Photo/Illustration: Michelle Gervais
Photo/Illustration: Michelle Gervais
Photo/Illustration: Michelle Gervais
Photo/Illustration: Michelle Gervais
Randy Bolin and Tom Nelson’s front entryway in Oakland, California, is a riot of colors, both in hardscape and plants. The vibrant slate steps are the perfect inspiration for their plant palette full of pinks, yellows, lavenders, oranges, greens, and reds. Pale terracotta pots are the perfect choice to go with the deeper-hued terracotta-colored house. Succulents enjoy the baking this area gets from the sun throughout the day.
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Comments
Absolutely beautiful!!!!!
Everything about this presentation is perfect. The containment of the plants, the color connection to both house and steps beckons one to investigate closer. I love the fact that the selection of plants means little to no messiness of plant debris. What a welcoming entrance. Well done.
This is wonderful. I particularly like the pinky/grey/lavender succulent on the bottom step with the orange of the other plants.
Well done!
now, THIS is brilliant- a vignette w/ a painter's sensibility of understanding the need for balance and repetition of colors in the whole picture. YAY you two!
mindy
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I love the desert tropicals and sempervivum. I cannot use many of these outdoors due to our winter temperatures in Georgia. This, to me, is a Mediterranean Marriage-Made-In-Heaven.
The closeup shot details is one of the most beautiful photos I've seen on the internet. The plant choices, colors and combinations are seductive!
Post a plant list with these pictures, p-p-please!
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