardendesign.com
ACF “Paver Stone Experts”
Art Fisher
Morgan Hill CA
408-230-9369
www.acfconcrete.com
3. The Urban Garden; Adaptable Architecture
The city of the future is crowded: open space is rare and valuable. Faced with re-densification, every plane has potential as a planting surface. The San Francisco backyard of the future utilizes the walls, roof, and furniture to create a green oasis. Because space is limited, the garden must serve a variety of functions; it must be dynamic and adaptable via a system of moveable parts. The main components, green walls, move along a below-grade track system. Visitors to the garden are encouraged to create their own spaces by sliding the surfaces along the tracks. The moveable grid of walls is interrupted by an arced track that a fruiting tree moves along, allowing the tree to follow the sun throughout the day to capture the most light in the increasingly cavernous city. The plants themselves reflect future conditions shaped by increased heat from global climate change. The selected plants that occupy the walls and overhead plane will reflect the need for vegetation that is tolerant of drought, increased heat and wear-and-tear of the dense urban environment. Our scheme reinvents the garden as a multi-planar experience, a garden that embraces the user from all sides.
UCB: Department of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning
Brian Gillett, Nadia Alquaddoomi, Adrine Arakelian, Niamh Blomquist, Eustacia Brossart, Katharina Bumb, Elizabeth Burns, Mamie Choy, Nicholas Curtis, David Godshall, Nathan Hodges, Cecil Howell, Jessica Meskin, Tim Mollette-Parks, Ignacio Jonathan Padilla, Kerry Rutz, William Smith, Sha-khan Starks and Cindy Talley
4. Serenity Now!
This garden is a mash-up of contemporary design with wild nature. A sleek minimalist stone deck is juxtaposed against a naturalistic California landscape to create a mood that is as serene as it is exciting. Sensuous materials including black granite, reclaimed redwood, and rust-covered steel bring a sense of refinement. The garden’s ideal setting is atop a windswept coastal bluff shrouded in fog, the only sound the crash of unseen waves on the rocky beach below.
Tierra Seca Landscape Design
Brian Swope
San Francisco CA
415-947-0228
www.tierraseca.com
Valle Gardening and Landscaping
Frank Valle
Redwood City, CA
650-771-3342
www.vallegardening.com
5. 11:44 am, Friday
While the vernal equinox occurs this year at “11:44am, Friday,” hope springs eternal in this garden salute to those who must come home bearing the heavy burden of physical challenges--from soldiers recuperating from the ravages of war to seniors with mobility difficulties. Created to honor our disabled veterans, this eco-friendly, affordable and accessible garden is a therapeutic space of growth, hope and beauty for anyone in need of an enabling and high sensory garden experience.
G. Anders Gardens
G. Anders Schmidt
Martinez, CA
925-381-0088
www.gandersgardens.com
Laural Landscapes
Laural A Roaldsen
Walnut Creek, CA
925-705-2880
Terra Natura
Olin Anderson
Cool, CA
6. Sound of Serenity
Our display successfully blends traditional elements of landscape design with our contemporary innovation and interpretation. Our design will feature elements of a traditional Japanese Koi pond and garden, presented in a format for the modern American homes and gardens. The tranquility, musicality and relaxation of flowing, running water, are the main focus of our display. There are several types of water features including a large waterfall, a flowing stream, smaller gradual falls, and a tranquil pond providing a peaceful, meditative environment. Visitors will experience the soothing energies water features can give as both respite and revitalization in the midst of the pace and stress of modern life.
Ripple Effect Water Gardens
Bob Blasing
Redwood City, CA
650-576-5578
www.ripple-fx.com
Eco-Systems Landscape Solutions
Jason Hamon
Redwood City, CA
650-776-1494
www.eco-landscape.org
7. Natural Elegance
A naturally sophisticated environment incorporating nature’s own surfaces, enhanced with stylish sculptural elements and simple plantings.
Studio Replica
John Lamos
Petaluma, CA
707- 824-2261
www.studioreplicainc.com
Wendy Owen Design
Wendy Owen
Sonoma, CA
707-933-0881
Paul K. Swanson Landscape and Nursery
Paul Swanson
Santa Rosa, CA
707-586-0884
Garden Fantasia
Piotr Mazurek
8. Moonshadow
Sunny yellows and dramatic colorful foliage draw you to this traditional garden. A mosaic stone sunburst patio with a slab fire pit, framed by a recycled concrete bench, blends artistry and functionality. Floating Cloud steps rise to the rustic, arbor-edged deck of recycled lumber, inlaid with the moon and stars. Pause to reflect on the water sculpture, “Mother Earth Nourishing Man,” surrounded by exotic plants form South Africa and the Mediterranean. Who better to teach us about sustainability and beauty than Nature herself?
