This time of year I find myself garden scheming and planning. I have to be honest, I was not aware of Scott Shrader until I came across his book. I haven’t purchased a garden book in a few years, but this one really struck a chord with me. His seemingly effortless ability to connect the outdoor space to the indoor is magical. Scott’s projects include” homes, ranches, estates and wellness retreats in Los Angeles, Malibu, Montecito, Wyoming, Hawaii, and Croatia”. He is most known for his work for celebrities such as Ellen DeGeneres and Patrick Dempsey. Many of his projects incorporate reclaimed materials and mature trees so that the landscapes appear to have been there for many years. Join me for my latest, Design Ed-Scott Shrader Garden Design.
I love gravel and the french garden style. I only wish when we designed our garden the pathways and gravel areas were bigger.
Talk about structure, lighting, and interest…
Simple echium on the hillside, box, and gravel…simple but elegant…
Scott is big on starting with trees (big ones if you don’t have them) and building from there. Olives are a fav.
A Gorgeous stone wall with custom console and reclaimed trough.
A modern Mediterranean with bougainvillea, mature palms and boxwood. The reflecting pools steal the show.
You rarely see complicated plants. He uses plants that suit the environ and designs around them. What a statement the century plant makes.
Love the reclaimed fountain and the herringbone brick.
Does this seating area scream come sit and enjoy? No complicated plants here…
This vignette appears as if it has been here forever.
How about a swing in a century-old oak?
This book is brimming with inspiration and style. You might also enjoy this article, Landscape Designer Scott Shrader on his garden philosophy and his book
If you love to garden and you only buy one book this year. I highly recommend this one ( this is not a sponsored post). You can buy it on Amazon here
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Have a great week. I hope you enjoyed Design Ed-Scott Shrader Garden Design. Thursday I will be back with our Project Design Group. We will be talking about self-care.
How wonderful it would be to entertain in those spaces…reminds me so much of the house we rented in Provence. Lovely!
Mary Ann
What a beautiful post, Cindy. Thanks for writing it. I always enjoy your observations, particularly where gardening is concerned.
Thank you so much Judith! Gardening is near and dear to my heart!!
Gorgeous Cindy! I can see why you love it with your beautiful gardens. So inspiring!
His work looks definitively California or Provence. 🙂 I’m ready for spring, even though we’ve had a fairly mild winter here in SoCal. I do love spring and the time we can spend in the garden.
Fun post. This landscape designer is new to me too.
Karen
Hi Karen
He was new to me as well. I have a soft spot for French Garden Style as it makes so much sense in our climate with so little rain. I wish I had used more gravel and made all of my pathways larger in my garden back when it was designed. Please share your garden expertise whenever you can!
OH YES………….I CAN RELATE!
BUT HOW MANY OF THOSE BIG TREES DONOT MAKE IT I WANT TO KNOW?Wonder if we can google that?!!
I have pea gravel and it instantly elevated everything!I ADORE IT AND OUTSIDE SEATING!
PERHAPS, I NEED TO TREAT MYSELF!!!
XX
PS. NEW POST OVER YONDER ON FLORENCE, ITALY AND WHAT ITS LIKE TO LIVE THERE!
Olives are like palms one of the few large trees that transplant well (so they say). Your garden is to die for Elizabeth! Loved your birthday dinner under the stars!
I am itching to get outside and rearrange my gardens. Sadly, Rose rosette disease has destroyed my many roses. So I reluctantly will dig them up, bag them and haul them far away. I will replace them with irises, lantana and spirea and maybe a few perennials thrown in.
I have a story to share. I was in Key West, taking a tour of Earnest Hemingway’s home. He had a lovely garden built on a foundation of coral fossils. Anyway, there is a giant olive jar sitting among the tropical plants with a cast iron tub at the bottom. It was being used as a fountain. The day was hot (typical Florida) and a fellow tourist bent down to scoop of a handful of water from the tub reservoir and then swallowed it. The tour guide chuckled and quickly explained the “tub” was the urinal from the men’s restroom at Sloppy Joe’s, Hemingway’s famous haunt. We all got a big kick out of it- everybody but the thirsty lady. True story, I was there and witnessed it.
Have a wonderful spring ladies!
Hi Marcia
That story is priceless on many levels! First off who would drink from a fountain, secondly….yikes! Thank you for sharing! Priceless story!
You read my mind today … my garden is winter-messy and needs a tidy so out to the garden I go and remember these ideas as I clean it up!
I am waaaay behind to Holly! Worked over the weekend but lots more to do!! Happy Gardening!
Loved all of these spaces. I think it is an art to incorporate the inside and outside to seem like one large space. I am inspired by this post – now to get out there and make it happen.
Cheers and happy gardening
Amanda
Yes I so agree Amanda. I found this book by accident and I honestly haven’t purchased a garden book in ages. This one is a keeper!!