SLO Backyard Retreat

Sep 28, 2021

Backyard Retreat | San Luis Obispo, CA

This San Luis Obispo backyard features several areas for gathering, including outdoor dining and a cozy fire feature for cool winter evenings. A stairway traverses the lushly planted hillside to a raised-bed vegetable garden.

The planting palette includes several drought-tolerant succulents such as Blue Glow Agave and Foxtail Agave. Other varietals include Sun Camellia (Camellia sasnqua), Variegated Japanese Sedge (Carex Oshimensis), Bush Anemone (Soleirolia soleirolii ), and a Tamukeyama Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum var. dissectum ‘Tamukeyama).

Landscape Design and Construction: Madrone Landscapes

Templeton Hilltop Garden

Jul 28, 2021

Hilltop Garden | Templeton, CA

This North County property partners natural elements with a cultivated garden theme. Native grasses border an upper patio, providing a soft foreground to stunning views of the rolling landscape. A formal parterre-style garden with colorful blooms on the lower terrace can also be viewed from above.

The plant palette of this project is proof that deer-resistant landscapes can still have lots of color and texture! Soft sages, bright yarrow, blooming trees, and wavy grasses complement the views. The natural theme is evident in built elements such as stone veneer walls, timber steps, gravel pathways, boulders and flagstone step stones. We especially love the entertainment nook created with the custom outdoor kitchen island and firepit seating area!