Following the Tubbs Fire, this large Santa Rosa property was completely redesigned and made anew with the exception of some surviving Blue Oaks. With an expansive slope below the house, the planting was designed to be simple but striking from a distance. Rows of Atlas Fescue are broken up by lavender blooming Crape Myrtle. Lights and plants work in tandem, with sculptural plants such as Aloes, Dianella and Japanese Aralia backlit, leaving black silhouettes in front of stone clad walls.
The backyard features a bluestone pool deck with planting pockets designed to soften the house as well as the large retaining wall behind the pool, with an outdoor kitchen tucked into the corner. Behind the wall, a grove of Olive trees crisscrosses the hillside in rows, with dry laid rock walls allowing for the planting of the trees on the steep, rocky slope. Around the corner, an intimate patio allows for a quiet conversation around a fire pit.
An additional phase replaced three additional Blue Oaks with mature Canary Island Date Palms, maintaining the stately impact as makes their way up the driveway. A robust landscape lighting system, allowing for infinite control and precision dimming, illuminates their architectural form.
