MIRIDAE

MID-CENTURY HAVEN

FRONT YARD
DAVIS, CA | 2016

This landscape is inspired by the clean lines and mid-century modern style of the home. Steel terraces define the space, creating frames for three levels of planting, and concrete slabs provide a stepped walkway, inviting visitors to the front door. Tucked away at the top of the garden, a small terrace offers a shaded seating area for the homeowners.

The drought tolerant plantings are grouped together in large architectural swaths for a modern and clean look. Three agaves punctuate a bed of Spanish lavender and provide a focal point to the design. Ornamental grasses on the bottom terrace help to soften the space. Patches of annual native wildflowers create a pollinator garden in the spring.

This project was featured in a Washington Post article about replacing lawns with drought-tolerant landscapes. Read it here!

HIGHLIGHTED PLANTS

Agave americana (Century Plant)
Calandrinia spectabilis (Rock Purslane)
Chilopsis linearis ‘Timeless Beauty’ (Timeless Beauty Desert Willow)
Eschscholzia californica (California Poppy)
Lavandula stoechas (Spanish Lavender)
Pennisetum ‘Fairy Tails’ (Evergreen Fountain Grass)

Images by client and Miridae