manzanita

Location: La Cañada Flintridge, Los Angeles, CA

Year: 2020-2023

Vegetative Community: Chaparral

MANZANITA is a beautifully restored mid-century ranch house, ripe for an exterior face-lift, that seeks to repair ecological connections. Which means, copious amounts of native plants, rocks, and carefully placed water basins.

We've also reprogrammed the exterior space to accommodate a growing family, equipping it with boulders and tree stumps for hopping around, and a new pool and spa for the adults of the household.

(Big shout out to our client for the beautiful photos!)

Cercis occidentalis, Chilopsis linearis, Arctostaphylos ‘Howard McMinn’, Artostaphylos hookeri franciscana, Arctostaphylos ‘Dr. Hurd’, Arctostaphylos ‘Emerald Carpet’, Baccharis ‘Pigeon Point’, Ceanothus megacarpus, Eriogonum giganteum, Lepechinia fragrans, Salvia apiana, Salvia ‘Bee’s Bliss’, Carex praegracilis, Festuca californica, Muhlenbergia dubia (nnp), Achillea millefolium, Penstemon ‘Margarita BOP’, Verbena ‘De la Mina’

In collaboration with Mindy + Bonnie (owner); Terra Form Inc. (landscape installation); Saturate (garden care)