Mountaintop Escape With Endless Views and Vibrant, Native Plantings

This enviable Southern California mountaintop abode capitalizes on its elevated stature with an all-patio rear aspect and multiple seating spaces across a tumbling landscape, framed by gentle rock walls and native plantings.

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Lounge Chairs and Drought Tolerant Garden

Native plants and succulents give an almost lush quality to this home's expansive gardens. Two lounge chairs are perfectly located to take in all the natural beauty.

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Stone Patio With Fire Bowl

Sand-colored stone and furniture help this simple patio take a backseat to the striking gardens all around it.

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Succulent Garden and Mountain View

Cacti and other succulents meld beautifully with the backdrop of green-tinged mountains.

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Porch and Succulent Garden Overview

The ranch house's low lines make the open mountaintop and ocean views even more majestic. Beautifully-textured succulent gardens surround the porch and stone patios.

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Brown Ranch House and Orange Succulents

The home and its outdoor furnishings use nature as their color palette guide. Browns, greens, reds all pull from the shades of the land and the gorgeous drought-tolerant plantings.

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Swing Chair With Red Pillow

A basket chair offers a quiet retreat in one corner of the porch, its red pillow pulling in the color from nearby succulents.

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Orange and Yellow Succulent Garden

Bold oranges and yellows stand out vibrantly against the green in this garden. Texture also plays a huge role in its beauty, spiky plants mixing with feathery ones and blending with boulders and the metal railing.

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Orange and Purple Succulent Garden

This garden makes full use of succulents' range of color from deep purple to fiery orange and all the many shades of green.

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Metal Fence and Orange Flowers

Desert blooms bring striking color to this mountaintop garden. The metal fence fades into the background amidst the bright oranges and greens.

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Gravel Driveway and Hillside

Sandy-colored gravel covers the open approach to the house and gives way to drought-tolerant plantings on either side.

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Porch and Yellow Tree

A burst of feathery yellow is the only thing standing between this minimalist porch and sweeping mountain views.

CommonGround Landscape Architecture

Mountaintop Escape With Endless Views and Vibrant, Native Plantings

Related To:

Lounge Chairs and Drought Tolerant Garden

Stone Patio With Fire Bowl

Succulent Garden and Mountain View

Porch and Succulent Garden Overview

Brown Ranch House and Orange Succulents

Swing Chair With Red Pillow

Orange and Yellow Succulent Garden

Orange and Purple Succulent Garden

Metal Fence and Orange Flowers

Gravel Driveway and Hillside

Porch and Yellow Tree

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