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GARDENS OF THE YEAR JUDGES Greg Hebert Takendo Arii and Harry Thompson I n a La Jolla neighborhood where garage doors command attention a round gate fashioned with a 24 foot length of cedar FUSION FORWARD A blend of island and Asian influences guide the relandscaping of a La Jolla residence from a single tree puts the exclamation point on its Zen setting Before designer Adrienne Perkins trans formed the front yard the driveway marked the path to the front door Now steppingstones edged by creeping thyme lead to a stone slab bridge over a river rock pond surrounded by lush tufts of Korean grass Beyond lies the moon gate As a military couple my clients spent a good deal of time stationed in foreign countries They lived in Guam for quite some time but also traveled to countries with a more Asian influence Adrienne says in explaining the island Asian fusion that guided her She was working with her clients on interiors when they sought her advice on landscaping The biggest challenge was coming up to speed on plant materials she says I did a lot of research But I was happy to do it because my heart was in making sure my clients got what they wanted and deserved Nobody else felt as excited about it I knew what I wanted it to look like and thought it would be fun Adrienne took cues from the flagstone hardscape and a half dozen Japanese black pines around the property The property layout creates a number of zones that range from full shade to full sun and everywhere in between she says Creating a sense of continuity from one area to another was the largest challenge BY JANICE KLEINSCHMIDT PHOTOGRAPHY BY EMMA ALMENDAREZ 52 SAN DIEGO HOME GARDEN LIFESTYLES SEPTEMBER 2017 Korean grass loropetalum dwarf escallonia philodendron Xanadu and Japanese black pines are among the plants in the yard fronting the cedar moon gate that opens to an entry courtyard SEPTEMBER 2017 sandiegohomegarden com 53
GARDENS OF THE YEAR JUDGES Greg Hebert Takendo Arii and Harry Thompson I n a La Jolla neighborhood where garage doors command attention a round gate fashioned with a 24 foot length of cedar FUSION FORWARD A blend of island and Asian influences guide the relandscaping of a La Jolla residence from a single tree puts the exclamation point on its Zen setting Before designer Adrienne Perkins trans formed the front yard the driveway marked the path to the front door Now steppingstones edged by creeping thyme lead to a stone slab bridge over a river rock pond surrounded by lush tufts of Korean grass Beyond lies the moon gate As a military couple my clients spent a good deal of time stationed in foreign countries They lived in Guam for quite some time but also traveled to countries with a more Asian influence Adrienne says in explaining the island Asian fusion that guided her She was working with her clients on interiors when they sought her advice on landscaping The biggest challenge was coming up to speed on plant materials she says I did a lot of research But I was happy to do it because my heart was in making sure my clients got what they wanted and deserved Nobody else felt as excited about it I knew what I wanted it to look like and thought it would be fun Adrienne took cues from the flagstone hardscape and a half dozen Japanese black pines around the property The property layout creates a number of zones that range from full shade to full sun and everywhere in between she says Creating a sense of continuity from one area to another was the largest challenge BY JANICE KLEINSCHMIDT PHOTOGRAPHY BY EMMA ALMENDAREZ 52 SAN DIEGO HOME GARDEN LIFESTYLES SEPTEMBER 2017 Korean grass loropetalum dwarf escallonia philodendron Xanadu and Japanese black pines are among the plants in the yard fronting the cedar moon gate that opens to an entry courtyard SEPTEMBER 2017 sandiegohomegarden com 53
GARDENS OF THE YEAR JUDGES Greg Hebert Takendo Arii and Harry Thompson I n a La Jolla neighborhood where garage doors command attention a round gate fashioned with a 24 foot length of cedar FUSION FORWARD A blend of island and Asian influences guide the relandscaping of a La Jolla residence from a single tree puts the exclamation point on its Zen setting Before designer Adrienne Perkins trans formed the front yard the driveway marked the path to the front door Now steppingstones edged by creeping thyme lead to a stone slab bridge over a river rock pond surrounded by lush tufts of Korean grass Beyond lies the moon gate As a military couple my clients spent a good deal of time stationed in foreign countries They lived in Guam for quite some time but also traveled to countries with a more Asian influence Adrienne says in explaining the island Asian fusion that guided her She was working with her clients on interiors when they sought her advice on landscaping The biggest challenge was coming up to speed on plant materials she says I did a lot of research But I was happy to do it because my heart was in making sure my clients got what they wanted and deserved Nobody else felt as excited about it I knew what I wanted it to look like and thought it would be fun Adrienne took cues from the flagstone hardscape and a half dozen Japanese black pines around the property The property layout creates a number of zones that range from full shade to full sun and everywhere in between she says Creating a sense of continuity from one area to another was the largest challenge BY JANICE KLEINSCHMIDT PHOTOGRAPHY BY EMMA ALMENDAREZ 52 SAN DIEGO HOME GARDEN LIFESTYLES SEPTEMBER 2017 Korean grass loropetalum dwarf escallonia philodendron Xanadu and Japanese black pines are among the plants in the yard fronting the cedar moon gate that opens to an entry courtyard SEPTEMBER 2017 sandiegohomegarden com 53
