Table of Contents: West Coast Cool

Sometimes the Left Coast is the right coast. This week we look at what’s new in garden design, from Bainbridge Island to Southern California:

Above: Photograph by Matthew Williams for Gardenista.

Monday

• LA designer-of-the-moment Matthew Brown gives a modest Malibu bungalow a makeover in this week’s Garden Designer visit.

Tuesday

• Alexa rounds up her favorite California-style garden accessories in this week’s 10 Easy Pieces.
• In this week’s Garden Visit, we drop in on Cabin Porn author Zach Klein and his wife, Courtney, at home in the San Francisco Mission, for an exclusive tour of their city garden.

Wednesday

• Patterned tile patios catch our attention and we round up our favorites in this week’s Hardscaping post.
• You’ve heard of an electric blanket; now enjoy a heated lounge chair. We do the testing for you in this week’s Outdoor Furniture post.

Thursday

• Meredith takes the plunge. See her favorite plunge pools in this week’s Roundup post.
• Decomposed granite is having a moment. Why? We tell all in this week’s Hardscaping 101 post.

Friday

• Gillian heads to Bainbridge Island to visit a small seaside courtyard garden where style reigns in this week’s Landscape Architect Visit.