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Native plants and modern materials always figure highly in our thoughts.
This section explores the zeitgeist of contemporary landscape design, sweeping aside cliché to consider new models of the built environment. Our most prolific contributor, Geoffrey Coffey, cut his teeth writing the “Locals Only” column on native plants for the San Francisco Chronicle.
Corona Heights: Intersection of Seabed & Sky
Mysterious and epic dramas take place at the bottom of the sea, where massive forces meet microbiology. In the red peaks of Corona Heights we can read an engrossing chapter: this stark hill with the distinctive flora and the unbeatable view over San Francisco is...
Splashes with Wolves: Lobos Creek is S.F.’s last open waterway
Once upon a time, four creeks flowed in San Francisco, as rainfall draining from the central ridge of Twin Peaks and Mt. Davidson must return over land to its oceanic origins. But today the murmur of the eastward-flowing Mission, Islais, and Yosemite Creeks is heard...
Fabulous Fynbos / South African Plants Thrive in Bay Area
South African plants thrive in the familiar Mediterranean climate of the San Francisco Bay Area. The Western Cape Province of South Africa holds the richest biodiversity in all of botany. Three-quarters of its 8,600 plant species are endemic, flourishing upon a mere...
Manzanita Charms Bay Area Terrain
If local gardeners rightly consider the Bay Area a slice of Eden, then the manzanita deserves special attention: its name is Spanish for "little apple." Knowledge and sin may not necessarily derive from this gorgeous evergreen, but temptation lurks always among its...
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Britons call this low fence a wattle hurdle. We call it handsome. #wovenwillow #builtbymadrono
Southwest-facing patio of pre-cast architectural pavers. #builtbymadrono
Pacific Rim Fusion: a Japanese-style garden with California native plants. #builtbymadrono
A dozen years later, this Ceanothus ‘Dark Star’ we planted for a hilltop client in...
This riotous patch of seep monkeyflower enjoys the high water table. #mimulusguttatus #builtbymadrono
Manzanita, Buddha, and the big bamboo. #zengarden #builtbymadrono
Whole lotta willow en route to a gratified client #salix #wovenwillowfence #builtbymadrono
Redwood decking. #builtbymadrono
Corten sidewalk planter with integrated jobsite signage. #builtbymadrono
Boundary fence on steep grade with “good neighbor” gate. #customcarpentry #builtbymadrono
Garden stair stringer with Ipe cladding. #builtbymadrono
Japanese-style fence overlooking the city. #builtbymadrono
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