GARDENS OF THE YEAR In addition to multiple placements of various plants elements of continuity include pagoda lanterns koi fish designs matching light fixtures and a mix of flat stones and rock Flagstone laid in a circle at the foot of the gate complements its full moon design Beds of exposed aggregate and flagstone alternate along the walkway to the front door Where the space widens a Zenevoking fountain trickles water down rocks and across rounded pebbles Its backdrop includes colocasia and red accents of laceleaf Anthurium andraeanum as well as a raphis palm near the front door On the opposite wall mother in law s tongue stands at attention while vinca minor drapes over the edge of a CORTEN planter Star jasmine trellised on manzanita branches perfumes the air Adrienne designed the lighting fixtures as well as their hanging method chains running through nonworking pulleys with a koi design cut into the crank mounting plates This was such a big blank wall and installing something that stood too far off the wall was invasive to the walkway something that seemed functional made a lot of sense she says A trio of fruit trees surrounded by stone were removed from the west side yard which receives full to partial sun In their place a curved pathway leads to the back yard past a weeping blue cedar Cedrus pendula pygmy date palm Purple Heart Tradescantia pallida and Korean grass The orange and yellow flowers of thunbergia vine cover the wall The sun drenched back yard features multiple seating areas including a grouping with brightly colored blue and green cushions and pillows and a similarly appointed built in bench in an L shape behind a fire pit Carved into the fire pit top designed by Adrienne and made from powder coated aluminum is the word fire in Japanese Adding a touch of whimsy a pair of frogs fish off the dock that runs along a back portion of the house and ends in the east side yard Designed by Adrienne Perkins all of the exterior lights throughout the landscape match 54 SAN DIEGO HOME GARDEN LIFESTYLES SEPTEMBER 2017 SEPTEMBER 2017 sandiegohomegarden com 55
GARDENS OF THE YEAR In addition to multiple placements of various plants elements of continuity include pagoda lanterns koi fish designs matching light fixtures and a mix of flat stones and rock Flagstone laid in a circle at the foot of the gate complements its full moon design Beds of exposed aggregate and flagstone alternate along the walkway to the front door Where the space widens a Zenevoking fountain trickles water down rocks and across rounded pebbles Its backdrop includes colocasia and red accents of laceleaf Anthurium andraeanum as well as a raphis palm near the front door On the opposite wall mother in law s tongue stands at attention while vinca minor drapes over the edge of a CORTEN planter Star jasmine trellised on manzanita branches perfumes the air Adrienne designed the lighting fixtures as well as their hanging method chains running through nonworking pulleys with a koi design cut into the crank mounting plates This was such a big blank wall and installing something that stood too far off the wall was invasive to the walkway something that seemed functional made a lot of sense she says A trio of fruit trees surrounded by stone were removed from the west side yard which receives full to partial sun In their place a curved pathway leads to the back yard past a weeping blue cedar Cedrus pendula pygmy date palm Purple Heart Tradescantia pallida and Korean grass The orange and yellow flowers of thunbergia vine cover the wall The sun drenched back yard features multiple seating areas including a grouping with brightly colored blue and green cushions and pillows and a similarly appointed built in bench in an L shape behind a fire pit Carved into the fire pit top designed by Adrienne and made from powder coated aluminum is the word fire in Japanese Adding a touch of whimsy a pair of frogs fish off the dock that runs along a back portion of the house and ends in the east side yard Designed by Adrienne Perkins all of the exterior lights throughout the landscape match 54 SAN DIEGO HOME GARDEN LIFESTYLES SEPTEMBER 2017 SEPTEMBER 2017 sandiegohomegarden com 55
GARDENS OF THE YEAR Adrienne designed the teak dining table with a koi design the overhead lighting fixture in iridescent opal glass and brass and the fire pit cover that reads fire in Japanese Clockwise from above A seating area in the southwest corner of the property maintains the fish and water theme A fish gets a drink courtesy of a rain chain Adrienne designed and built the bamboo and copper wind chimes that bring to mind a torii gate Fragrant with the scent of star jasmine trellised on manzanita branches the front entry features the trickling sounds of a fountain chain pulleys with a koi design on the round plates and a CORTEN planter 56 SAN DIEGO HOME GARDEN LIFESTYLES SEPTEMBER 2017 SEPTEMBER 2017 sandiegohomegarden com 57
GARDENS OF THE YEAR Adrienne designed the teak dining table with a koi design the overhead lighting fixture in iridescent opal glass and brass and the fire pit cover that reads fire in Japanese Clockwise from above A seating area in the southwest corner of the property maintains the fish and water theme A fish gets a drink courtesy of a rain chain Adrienne designed and built the bamboo and copper wind chimes that bring to mind a torii gate Fragrant with the scent of star jasmine trellised on manzanita branches the front entry features the trickling sounds of a fountain chain pulleys with a koi design on the round plates and a CORTEN planter 56 SAN DIEGO HOME GARDEN LIFESTYLES SEPTEMBER 2017 SEPTEMBER 2017 sandiegohomegarden com 57
