Lot size: 4,500 square foot garden, 70% native

Garden Age: Native garden was planted in 2006

Years on the Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour: 2

Showcase Feature
Built in the 60’s, Gail’s original garden was filled with lawn, rhododendrons, camellias, and the inevitable fiberglass patio cover. In 2006 Gail attended the Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour, scouting for a landscape designer she could work with. She loved the extraordinary way Four Dimension’s gardens flowed with nature. Now her own garden shows its transformation to a beautiful, simple and natural place that Gail loves to be in. Set in a traditional suburban landscape, this six year old garden includes references to oak woodland, grassland, chaparral, redwood forest, riparian woodland and freshwater marsh plant communities. The maturing plants evoke the qualities of the nearby open space. You’ll enjoy the peaceful burbling moss rock “zen” fountain, which was made in the shape of a full moon and placed in the side garden.

Other Garden Attractions
The peaceful burbling moss rock “zen” fountain was made in the shape of a full moon and placed in the side garden.
An inviting split rail fence now defines the private space, while expansively opening up the garden.

Gardening for Wildlife
Berries and seeds, a log pile that provides cover, trees that beg to be nested in, and a pond and fountain attract a variety of wildlife. Birds seen in the garden include great blue herons, hawks, vultures, turkeys, hooded orioles, and hummingbirds. Frogs, ring-necked snakes, bees, dragonflies, butterflies and crickets also feel at home in this peac