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33-Reimagining Colonial Revival

Reimagining
Colonial-Revival

Sunday | April 12 | 10 AM–5 PM

About the Garden

Private Residence
Garden Size:
7,000 sq. ft., front, back, & side(s)
Started:
2019
Design: Studio Petrichor
Install: Studio Petrichor, Arrow Sprinkler & Landscape
Care: Saturate
Partially Accessible, Restroom Available

This garden weaves Colonial Revival form with the quiet grace of nature. Axial paths, cruciform features, an allée of trees, and a kitchen garden unfold amid brick walkways, while edges soften into gentle wildness. Ninety percent of the plants are California natives, honoring local biodiversity and showing deep respect for our most precious resource, water. Rain gardens, hügelkultur berms, and repurposed materials add texture and purpose, guiding visitors through spaces made for reflection, connection, and discovery. Here, formal design and ecological vitality coexist, inviting a rhythm of quiet wonder and the subtle pleasures of a garden alive with life.

Notable Plants

Pink Flowering Sumac

Alkali Sacaton (Sporobolus airoides)
Claremont Pink Flowering Currant (Ribes sanguineum ‘Claremont’)
Creeping Snowberry (Symphoricarpos mollis)
Pink Flowering Sumac (Rhus lentii)
Western Redbud (Cercis occidentalis)