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Berkeley, CA, US 94710 · 76 photos
Garden Architecture/Robert Trachtenberg
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For this elegant landmarked Berkeley home, designed by Albert Dodge Coplin, we had the challenge of designing a garden that delicately blends Japanese and English style vernaculars at the request of the client.
All photos by Robert Trachtenberg

 
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grass - Is the tall grace Miscanthus? »
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