Landscape Diaries: California Dreaming, at Home in Los Angeles

Landscape Architect: David Godshall of Terremoto Photography courtesy of Terremoto

When tasked with designing a garden for a midcentury home in Los Angeles, landscape architect David Godshall of Terremoto went with a full-on California theme. Says Godshall: “We decided to create a conceptual narrative of a garden; we wanted it to feel like all of California all at once." Take a look at the transformation.

An existing fence needed repair, but not replacement.

Before:

The team set out plants in nursery pots to visualize the layout.

In the front garden, jungle meets desert.

After:

Foxtail agaves (Agave attenuata) have curved leaves and capture light with their silvery foliage.

The lacy foliage of a giant chain fern softens the linear geometry of the succulents and cacti.

The repaired fence separates the side garden from the entryway.

Clumps of wild rye grass native to California undercut the formality of the louvered screen.

A redwood is the focal point of the deck.

An existing concrete pad at the edge of the deck transitions the seating area nicely.

Painted chairs echo the color of the foliage on the Kashmir cypress trees.

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