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by Garden Architecture
Berkeley, CA, US 94710 · 76 photos
Garden Architecture/Robert Trachtenberg
http://www.gardenarchitecture.biz

This garden was created over a time period of 15 years.
We have designed 5 distinct gardens bound by a common palette of materials in order to complement the architecture of this California Contemporary home, in Oakland California.

 
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ctomasch wrote:
Sloped bench back - I assume the base of the bench is concrete block... how did you make the sloped back of the bench? »
· Comment · 4 weeks ago
Garden Architecture this is all poured in place concrete.
4 weeks ago ·
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4designs wrote:
Will you please tell me what plants those are behind bench. Thank you. »
· Comment · 5 months ago
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