Shades of Green Landscape Architecture
Sonoma Lifestyle This new vacation home was built on a hilltop with great views. The outdoor areas closest to the house are level, and there was room for a pool, lawn, and an entrance court in addition to a gravel parking area with a carport. Traditional Mediterranean plants placed in a grid pattern combined with […]
Garden Sanctuary The client wanted a fabulous and stylish garden setting appropriate for entertainment and play. The entry to the house was redesigned with new steps and oversized rectangular pavers as well as softly textured, drought-tolerant plantings. We used a simple and clean color palette of white, grey, pink and greens in both planting and
Hotel Casa Madrona When the iconic Casa Madrona Hotel in Sausalito remodeled its historic mansion and cottages, Shades of Green was offered the challenge of designing a unifying hillside landscape. A series of bluestone stairs and concrete walls make their way up the hillside, leading guests to their cottages. Along the way, colorful plantings help
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A Country Romance Our clients added a modern kitchen wing to their small 100+ yr old farmhouse, creating two beautifully balanced structures identical in outer form, but opposite in inner function and layout. To graciously link the old and the new, we designed a courtyard that occupies the space between the two buildings and the
No Fuss Landscape An edgy, modern house on a hilly site needed usable outdoor spaces and a matching landscape. As avid swimmers, the clients had a lap pool at the top of their wish list. We placed the pool along the contour lines of the hillside, on a slight angle to the house. A deck was
Cozy Urban Oasis This overgrown city lot was transformed into an oasis of lush planting that encloses a cozy patio. In the rear yard, a pergola extends over a concrete couch and fire pit creating an ideal space for relaxing. Project Information: Photography: @ShadesofGreenLocation: San Francisco, CA
Mid-Century Garden Located on a residential hillside, the Mid-Century Garden overlooks the bay. The landscape design is a beautiful composition of refined materials and planting that complements the mid-century architecture and is sensitive to the ecological, functional, and aesthetic needs of the client. The front hillside planting was overhauled with native sages, grasses, and creeping
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Eichler Living A young family had just bought their Eichler and had limited funds, but they really wanted a garden. What they lacked for funding, they made up for in guts and energy. We designed the garden for them, and over the next couple of years they built it themselves They laid pavers, poured concrete
Mediterranean Estate A lovely older estate underwent remodeling. In the first phase of renovation, the existing pool patio was redesigned with new travertine paving and classical elements like stone walls and a lion head fountain. We added bold stripes of lawn and paving and more contemporary planting with grasses and perennials to give the landscape
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Wilshire-Vermont Station We were hired for improvements to the plazas at this existing mixed-use building and Metro station in Koreatown. The client desired a more inviting space for the apartment residents and ground floor retail tenants. The east and west plazas are heavily trafficked by Metro riders and didn’t offer much in the way of amenities
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