Tilden Landscaping
Dave Cummings
Antioch, CA
p: 415-260-9720
www.tildenscapes.com
Botanika Gardens
Melinda Rose
San Francisco, CA
415 613-0957
www.botanikagardens.com
9. Sky’s the Limit
As our cities become more populated, space becomes more limited, and our desire to be more “green” flourishes, the roof emerges as the pasture for a gardening revolution. Maximizing the limited space for living, gardening, and venting, this high-rise roof top garden, 20 stories up, merges indoor/outdoor living, al fresco dining and energy saving building technologies with a passion for sustainable gardening.
Capturing the beauty of the mountains of New Hampshire where I grew up, Thailand where I love to visit and New York City where I live; this garden combines wind-resistant trees, hardy bamboo, drought tolerant grasses and succulents to reinvent the urban jungle. When every precious inch counts, even the picnic table needs to be reinvented!
Rebecca Cole Design
Rebecca Cole
New York, NY
212-216-9492
www.rebeccacoledesign.com
Smith & Hawken
Novato, CA
www.smithandhawken.com
Garden of Eden Landscapes
Mark Campbell
Castro Valley CA
510-918-8420
www.gardenofedenlandscapes.com
B. Bissell General Contractors
Brent Bissell
Snohomish WA
425-770-0789
10. Actinomycetes, Worms, and Fungi, OH MY!
Our message is about sustainability. The design focuses on simple biological methods for nurturing soil life and plant health by using compost and techniques from GROW BIOINTENSIVE™ and Permaculture. All of our vegetables are grown in compost teaming with microbes. The functional art, made from creatively recycled materials, demonstrates conservation. Growing food is our most personal expression of gardening. Learning how to create simple edible abundance is within everyone’s reach and can make a significant contribution towards greening our world. From trash to treasure, we celebrate the circle of life: what we nurture in the garden ultimately nurtures us.
San Mateo County RecycleWork’s Master Composter Program
Alane Weber
San Mateo CA
650-348-2094
www.recycleworks.org
Garden of Eden Landscapes
Mark Campbell
Castro Valley CA
510-918-8420
www.gardenofedenlandscapes.com
Common Ground Garden Supply and Education Center
Patricia Becker
Palo Alto CA
650-493-6072
www.commongroundinpaloalto.org
11. Serenity
As you walk through the garden along the boardwalk your senses will come alive. The garden is bordered with a striking bamboo hedge. Then we see and hear the magnificent eight-foot-high water sculpture with an arm that extends over the boardwalk and trickles glass beads of water into a small pond. Around are majestic redwoods growing amidst the fern covered slopes. On the deck you can entertain family and friends, an oasis of serenity amidst a bustling city.
Quilici Gardening
Randy Quilici
Santa Cruz, CA
831-425-5269
www.quilicigardening.com
Unique Landscape Design
Cindy West
Santa Cruz CA
831-421-9421
cindywest@aol.com
12. X10
The design shows the Taj Mahal, with its serene reflecting pool, lush plants and exquisite hardscape coming to life for attendees. The inspiration for this garden is about extending your life, your home and your world. We will show how you can extend the living space of your home into your garden; extend influences of other worlds into your personal imagination, theme and design, and extend our world’s resources through the use of sustainable products such as permeable pavers. The core concept of this garden is Historic Foundations Segmenting Sustainable Unshakeable Futures. This expresses a concept of joining historical architecture and design with modern design and technology.
Paver Pro
David Garcia
San Mateo, CA
877-217-2837
www.paver-pro.com
13. ¡Sing!
Our garden exists at the sweet spot where art and ecology meet. Providing wildlife habitat, clean water, and an edible plant guild, the garden sings with life and calls on us to celebrate.
The ecological elements of our garden include: songbird native plantings, an edible container garden, a dry laid stonewall, use of salvaged materials and a living fountain. We incorporate art with a pounded pebble mosaic, a metal sculpture and found objects integrated into the wall.
The combined effect creates a joyful space for people, plants, and animals.
Mariposa Gardening and Design
Andrea Hurd
Berkeley CA
510-325-2064
www.mariposagardening.com
14: TSUKIYAMA-SANSUI: THE ZEN WITHIN
Tsukiyama-Sansui in Japanese means hills and water: the foundations of a classic hill garden. This small space design allows a good flow of energy between pond, paths and plants. Specimen Maples, Pines, Azaleas, and Rhododendrons shape this hill garden and frame the natural water feature. Hand selected boulders with outstanding character are the focus of the water feature, and are complemented by stone paths. This garden encompasses the “Tsukiyama-Sansui” philosophy. In this creation water plays an important role, and nearly every Tsukiyama-Sansui garden contains a waterfall and a pond. The symbolism of waterfalls are an essential part of hill gardens. The pond and waterfalls are complemented by a partial living screen. The Ike, or pond, is meant to represent a sea, lake, or pond in nature. Rimmed with stone-work, it contains an island, which has symbolic significance. The turtle, the crane, and the Koi are Japanese mythological representations of long life and happiness,. The turtle is known as “minogame” and is a symbol of longevity and felicity. The Japanese culture treasures the crane as a symbol of good fortune, harmony, honor and loyalty. Koi are important to the Japanese as a symbol of perseverance and good fortune.
