Lindenbrook home in Atherton

Inviting Woodside Home

It was hard to imagine how this home could be improved upon.  The owner asked for a bit of a "punch" at the entry....

                      

... with the addition of new, colorful perennials and ground cover, guests are welcomed with an array of color.

The fastest, quickest "fix" to update your homes appeal is to load containers with an assortment of plants that have fun together.  

The patio needed a makeover...

Shrubs such as Choisya (Mexican Orange), Lavender, Shrub Roses, Lambs Ear & Salvia were all used for their ability to thrive despite HOT sun.  Each plant will grow to window height before summers' end.  English Laurel flanking windows on either side.

 

San Francisco - Terraced Flat

Woodside Garden Charmer - May 2013

AFTER "garden staging", this Woodside home was listed for sale and sold within one week.  The gardens were planted by the owners years ago with great care for shrubs, grasses and perennials that were deer resistant and would have alternating blooming cycles.  For the last several years the house was rented and the gardens were in complete disarray.  Hard work, pruning shears, and redwood fir bark gave it a much needed lift.

Pat's Gardenscapes

A shaded Townhouse deck in Palo Alto. The owner wants to take advantage of the warm Spring days ahead, by making this an "outdoor room". Some ferns, perennials, and climbing jasmine and planted pots will make this a deck a room to enjoy!

Palo Alto, CA
February 2013

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3 acre horse property in Woodside, ready for a Spring Clean! Deer graze in abundance here, so plants resistant to their tastes were chosen. Rosemary, lavender, Mexican Feather grass will flourish here.

Woodside 
February 2013

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