Designer Louise Leff starts by giving the home an entry that is accessible and easy to navigate. The path is curved for a touch of elegance. She brings balance to the yard with a classic Japanese touch. She installs a sweeping, low timber edging made of darkly stained wood.
Next come the plantings. Leff is working from a Japanese palette, using several types of evergreens. Instead of mulching this area, she sets the plants in a smooth, clean expanse of granite in a golden hue. This is an elegant and manicured touch that's in keeping with a Japanese look that has a bit of color added. She also adds a vertical standing rock that makes a striking statement in the front entry.
Leff's next move is adding a graceful lily pond that will become a defining feature of the new landscape. To keep in the Japanese style, the pond must appear as naturally in this landscape as it would in nature. A hole is dug for the pond, lined and filled with water.
Finally, a stone bench is placed beside the pond for a focal point. This is another Japanese touch, using materials right from nature that provide a place for quiet moments, reflections or meditation.
Resources Macario Bedoy Landscaping
Macario Bedoy Landscaping
Phone: 707-575-9034
Masonry by Conrad
Masonry by Conrad
5045 Oak Park Way
Santa Rosa, CA 95409
USA
Phone: 707-539-2227
Guests Louise Leff
Owner, Louise Leff Landscape Architecture
504 Webster St.
Petaluma, CA
Phone: 707-789-0150
E-mail:
design@LeffLandscape.com
Jim Wilder
Landscape Contractor, Living Water Creations
PO Box 611
Santa Rosa, CA 95402
Phone: 707-527-0125
Website:
www.pfpros.com
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