Dust Bowl Delight

This beautiful custom built home needs a backyard to match. Wendy Harper takes on this modern Spanish-Colonial style transformation.

Before

Jarrett and Vickey White have lived in their spacious Spanish-Colonial home since they designed and had it built two years ago. Jarrett is a real estate developer, and the home was built to their custom specifications. The design includes an elegant center courtyard, where the Whites have been spending all their quality outdoor time relaxing and entertaining. But with two young daughters in tow, they feel that the time has come to tackle the big backyard that has remained untouched since they moved in.

Since Jarrett and Vickey built their dream home three years ago, they've ignored the barren hillside that makes up their large backyard. Now they're anxious to bring their backyard to life. Which designer will be up to the challenge?

: After
: After

Wendy Harper's design takes the Spanish colonial style popular in the 1920s and 1930s and updates it for a modern family. Aurora Cravens and John Walker have taken a classical Mediterranean approach, with a citrus court that opens onto the pool and a picturesque grove in the distance. Melissa Carson and Barry Magness propose dividing the Whites' backyard into separate unique outdoor rooms.

After a week of looking over the designs, Jarrett and Vickey choose Harper's plan. Taking her inspiration from the house the couple designed, Harper creates a backyard getaway for the whole family to enjoy.

Resources

Products
- Playhouse from Bright Ideas Design Group
- Custom pool tile from California Pottery & Tile Works
Guests
- Wendy L. Harper
  Landscape Designer & Architect
  Wendy Harper and Associates
  Moorpark, CA
  Phone: 805-529-3074
  E-mail: wendylharper@aol.com
  Website: www.wendyharper.com
- Barry Magness
  Landscape Design, Construction, Project Management
  Carson-Magness Landscaping
  Website: www.carson-magness.com
- Melissa Carson
  Landscape Design, Construction, Project Management
  Carson-Magness Landscaping
  Website: www.carson-magness.com
- John Walker
  Landscape Designer, JR Walker Design & Construction
  Altadena, CA
  Toll Free Phone: 800-535-4988
  Website: www.jrwalkerdesign.com
- Aurora Cravens
  Landscape Designer, JR Walker Design & Construction
  Altadena, CA
  Toll Free Phone: 800-535-4988
  Website: www.jrwalkerdesign.com