by Donna Lynn - Landscape Designer
Santa Barbara, CA, US · 53 photos
Blue Door to Orchard Area
http://lynnlandscapedesign.com

lynnlandscapedesign.com - A blue door opens to a back of the property orchard area.

photo: Donna Lynn

 
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debbie914 wrote:
Is this a wood door? - How can the door be treated to prevent weathering or warping? By the way, I love it. »
· Comment · 10 months ago
Custom Home Planning Center If you like the thicker door look and want the wood exterior not to warp you use a standard metal insulated door and laminate the additional wood on either side. The inset panel can be 1/4 plywood. Glazing: the grid can be square stock and add standard moldings to create glass stop on either side. (don't forget to use expanstion block under the glass) The picture is for an over sized 3'6" door which could use a 3'0" metal door as the core and a 6" wide board on the lock side. Note: most metal door blacks can be at a door shop that sell them, a sheet-metal shop, or self cut with a metal cutting blade added to a stand field saw.
10 months ago ·
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mphanes wrote:
What type of rock is used here? »
· Comment · 12 months ago
Donna Lynn - Landscape Designer California Gold gravel
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mfavaro wrote:
Love the door, how is it installed - Wonder what holds the door in place »
· Comment · 8 months ago
mtwgorman wrote:
color? »
· Comment · 9 months ago
What Houzz contributors are saying:
added by Becky Harris to Great Design Plant: Common Fig
Distinguishing traits. These trees are known for the delicious figs, one of the world's first cultivated fruits on record.The tree has a very full form; it's usually about as wide as it is high. You can prune it to be more treelike or more shrublike, depending on your preferences. The fig tree also has very large palmate leaves with three or five lobes. The leaves grow to about 10 inches long by 8 inches wide.When to plant: Fall or spring
Infuse your garden with a lively, free-spirited attitude. I love this "doorway" that connects a garden to its adjacent orchard. Visitors are lured by the idea of exploration — to discover what's hidden just beyond this periwinkle-blue garden door. The journey promises a touch of intrigue, a memorable experience from beginning to end. Use imagination to change the predictable into the poetic. When a garden displays a spontaneous mood, whether by intent or by happenstance, when artistic freedom is encouraged and design rules are broken, we are drawn to the appealing results.
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garden door!
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For the creek.
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Garden whimsy : )
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The door is freaking adorable.
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Just cool door in the yard!
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Great idea for a fence opening
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love the yard art door
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Gate from front yard to side yard.
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Just in love with doors :)
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Great color
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door to secret garden!
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Wood door to side yard?
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The Sone Stairs
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door standing in garden
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Cool door!
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Door
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Use of old door in arden
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Cute
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Windowless door looks great!
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cute little door
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Secret Garden
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Fun garden door
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Cute
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Neat
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secret garden?
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garden door
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Nest!
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"Faux" door
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Love it
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Fun idea for a gate door
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I want this door!
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Fencing
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arbor door
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Door and gravel
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N life idea
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everything
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Lovely blue color on this
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Whimsical
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Cute, welcoming
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Good idea
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for my garden!
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blue door
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steps and gravel
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Tuin deur
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Adorable door
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Weird
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Like use of gate
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Blue door
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How about door for out side poor area
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colorfully painted whimsical door for no reason
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cute garden door
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Old door for a gate
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Yard art