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| All photos by John Bonny |
East Coast and West Coast meet!
This
hybrid garden leans towards the “lusher side” of drought tolerant. The homeowner's goal - in collaboration with John Bonny of Cultivate Garden Design - was
to unite an eclectic mix of lush and waterwise plants that would compliment the
architectural details of this unique Cape Co/ Venice bungalow. Each cedar shingle
of this home was aged and stained a Cape Cod grey, which sets the tone of this
hybrid garden.
The plant pallete combines the dark grey greens of Fruitless
Olive, blue Senecio and Agave, purple Ceaonothis, varieagated Pittosporum and
bold crimson Euphorbia Cotinafolia. A favorite is the elegant, silvery tones of
the mature Acacia tree, which gently weeps over the driveway and is spectacular
and fragrant in the spring. The
irregular Bluestone and Mexican pebble walkway creates shoreline sounds and guides
you gracefully through the front yard garden beds, lined with reclaimed red
brick. Rosemary hedges are used for fragrance in place of traditional boxwood
while edible Nasturiums re-seed themselves seasonally in random pockets
throughout the garden.
Watered
with low flow, pop up sprinkler heads, this waterwise garden was born over 8
years ago and continues to evolve by combining rich dense perennials with
drought tolerant groundcovers, shrubs and succulents.
John Bonny will be present on the day of the tour to greet
you and answer questions.