Goulart Designs
Benjamin Goulart
Hayward, CA
510-410-0445
bengoulart@yahoo.com
Ogawa-Mune Nursery
Fremont CA
510-793-7123
15. The Sustainable Garden
Sustainability in a garden is more than just collecting rainwater to reduce your water bill or for your gardening water needs. It’s more than just installing a solar array to provide electricity for various landscape needs such as pumping rainwater to thirsty plants, as is the scenario in our garden. It’s about gardening with plants that are happiest in the local climate and soil. The classics that have been disregarded by landscape designers as old fashioned were popular years ago because they were so practical… and they still are. Lily of the Nile, pittosporum, Indian Hawthorn, and the rest still work if we dare to give them a chance. Our twenty-five-foot tall windmill represents the old-fashioned way of pumping water out of the ground. Relax in our garden and enjoy the simple fundamentals that build a beautiful and responsible landscape.
AskTonytheGardener.com
Tony Tomeo
Los Gatos CA
408-358-2574
www.asktonythegardener.com
Rain Harvesting Systems
Robert Lenney
Fremont CA
916-778-8777
www.rainharvestingsystems.com
16. Poet’s Corner
The tranquil sound of the fountain graces this entry garden; a path directs you past beautiful water wise plantings, punctuated by sunny surprises, daffodils & narcissus in drifts of laughter. The shrubs, trees, grasses, and succulents seem an eclectic collection naturally sustainable, as they are the survivors of past trends that dare to still be in fashion.
Simonds Design
Pamela Simonds-Green
Pleasant Hill, CA
925-932-3776
www.pamelasimondsdesign.com
17. Paradise Lost…And Found
Our garden is two gardens in one and represents a journey – from Hell to Heaven, or perhaps from Heaven to Hell. Hell is presented by a color scheme and mood of darkness and fire using crushed black basalt paths, dark mulch and a sense of coolness. The rusty stone walls suggest age and neglect. Suspiciously colored water bubbles in ancient urns and drips down walls. The plants, while alive, have coarse, jagged leaves, twisted branches, nasty spines, dark reddish and rust colored branches and leaves. These plants are tolerant of poor soils and many are unusual. The viewers can wander through Hell until they find an ancient arched wall dripping rusty water. If they are adventurous they can ascend the stone steps, go through the arch, and walk into Heaven. Heaven is elegant and has a mood of comfort and peace. Gorgeous bluestone walls coexist with the Garden of Eden beyond. The planting scheme is lush, cool, green with many trees, ferns, and Japanese Maples. The water flowing here is crystal clear and sparkling. At this point one must make a decision - return to the boundary wall and descend back into Hell or stay in Paradise Found….
Redwood Landscape, Inc.
Joleen and Tony Morales
Millbrae CA
650-347-1523
www.redwoodlandscapeinc.com
18. Cool Living
Cool living is a sophisticated design for an urban setting where one can sit, relax and enjoy its earth cooling vertical wall. The garden viewed through a circular entry wall adds an element of mystery to this secluded vertical space. We reuse water, gather solar energy, display a lawn alternative and green surfaces to demonstrate our environmental responsibility. The unique and diverse planting is water conscious and reflects the variety of species available to our Mediterranean climate.
Fiddleleaf Fine Gardening and Design
Jennifer Kearney
San Francisco, CA
415-846-3342
www.fiddleleafgardens.com
Susan Fenelon
San Francisco CA
415-577-6106
www.fiddleleafgardens.com
Cummins Construction
Colette Cummins
San Francisco, CA
415.587.3693
www.cumminsconstruction.net
19. Château la Vieille Barrique de Vin
As the sun sets on a day’s labor of tending to the vineyards and gardens, take repose in a personal retreat that reflects both culture and nature. Winemaking, historically a symbol of civilization, has long revolved upon the balance between man’s ingenuity and nature’s bounty. In our design, this symmetry is presented in a melding of the hard, sharp structure with the soft, even unkempt, appeal of nature. The shape of the wine cask is echoed throughout: from the gentle curve of the fountain wall to the graceful arches of the barreled arbor. History and nature cast in a modern aesthetic.
Arborealis Landscape Design
Arthur Brito
Alameda, CA
510-522-2708
www.arborealis.com
B. Gordon Builders
Bryan Gordon
Walnut Creek, CA
925-952-9580
www.bgordonbuilders.com
Fritz’s Landscape Co.
Fritz Schommer
Pleasanton, CA
www.fritzlandscape.com
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HeavyGourd – July 29, 2010, 2:33 am
Gala in the Gardens
HeavyGourd – July 29, 2010, 2:33 am