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Toro Canyon
Contemporary Landscape, Santa Barbara
Once completely dominated by Eucalyptus forest, this site was degraded with poor soils and the house construction created a large area of disturbance. We restored the site to the point that within a year it looks as though nature slowly took over on its own. A strictly native plant palette of simple textures and masses of similar species achieves the affect. This garden was featured in the 2013 Santa Barbara Botanic Garden annual garden tour. Carex praegracilis, Thalictrum fendleri, Leymus condensatus, Quercus agrifolia
Andri Beauchamp, photo
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Natural Habitat Design added this to Silver lakeJanuary 17, 2023
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Garden WiselyCultivating a healthy garden also will save you water. This Santa Barbara, California, garden had poor...