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| Without exception, our best work is a result of a collaborative effort on the part of our design team, our clients and the installers. This garden is a good example of such a collaboration. The steep hillside plot presented a daunting challenge, and yet turned into one of our most interesting built projects for the year 2001. |
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| During the two year installation process,
GardenArt’s two Landscape Architects worked with Chris on different
aspects of this garden, while two landscape contractors worked together
at times on the installation. We all enjoyed working together, and
I think that our combined talents made for a more interesting garden
than any one of us might have come up with alone. The result is a hillside garden which mimics a nature preserve, although it is not restricted to native plants. The mix of flowering native and Mediterranean climate plants was chosen because of its appeal to different species of birds and butterflies. Each time I have visited, the garden is alive with the flurry of hummingbirds in the flowers and dragonflies around the ponds, while numerous small birds snack on the native elderberries. The owners of this garden have an interest in Feng Shui (the Chinese art of placement), and the rustic gazebo and fish ponds can serve either as a sanctuary space for meditation, or just a family gathering spot without the intrusion of electronic media. |
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