A succulent collection in south San Luis Obispo County
everything - var_emraan
A Southwest style courtyard was designed for family and critters to enjoy an enclosed outdoor space. The 'elk mountain' flagstone path winds thru a cactus garden featuring a 'mancave macho mocha, 'old man cactus and euphorbia tirucali. The perennial garden has a 'caesalpinia pulcherrima', vitex purpurea', cuphea ignea. The sitting garden includes a Furcrea mediopicta (mexico), Leucophyllum frutescens silver leaf (Rio Bravo), and Grevillea'long john'
Sitting at the mesquite table one can enjoy the re-circulating boulder fountain which attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. Brightly colored mexican tile enhances the barbecue. The fireplace with built-in light box has a private sitting area surrounded by an Aloe tree, acacia cultriformis and strelitzia juncea (South Africa)
Shelley Gardea Photography © 2012 Houzz
plants - disha_divakar
Photo by Mark Boisclair
2012 Gold Nugget Award of Merit
(5,000-10,000 square feet)
Dry creekbed meanders through a succulent garden. Photo by Debra Lee Baldwin. Design by Jeff Moore of Solana Succulents.
For more photos of succulents in landscapes, go to the Photos page of my website.
Despite being located in an expansive golf community, the Brown residence celebrates stunning desert views from almost every space. Its careful design makes this possible as views to neighboring houses are edited out focused instead on distant mountains. While the residence presents an unassuming, modest scale to the street, it steps down with the slope of the site allowing the spaces inside to become quite generous. Oversize pivot doors and large expanses of glass allow abundant light and air into these spaces while broad overhangs and shading devices protect them from the harsh desert sun.
awards
2011 - Texas Society of Architects / AIA Design Award
2010 - AIA San Antonio Merit Award
Architecture: Lake/Flato Architects
Contractor: the construction zone, ltd.
Photography: Bill Timmerman
Glass partitioning - megha_ann
Enclosed private front yard garden with a citrus hedge. Laura Livingston
exterior spaces, petanque court, entry court
Driveway with steps - varma_vix
