home outside Cherry blossoms herald the season.
Shrader raised the manicured exterior so the street would not be visible from indoors.
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To force branches to bloom early, re-cut them at an angle while immersed in warm water. Soak the ends in a cool place for a week, then arrange in a location out of direct sunlight.
Verdant Volume Green thumbs will happily leaf through this month’s release of Andrea Jones’ The Garden Source (Rizzoli, $40). The dreamy photographic survey juxtaposes landscapes by a cadre of influential designers, from Dutchman Piet Oudolf to S.F.’s Topher Delaney.
WEST HOLLYWOOD
STEP + REPEAT Lee Nicholson’s two-yearold Filmore Clark stays exclusively local with tiles by U.S. artisans. The airy WeHo studio upholds this mission with new patterns by names including Native Tile, Clayhaus Ceramics and KJ Patterson— all suitable for pools, façades and patios alike. 607 N. West Knoll Dr., WeHo, 310652-6867; filmoreclark.com.
FROM TOP 6-inch Worms Medallion, $32 each; 6-inch Morocco Encaustic, $24 each.
Granite squares, terra-cotta containers, box balls and lavender at the New York Botanical Garden.
SANTA BARBARA
GET THE DIRT on the personal life of the grand baroness of botanicals when “Ganna Walska: Collections and Keepsakes” opens at Lotusland, her 37-acre estate in Santa Barbara County. Through April 21. By reservation only; lotusland.org. C 130 MARCH 2012
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Walska (1887-1984) built the S.B. garden over four decades.
SHRADER GARDEN: MARK ADAMS PICTURES. THE GARDEN SOURCE: ANDREA JONES/GARDEN EXPOSURES PHOTO LIBRARY. LOTUSLAND: J.R. EYERMAN
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or this lawn-less French Modern installation in Hancock Park, Scott Shrader thought inside the box to give what the revered Licensed Landscape Contractor calls “an introduction to the house:” His design mimics the organization of owners Donna and Martin J. Wolff’s Contemporary art collection just inside with a systematic grid of walkways, three-foot square hedges and semi-deciduous foliage. Yet, using traditional materials (gravel, boxwood hedges and elegant evergreen pear trees) keeps the enclosure relevant to the locale. The only hardscape to this low-maintenance eye-catcher? A stone path from street to front door. He adds: “Ladies in stilettos can appreciate that.” shraderdesign.com.
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