Lemon Grove

 

Art: Lady with Birds – Dan Romero

Plantings: A relic grove of very old Lemon trees and other relocated trees including Kumquat and Hachiya Persimmon, reminiscent of the original site.  These lemon trees were grafted on grapefruit stock and the stronger grapefruit stock has taken over in two cases. Bearded Iris in the Lemon Grove came from Beverly’s former residence in Riverside. The color palette is pastel and intended to complement the cool yellows and yellow-greens of the Lemon trees. The predominant plant-shape in this traditional perimeter border display is a round "ball" or "lemon". The South perimeter border screen consists of slope-adapted plants.

 

Meadow Garden

(Part of the Lemon Grove)

 

Art: Tanko – Barbara Beretich

Plantings: Within the Lemon grove is a mixture of grasses, sedge, rush and broadleaf plants, including yarrow.  The area struggled to establish itself against predation by the rabbits it attracts. Another feature in the Meadow garden is a specimen-quality Scrub Oak that was retained from the original grove. It is a natural cross between a native that grows at a higher elevation and another that grows at a lower elevation. On the East side, between the meadow and the deck is a Liquid Amber Maple. It was rescued from a crack in the concrete by Sam who's attention was taken by the brilliant color. 

Design: It was designed to ultimately achieve a mosaic pattern and add a feeling of motion within the grove area. The California sycamores located in this zone are the same species that are located in front of the historic Sycamore Inn restaurant on Foothill Boulevard. North of this location are Japanese maple trees growing on the south side of the new residence. These are trees that were grown from seeds in coffee cans by Sam and Alfreda. They are thriving in this microclimate.