Rick & Christie Joy reduce their lawn and replace it with drought-tolerant landscaping at 5588 Calle Arena.
The Joy's have owned their Concha Loma home for years but in 2008 they decided to
reduce their front lawn to a small area close to the street and erect a wall to create a courtyard. Tim Doles from
Doles Landscape incorporated ideas from photos that the Joys had collected over the years.
The Joys transplanted many
of their container succulents into the garden, which now requires very little watering. Drought tolerant succulents
such as aloes have been placed around groupings of rock, and the garden includes a dragon and olive tree, octopus
agave and ceanothis.
Jim & Betty Stein's renovations result in a stunning home and garden at the corner of Linden Avenue and Dorrance Way.
The building has quite a history. When the Stein's first bought it back in 1974 it was known locally as "The Alamo."
Before that it was "The Near Beach Hotel." Throughout 1992, the Stein's son, an excellent contractor, gutted and rebuilt
most of the house. The vintage Catalina Tiles adorning the walls are greatly admired by passers-by. The tile mural of the sailing ship
next to the front door was designed and created by another son, Tom.
The front garden features King palms, bougainvilleas, Snowflake roses, hibiscus, Clivias, Silver Creepers, a wide variety of succulents
and the extensive Eugenia hedge, which shields their "Secret Garden."
Barry & Pam Enticknap create a beautiful color palette with their Victorian-era home and garden on the corner of Seventh and Walnut.
The Enticknap's gradual restoration included keeping the original Douglas Fir plank floors and the
black and white linoleum in the kitchen but replacing the tin roof and worn out rails in front and
back with replicas based on the original design and custom built by local cabinet maker and
woodworker Dave Dahlquist.
Landscape architect Pat Brody's drought-tolerant, low-maintenance garden design attracts birds with
its lush color choices that complement the custom colors of the late 1880's home. The front garden
contains alstromeria, salvia, ornamental grasses, lavender and white roses. The house was painted
in its original color: mustard. The accent colors reflect Pam Enticknap's artistic talents. The
trim is a dark green; porch ceilings are robin's egg blue (a common Victoria-era choice); the
gingerbread was painted with a 50-50 mix of the dark green and mustard producing almost aqua; and
finally, the doors were done in mulberry.