Temple in the Jungle

This backyard makeover blends traditional style with an Asian esthetic.

After

All About

Product Ideas

Scott Goetz and Dalton Cole have shared their arts and crafts bungalow for the last six years. Goetz, a writer, and Cole, a public school administrator, travel often and their world jaunts have yielded some very unique and exotic objets d'art. The home proudly displays their eclectic tastes, fusing the blend of the traditional with a decidedly Asian esthetic. But the bungalow's backyard lacks any type of design or style. Goetz and Cole hope to remedy that with a smashing new design. Which designer will be up to the challenge?

After

Whether it's Casablanca or Kuala Lumpur, Cole and Goetz like nothing better than to pack their bags and head off to someplace new. But they're always happy to return home to the craftsman-style bungalow they've filled with souvenirs from their travels. Now, inspired by a recent trip to Bali and Thailand, Cole and Goetz want their backyard garden to reach nirvana. Up to the challenge are landscape designer Marguerite Stamos, the husband and wife design team of Sonny Estrada and Susan Miller Estrada and landscape architect Daniel Weedon.

Before

All the designers have met with Cole and Goetz to get a sense of their needs and vision for their yard. Marguerite Stamos proposes using Asian architectural details to tie the house and yard together. The Estradas have come up with a serene garden surrounding an open lawn. Weedon envisions a backyard haven where rustling bamboo and rippling water would remind Scott and Dalton of Bali each time they step outside.

After a week of looking over the three plans, Cole and Goetz choose Weedon's plan. And now their new backyard is an exotic mix of Weedon's landscape design and Goetz' treasure hunt. The new design captures the beauty the pair has seen abroad and transforms the backyard into a private nirvana.

Resources

Products
- Sprinklers from Hunter Irrigation
- Outdoor speakers from Rockustics Inc.
- Bamboo from Bamboo Headquarters
- Firemagic Barbecues from Robert H. Peterson Company
- Landscape lighting from SPJ Lighting Inc.
- Ipe Wood for deck and fence from Iron Woods / Cecco Trading
Guests
- Daniel Weedon
  Landscape Architect
  DW-LA Landscape Architects
  1216 Elm St.
  Venice, CA 90291
  Phone: 310-827-2084
- Marguerite Stamos
  Landscape Designer
  Defining Space Landscape
  Long Beach, CA 90808
  Phone: 562-496-3355
  Cell: 323-445-0721
  E-mail: msstamos@aol.com
- Sonny Estrada
  Landscape Designer
  Vintage Florascape
  Los Angeles, CA
  Phone: 323-462-1867
- Susan Miller Estrada
  Landscape Design Consultant
  Vintage Florascape
  Los Angeles, CA
  Phone: 323-462-1867