V.I.Photography & Design Vincent Ivicevic

Giardino | Garden

Designed by Heidekat Design

Stone installed by Stonefish Inc. Oolite blocks produced by Epic Stoneworks.

The roof drains into a channel formed with "urbanite" or recycled concrete. The water flows into the rain water swale in the middle of the garden.

Three panel Aluminium Clad Wood Lift & Slide Door with German engineered track system and chrome hardware.

We designed a water-friendly garden and expanded the patio area with flagstone. The artificial turf will act as a connector to the new patio and will contrast the colors between old patio and new patio. The creek bed will act as a dry water feature with a bubbling urn on one end.

Garden lounge. Photo by Chris Snook

Lara Hajar Photography

Rebecca Lindenmeyr

The landscaping is simple so it is easy to maintain, can withstand chilly Idaho winters, and doesn't try to compete with the sweeping mountain views. Interior Design: Megan at M Design and Interiors

The bin area had to be positioned at the front of the house. Instead of trying to hide it away, we decided to make a feature out of it that would not give away to purpose it served. The basalt filled gabion walls are illuminated at night by in-ground uplighters.

A small courtyard garden in San Francisco. • Creative use of space in the dense, urban fabric of hilly SF. • For the last several years the clients had carved out a make shift courtyard garden at the top of their driveway. It was one of the few flat spaces in their yard where they could sit in the sun and enjoy a cup of coffee. We turned the top of a steep driveway into a courtyard garden. • The actual courtyard design was planned for the maximum dimensions possible to host a dining table and a seating area. The space is conveniently located outside their kitchen and home offices. However we needed to save driveway space for parking the cars and getting in and out. • The design, fabrication and installation team was comprised of people we knew. I was an acquaintance to the clients having met them through good friends. The landscape contractor, Boaz Mor, http://www.boazmor.com/, is their neighbor and someone I worked with before. The metal fabricator is Murray Sandford of Moz Designs, https://mozdesigns.com/, https://www.instagram.com/moz_designs/ . Both contractors have long histories of working in the Bay Area on a variety of complex designs. • The size of this garden belies the complexity of the design. We did not want to remove any of the concrete driveway which was 12” or more in thickness, except for the area where the large planter was going. The driveway sloped in two directions. In order to get a “level”, properly, draining patio, we had to start it at around 21” tall at the outside and end it flush by the garage doors. • The fence is the artful element in the garden. It is made of power-coated aluminum. The panels match the house color; and posts match the house trim. The effect is quiet, blending into the overall property. The panels are dramatic. Each fence panel is a different size with a unique pattern. • The exterior panels that you see from the street are an abstract riff on the seasons of the Persian walnut tree in their front yard. The cut-outs illustrate spring bloom when the walnut leafs out to autumn when the nuts drop to the ground and the squirrels eats them, leaving a mess of shells everywhere. Even the pesky squirrel appears on one of the panels. • The interior panels, lining the entry into the courtyard, are an abstraction of the entire walnut tree. • Although the panel design is made of perforations, the openings are designed to retain privacy when you are inside the courtyard. • There is a large planter on one side of the courtyard, big enough for a tree to soften a harsh expanse of a neighboring wall. Light through the branches cast playful shadows on the wall behind. • The lighting, mounted on the house is a nod to the client’s love of New Orleans gas lights. • The paving is black stone from India, dark enough to absorb the warmth of the sun on a cool, summer San Francisco day.

Our client was first introduced to our work when participating in the "Prairie Urban Garden" Tour put on by the Oldman Watershed Council (OWC). Their desire was to have their own "water conscious" landscape created for their new home. The Xeriscpe design was created using plant material that would have interest throughout all 4 seasons and the flagstone material was chosen to reflect the natural style the client desired.

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