Sherman Oaks

Residential Project

Project Summary

We loved working with this growing young family, active and engaged gardeners who had their hands full with hungry critters. We worked with them to design an animal-proof space for tender crops and enhance their orchard with more exciting trees and supportive perennials — creating a place where they could garden with ease as a family.

SERVICES PROVIDED

Design
Installation
Maintenance

Location Details

LOCATIONLOS ANGELES
PROJECT AREA~2,000 SQ FT
SUNSET ZONEZONE 23
CHILL HOURS100 HOURS
WINTER SUN7 HRS/DAY
SUMMER SUN9 HRS/DAY
ANNUAL RAINFALL14 INCHES

Project Goals

  • Add protected growing space for vegetables and herbs, knowing that critters would be a challenge at the site
  • Augment existing fruit tree plantings with additional fruit trees and flowering perennial herbs and artichokes, while removing ornamental plantings that crowded the trees
  • Provide growing space for cut flowers, facing the family’s existing lawn to provide a colorful border to the edible garden area
  • Create a natural flow as you move from the patio into the edible garden area
We balanced a small but efficient walk-in enclosure with a few open-air raised beds for less vulnerable crops

For the planting and trees, there were 12 existing fruit trees on-site with varying levels of health and fruiting success. We reconfigured the irrigation to properly hydrozone the trees and opened up adjacent garden space for them to be maintained.

Before
After

Design Process

  • Schematic design outlining the project scope

  • Sketch of the potting bench attached to the enclosure

  • Design Development Plan showing the exact locations of all project elements for our installation crew

Custom redwood enclosure
Potting bench and hooks for tools
Repurposed concrete pavers
Perennial garden and orchard

Photography by Caitlin Atkinson

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