Comments on: Modern Landscaping

By: plastolux

plastolux — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:54:54 +0000

Pam, any more info on the materials and process on building the small walls, they look killer!

Tyler

By: CapreeK

CapreeK — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:38:19 +0000

Pam – Wow, I saw a few of these photos on the Eichler website last May and was totally impressed! It’s great to see before and after photos – and from the actual owners! I love what you’ve done and think your theme of concrete, water, and fire is brilliant! The firewood wall is probably the coolest thing I’ve seen.

By: Pam Costa

Pam Costa — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 04:29:05 +0000

We bought an Eichler in CA a few years back and found ourselves in a similar situation… how to make the landscaping “fit” with the rest of the house. With inspiration from Sunset and a few other sources, we finally updated our yard. The design elements we focused on were concrete, water and fire… and accented with simple plants. You can see the before/after shots here: http://web.mac.com/costa/Costa_Family/House/Pages/Landscaping.html

Also – if you are in need of a hot tub to complete the look, we HIGHLY recommend the Dutch Tub… you can see pictures of that here:
http://gallery.mac.com/costa#100291&bgcolor=black&view=grid

By: april

april — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:25:56 +0000

Capree, I’ve been able to get several of those old Sunset books on eBay for much, much less than they are selling them at populux books. Though checking out their selection would probably give you a good idea of what to start looking for on eBay or used book stores or DI or wherever.

By: MichiganMod

MichiganMod — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:51:47 +0000

That’s my favorite too! I would love a teardrop shaped huge patio like that…

By: CapreeK

CapreeK — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:13:22 +0000

Plastolux – I first found your website about a year ago when I was searching for inspiration! You have really great content. I always love the landscaping posts – excellent, excellent!

Chris – I will definitely check out the Utah Botanical Center. Thanks for the info!

MM – Thanks for the link! Just seeing the photos on that site makes me want to go hunt down all the old Sunset issues I can find! I’m really digging the paving/stepping stones in this one.

This is great! Keep it coming!

By: plastolux

plastolux — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:27:31 +0000

OK I will play
http://plastolux.com/category/modern-landscaping

By: Chris @ The New Utah House

Chris @ The New Utah House — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:16:28 +0000

Capree, I think some people mistake xeriscaping with zeroscaping, which is the term generally used to mean little or no vegetation at all. Which is why they have such a negative perception of it.

Definitely check out the conservation garden in West Jordan.

You might also want to visit the Utah Botanical Center in Kaysville, as well as the adjacent Utah House (an excellent demo of green building techniques).

http://utahbotanicalcenter.org/

By: MichiganMod

MichiganMod — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:44:01 +0000

Whoops… forgot to mention, click NEXT (top of the page on the above link) for some more Sunset editions (and great preview pics). MM

By: MichiganMod

MichiganMod — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:42:32 +0000

Here’s a preview (way overpriced – I find these books for a buck at the local Value World – but it has some great preview pics).

http://www.populuxebooks.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=261