 This
stately San Francisco mansion was in need of a garden
that would compliment its weathered stone walls and plinths.
Santa Barbara Landscape Architect, Sydney Baumgartner,
used the existing architectural details as the inspiration
for the design of this garden for a well known movie
producer.
Sydney elaborated on the mansion's details by weaving
walls and plinths into the design of the garden. Using
stone quarried near Santa Barbara , craftsmen fashioned
the rough chunks into the beautiful stone pieces shown
in the photographs. Because of the great weight of
the stone steps and walls, they required concrete foundations
and walls for proper support. The steps came in six
to ten-foot sections and special engineering was required
to move and install them in the garden.
Huge mature trees and shrubs, specifically selected
for the San Francisco climate, were craned into the
garden to make this newly installed landscape look
as though it had been there for years. An extensive
electrical lighting system was installed to illuminate
the new garden and the irrigation and drainage systems
had to be completely redone.
Prior to this project, the garden contained
a plain brick patio that did not accent the mansion's
history or architecture. Much of the remaining garden
space was under-utilized. Sydney's design expanded
upon the existing patio and added accents that echoed
the architectural details of the mansion. Lon Shapiro,
landscape designer and garden-maker, worked closely
with Sydney to supply the mature plants that gave the
final touch to the landscape.
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