Rustic Elegance by Alida Blair landscape designer

When Alida Blair invited me up to view her newest landscape installation in Napa Valley I jumped at the chance.
I have long admired the design work of Alida and welcomed the opportunity to see one of her projects in person.
The project is located deep in the heart of California’s wine county, the Napa Valley.
Most people are familiar with the low land of Napa, with it’s sprawling majestic open acres of vineyards , wineries and quaint little towns offering wonderful restaurants and upscale boutiques.
But there is more to Napa Valley than just the low lying vineyards. There are the surrounding undulating hills studded with native oak trees, manzanita and fir trees.
This is where many of the wine makers and locals live.

Below is a glimpse into how one family lives their lives out of doors in rustic elegance in the Napa Valley.

A stone terrace and overhead shade structure adjacent to the back of the home.

From Alida Blair Landscape Design

From Alida Blair Landscape Design

Californian natives such as Centranthus rubra commingle with other low water use perennials and shrubs

From Alida Blair Landscape Design

Located directly off of the stone terrace is the outdoor kitchen, complete with pizza oven.

From Alida Blair Landscape Design

From Alida Blair Landscape Design

From Alida Blair Landscape Design

Note the beautiful blending of rustic and finely crafted finishes such as the wood bar with it’s natural bark attached to the edging and the tree stump legs.

From Alida Blair Landscape Design

From the outdoor culinary area a dry lay Arizona flat stone path undulates down to the swimming pool, passing the hammock hung between two manzanita trees and the fire ring.

From Alida Blair Landscape Design

From Alida Blair Landscape Design

I really liked the variety of herbs and low growing creepers growing in the dry laid patio beyond the fire ring

From Alida Blair Landscape Design

A photo of the designer, Alida Blair walking down the path towards the pool

From Alida Blair Landscape Design

From Alida Blair Landscape Design

From Alida Blair Landscape Design

I will be posting more photos of this soulfull garden in the coming weeks.
Stay tune to see the infinity edge swimming pool as well as some other wonderful details.