Posted on November 2, 2012, 1:23 pm, by randi, under
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Our landscape design work is featured on the new website for Burbank Ranch. Check it out and buy some amazing wines while you browse! In 2009 Nicole Kelly and I worked with Fred and Melody to create a landscape around the main house at Burbank Ranch as well as their agricultural manager’s residence. We were [...]
Posted on July 17, 2012, 7:04 pm, by randi, under
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They love us on Houzz! We’ve been included in another summertime ideabook on the Houzz homepage. Check it out! Share This
Posted on July 10, 2012, 7:56 pm, by randi, under
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Third Nature Studio is happy to announce we were featured in an ideabook on the home page of Houzz about the cooling visual effect of blue plants in the landscape. Check it out. The project featured was a Los Altos garden in a hot, sunny location. The plant palette suggests lushness with rich greens and [...]
It’s not impossible to have an iconic green carpet of grass in California and save a little water. It is really astounding how much water goes into maintaining residential lawns, and there are so many refreshing twists on that old tradition to try. The images below are from projects I’ve worked on around the Bay [...]
Posted on June 3, 2012, 4:35 pm, by randi, under
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I recently visited Cavallo Point, a unique historic and contemporary hotel in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. I worked on the project a bit back in 2006 while I was a consultant for The Office of Cheryl Barton. Its a lovely place, and an amazing setting. Share This
Posted on June 3, 2011, 12:42 pm, by randi, under
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I just got these in progress photos from my design collaborator Nicole Kelly, and her husband, photographer Drew Kelly. Nicole and I completed work on the main house at Templeton Ridge Winery and Burbank Vineyards quite awhile ago, and after becoming parents, trips south to beautiful SLO county are unfortunately few and far between. I [...]
At Templeton Ridge Winery and Burbank Vineyards the clients are passionate, creative people embarking on the exciting task of building a vineyard and winery from scratch. They love their setting, the view and the greater landscape, but disliked many aspects of the style and quality of the home on the site. The view above shows [...]
Posted on June 17, 2010, 8:08 am, by randi, under
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While construction continues at the main residence of Templeton Ridge Winery and Burbank Vineyards, the plantings at the agricultural manager’s residence have established themselves nicely. This portion of the project was meant to be a modest yet homey residential garden to echo the style of the larger main residence. The sunny concrete patio is anchored [...]
Third Nature Studio has finally joined Flickr and uploaded project photos, plans, renderings and inspirational garden imagery. Come visit us at www.flickr.com/photos/thirdnature and browse to your heart’s content! Share This
It’s an overused expression, but I do think good fences make good neighbors, and good fences can be so delightful. There is nothing like a sculptural wall, be it stone, wood or planting to define a space. Here are some favorites that I’ve come across in the last few years in person and in print, [...]