These
homeowners had lovingly built a 10,000-square foot home overlooking the
coastline at Santa Barbara, and had a terrific garden in mind for it — but the
project was past deadline, over-budget, and filled with problems, and the
owners were at wit’s end. So they called in Grace Design Associates to help
make things right. It wasn’t easy: no fewer than 10 distinct garden ideas were
to be executed in an area surrounded by sea air. The solution was carefully
chosen native plants that could tolerate air that is not only salt-heavy, but
varies in temperature to the point where it can kill plants that would do fine
in other areas. Grace went to work, and within the owners’ parameter of only 90 days, 10 gardens came to pass. 
There
is a sunken garden (modeled after Sissinghurst in England); a Zen garden (with
a Buddha statue, dragon, and temple bell); a white garden (an outdoor gallery
with silvery blue foliage); and a theater garden, where productions can
actually be staged. Next is a Queen’s garden — inspired by Alice in Wonderland;
a pergola, which includes an outdoor kitchen and entertainment spot; a herb
garden, consisting of raised beds in a geometric pattern around a central
fountain — and, of course, a vegetable garden (with strawberries that cascade
down the wall). Finally, there’s a vineyard, complete with Pinot Noir clone 115
vines; and the parterre, modeled after a French palace garden — in a space of
only 15 by 30 feet. The best news? The owners are, in Grace’s words, “amazed.
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