Formal olive bosque underplanted with lavender. Decomposed granite path with ledgerstone edging

Site wall under construction at left mid background. The wall is faced with flagstone to match the existing pool terrace, and sits on a low earthen bank to be planted with a swath of flowering groundcover. Design intent: relieve the linearity and flatness of the site, provide a plinth to allow...

Concept sketch of 2.5 acre site designed and executed in one evening. Given adequate time and budget, this would have been the basis for an exemplary garden.