East Meets West

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After

Mark Dizik and John Oden live in a beautiful Spanish-style house near the mountains. Built in 1929, the house has stunning architectural details including beamed ceilings, expansive windows and a winding staircase. Although the inside has a wonderful and warm atmosphere, the outside needs help. There's a beautiful yard, pool and small greenhouse, but near the greenhouse, the landscape is an open expanse of weeds and dirt. Dizik and Oden would like to capture the magic of the East and create a Japanese garden in their backyard.

Each designer presents his plan. Chuck Carr proposes a traditional Japanese garden dominated by a meandering path. Tom Poplin envisions a mountain meadow as the new landscape. Mark Beall presents a distinct but connected space that blends nicely with the existing yard.

After a week of reviewing the plans Dizik and Oden select Beall's plan, and the large patch of land becomes a Japanese strolling garden, complete with an oasis of rushing water and lush vegetation. An area that was once an open patch of weeds and dirt is now an impressive garden that blends effortlessly with the existing landscape.

After

After

Resources
waterfalls, streams and pond supplies and equipment
California Waterscapes
La Crescenta, CA
Phone: 818-247-9595 or 818-244-4000
E-mail: info@californiawaterscapes.com
Website: www.californiawaterscapes.com


chairs
Baldwin Lawn Funiture
180 Johnson St.
Middletown, CT 06457
Toll Free Phone: 800-344-5103
URL: www.baldwinfurniture.com

bridge
Yardstuf
P.O. Box 32
La Marque, TX 77568
Phone: 866-690-9273
URL: www.gardenbridges.com

sod
Southland Sod Farms
P.O. Box 579
Port Hueneme, CA 93044-0579
Phone: 805-488-3585
Email: martin@sod.com
Website: www.sod.com

landscape lighting
Nightscaping
1705 E. Colton Ave.
Redlands, CA 92374
Phone: 909-794-2121
Toll Free Phone: 800-544-4840
E-mail: info@nightscaping.com
Website: www.nightscaping.com

City of Los Angeles Japanese Gardens
City of Los Angeles Japanese Gardens
6100 Woodley Ave.
Van Nuys, CA 91406
Phone: 818-756-8166
Website: www.lajapanesegarden.org

garden entry gate
John Dunn
Custom Builder
PO Box 5603
Pasadena, CA 91117
Phone: 626-840-3743

sitting stones
Rosemead Gardens, Inc.
600 S. San Gabriel Blvd.
San Gabriel, CA 91776
Phone: 626-285-6767
Guests
Mark Beall
Landscape Architect
Mark Beall + Associates
4011 Garden Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90039
Phone: 323-662-8252
Fax: 323-662-9252
Email: mba-la@pacbell.net
URL: www.mbeall.com

Chuck Carr
Landscape Designer
Carr Landscape Management, Inc.
Website: www.carrlandscape.com

Brian Diamond
Landscape Contractor
Native Designs Landscape
5431 Radford Ave.
Valley Village, CA 91607
Phone: 818-509-9573
Fax: 818-509-8569
Email: brian_diamond@msn.com

Tom Poplin
Landscape Contractor and Designer
Horizon Landscaping
1495 E. Woodbury Rd.
Pasadena, CA 91104
Phone: 626-285-8000
Fax: 626-794-1384
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