arroyo

Location: Pasadena, CA

Year: 2020-2024

Vegetative Community: Coastal Sage Scrub

AGRIFOLIA, is surrounded by it’s namesake (Quercus agrifolia), and sports spectacular views - we couldn't dream up a better project location.

With the majority of the project scope residing on a hillside we thought the best approach here is to leave it relatively untouched. So, save the new pool, we're revegetating the hillside with colorful native plants, and re-purposing wildlife pathways.

Sometimes the most compelling approach is the simplest.

Achillea millefolium, Achillea millefolium ‘Terra Cotta’, Arctostaphylos glandulosa, Berberis aquifolium repens, Carpenteria californica, Ceanothus ‘Yankee Point’, Ceanothus ‘Valley Violet’, Erigeron ‘WR’, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Heuchera maxima, Mimulus longiflorus, Muhlenbergia rigens, Penstemon ‘Margarita BOP’, Salvia spathacea, Salvia ‘Bee’s Bliss’

In collaboration with Giardino Construction (builder); Donald Bruckman (architect); Terra Form Inc. (Landscape Installation)