Saturday, September 6, 2008

Water Fountains in the Landscape.

The emotional affects of water in a garden setting can both stimulate and calm the senses simultaneously.

Here are a few examples from our portfolio -

Contemplative
From Water fountains in the landscape

Exciting
From Water fountains in the landscape

From Water fountains in the landscape

Harmonious with the surrounding architecture
From Water fountains in the landscape

Garden Sanctuary
From Water fountains in the landscape

Whimsical
From Water fountains in the landscape

Strong
From Water fountains in the landscape

Simple
From Water fountains in the landscape

Solitude
From Water fountains in the landscape


Modernist
From Water fountains in the landscape

Mediative
From Water fountains in the landscape

Reflective
From Water fountains in the landscape

From Water fountains in the landscape

Exciting
From Water fountains in the landscape

Peaceful
From Water fountains in the landscape

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Variations of Variegated Foliage

Garden Rant asks the question ; ‘Is variegated foliage going out of “style” ?
Not here in California.

Variegation adds zing to the color pallette.
Imagine if foliage was basic green all the time.
Blah. boring.

A variegated Aenonium
From Pina Colada


No color enhancement here.
The deeply striped red spikey plant is Phormium Guardsman.
The variegate canna is Pretoria
and the Banana is Ensete maureli
From Pina Colada


A favorite bromeliad or two
From San Francisco Garden Show 2008


From June 15 Bloom Day - 2008


From June 15 Bloom Day - 2008


A variegated Brugmansia
From Pina Colada


How about a variegated Bamboo - Sinobambusa tootsik varigata
From Bamboo in Marin