Girasole Sonoma Projects Volume 2- 12.19.15

LANDSCAPE DESIGN * REFINED OUTDOOR LIVING girasolesonoma.com

Photos from Girasole Sonoma Projects- Volume 2 Photos- Girasole Sonoma. All Rights Reserved 12.17/15

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GIRASOLE SONOMA is a Landscape and Exterior Design studio that promotes Integrated Outdoor Living. Girasole, Italian for "sunflower", means to turn to the sun.

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Girasole Sonoma is dedicated to creating balanced, outdoor environments that celebrate the interaction of plant, human, and design elements.

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Harbinger of Spring!

Integrated Outdoor Living- Developing cutting gardens so that there is material throughout the year that can be used for arrangements in the house.

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The meandering garden path...

Gardens are meant to be explored!

Here the generous use of Decomposed Granite paths lead to various outbuildings lined with low water use, Mediterranean plant material. The lavender is a great habitat plant for the bees.

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Asclepia Seed Pod- Harvest Seeds For The Following Year!

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Asclepia Seed Pod in the garden.

Asclepia are a critical habitat plant for Monarch Butterflies! We typically plant several plants on each project to provide habitat for this majestic species.

Letting plants go to seed is an important part of the plant life cycle as flowers nourish the pollinators and later the seeds feed the birds.

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Monarch Caterpillar Feeding On The Asclepia Plant!

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Monarch on Aster!

There is hardly a day when I do not see butterflies in the garden. Asters provide late season sustenance to a wide range of pollinators. At the base of this photo was an Ascelpia with a Monarch Caterpillar.

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Key Tenants * Work in harmony with the environment * Utilize native and Mediterranean plant material best suited for the local climate * Develop productive gardens that integrate herb, edible, and ornamental plant material, as well as habitat for beneficial insects and fauna * Create outdoor environments (rooms) that encourage outdoor living and social engagement * Integrate reclaimed and re-purposed materials in to the design

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Hillside pool surrounded by ornamental grasses and herbaceous perennials.

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Lacecap Hydrangea

Three blossoms and a mason jar can brighten up any table!

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Succulents

Succulents were quite the rage this year!

Here an elegant table wreath was created by using succulents with a wire-moss ring.

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Olive Tree with its Ornamental Neighbors!

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Integrated Outdoor Living- Lounge adjacent to outdoor dining table. Metal frame pergola with willow canopy.

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Garden path has become a bit unruly.

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A selection of boutonnieres made from garden cuttings.

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The ever dynamic plant palette- a painters delight.

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Ornamental edibles- Artichokes and Dill blossom.

Cardoon gone to seed.

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Ascelpia Blossom!

The rewards of developing habitat gardens.

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Vibrant colors from the garden.

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Poolside lounge with assorted Pennisetum and Miscanthus in the background.

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Entry path garden. Low water use selection.

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Garden harvest brought in doors.

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The ever changing potting table.

Propagation by division and seed.

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Integrated Outdoor Living.

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Pollinator hard at work. Creating a healthy, biodynamic environment is a key tenant of Girasole Sonoma design.

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Miscanthus, Pennisetum, Agastache, and Rudbeckia.

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Clipped Lavender, Olive Trees, Rosemary, and Achillea

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Assorted Succulents.

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Steel pergola providing shade for outdoor lounge.

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Brilliant Rudbeckia Blossom.

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Extensive use of Mediterranean Plant Palette.

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Agastache- a pollinator favorite.

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