Los Angeles
A multilevel property, bare except for a house and two oak trees, was the starting point for this Mediterranean garden. Now a new L-shaped lap pool and elevated dining area are surrounded by an elegant tapestry of tough plants like silvery artemisia, chartreuse euphorbias, bronze cordyline, junipers, lavender, red kangaroo paws, ornamental grasses, Phormium 'Dusky Chief', and smoke tree.

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Design: Judy Kameon with Michael Kirchmann Jr. and Ivette Soler, Elysian Landscapes, Los Angeles (213/380-3185).

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