Phil Wood Garden Design

Description

From the owner's mention of a garden she admired when growing up, Filoli, in California, and the desire to have a ruin, the design of this garden evolved. Arbors soften the house, stone walls incorporate columns and capitals, and paths cross to create vistas and focal points. A wide range of plants provides color most of the year, while the jewel of a greenhouse provides an airy pavilion. RUINS GARDEN BEFORE: This was a raw, unplanted space, enclosed on three sides by the house and garage, with a green wall of trees on the third side. RUINS GARDEN CONSTRUCTION: The granite walls add definition to the space, and create level terraces on the sloping site. RUINS GARDEN AFTER: The garden, only two years old, has begun to fill in, and soften the formal geometry. The arbors are planted with climbing roses, clematis and honeysuckle. RUINS GARDEN STEPS: The planting on the steps seems to grow out of every crevice providing rich textural contrast. RUINS GARDEN POOL: A spouting Bacchus is flanked by two classic columns. RUINS GARDEN ARCH: The stone arch shelters a mandala sculpture by Brandon Zebold. RUINS GARDEN AXIS: One end of this vista is anchored by the pool and fountain, with the pyramidal roof of the folly behind it. RUINS GARDEN CIRCLE: This circular terrace is the center of the garden, bordered by a greenhouse built by Architectural Glass Incorporated of Seattle. RUINS GARDEN FRAGMENT: A fragment salvaged from the Music Hall Theater adds an aspect of age to the paving.

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