GARDENS OF THE YEAR other low growing plants At the end of the that looks like a carved wood antique The replaced hedges along the back edge of the A short stacked stone retaining wall dock between lanterns matching other light bench faces tractor seat plants Ligularia yard Stone koi fish and fountains accent fixtures a pair of fishing frogs add a playful reniformis along the front of the house and the perimeter while feather duster looking note Adrienne s custom window screen that dwarf papyrus and other greenery soften the hardscaping without blocking the view across stones surrounded by gravel lead past Mission Bay Hawaiian snowbush Breynia nivosa sword Extending from the back of the house a matches the circular opening in the moon gate The exterior of this residence was re and asparagus ferns and a bower vine modeled to suit my clients love of Asian wisteria topped pergola provides shade over blooming with pink flowers along the wall design and the landscape of the Pacific a teak dining table with a koi pattern etched A rain chain quenches the thirst of a stone Islands Adrienne says All the plant and into the wood Adrienne designed the table fish whose mouth is filled with Twisted building materials were carefully selected and lighting fixture suspended above it Arrows juncus A stone bench resides in front to grow and age with grace and beauty The iridescent opal glass framed in powder of wisteria wrapped around a corner of the coated brass with water jet cut filigree estab house lished the design for all exterior lighting Circling back to the front of the house a landscape element that went from zero wind chimes created by Adrienne resemble a to awesome one of the homeowners says torii gate design with copper pipes hanging The short wall that serves as one back of the fire pit bench can be closed off by a gate from a bamboo frame I had some help calibrating the pipes to keep the homeowners golden retrievers to make sure we got low tones and not an in the main portion of the back yard Beyond obnoxious tinging she says it an ipe dock runs between the back of 58 SAN DIEGO HOME GARDEN LIFESTYLES SEPTEMBER 2017 In the all shade east side yard stepping Steppingstones on a gravel bed continue the house and a dry riverbed lined with back to the courtyard entry Tall and whispy black mondo grass dwarf Katie ruellia and Cyperus papyrus backs a reproduction bench Above A carved wood bench in the space between the house and the privacy fence sits among Cyperus papyrus and tractor seat plant Ligularia reniformis Facing page Stone pagoda style structures appear throughout the landscape The adjacent plant here is New Zealand Jubilee flax Flanking the gate are Forest Pansy redbud and Japanese black pines SEPTEMBER 2017 sandiegohomegarden com 59
GARDENS OF THE YEAR other low growing plants At the end of the that looks like a carved wood antique The replaced hedges along the back edge of the A short stacked stone retaining wall dock between lanterns matching other light bench faces tractor seat plants Ligularia yard Stone koi fish and fountains accent fixtures a pair of fishing frogs add a playful reniformis along the front of the house and the perimeter while feather duster looking note Adrienne s custom window screen that dwarf papyrus and other greenery soften the hardscaping without blocking the view across stones surrounded by gravel lead past Mission Bay Hawaiian snowbush Breynia nivosa sword Extending from the back of the house a matches the circular opening in the moon gate The exterior of this residence was re and asparagus ferns and a bower vine modeled to suit my clients love of Asian wisteria topped pergola provides shade over blooming with pink flowers along the wall design and the landscape of the Pacific a teak dining table with a koi pattern etched A rain chain quenches the thirst of a stone Islands Adrienne says All the plant and into the wood Adrienne designed the table fish whose mouth is filled with Twisted building materials were carefully selected and lighting fixture suspended above it Arrows juncus A stone bench resides in front to grow and age with grace and beauty The iridescent opal glass framed in powder of wisteria wrapped around a corner of the coated brass with water jet cut filigree estab house lished the design for all exterior lighting Circling back to the front of the house a landscape element that went from zero wind chimes created by Adrienne resemble a to awesome one of the homeowners says torii gate design with copper pipes hanging The short wall that serves as one back of the fire pit bench can be closed off by a gate from a bamboo frame I had some help calibrating the pipes to keep the homeowners golden retrievers to make sure we got low tones and not an in the main portion of the back yard Beyond obnoxious tinging she says it an ipe dock runs between the back of 58 SAN DIEGO HOME GARDEN LIFESTYLES SEPTEMBER 2017 In the all shade east side yard stepping Steppingstones on a gravel bed continue the house and a dry riverbed lined with back to the courtyard entry Tall and whispy black mondo grass dwarf Katie ruellia and Cyperus papyrus backs a reproduction bench Above A carved wood bench in the space between the house and the privacy fence sits among Cyperus papyrus and tractor seat plant Ligularia reniformis Facing page Stone pagoda style structures appear throughout the landscape The adjacent plant here is New Zealand Jubilee flax Flanking the gate are Forest Pansy redbud and Japanese black pines SEPTEMBER 2017 sandiegohomegarden com 59