We were pleasantly surprised to get a call from Christie Garrett, owner of the Californian a nursing home in Pasadena. She told us she wanted to remove the lawn in front of the building on Bellefontaine, which had marathon lawn for decades and install a native and Mediterranean drought-tolerant garden that would attract birds, butterflies other beneficial insects.

Dr. W. Eugene Stern initially contacted us in January of 2009 to remove his backyard lawn. We were pleased to learn that Dr. Stern was referred to us by Ted Bosley, Director of The Gamble House. One of our favorite local inspirations, The Gamble house is a Pasadena architectural masterpiece of the American Arts and Crafts movement by Charles and Henry Greene.