RE: A bit OT but not that much
- Subject: RE: A bit OT but not that much
- From: D* J*
- Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2002 14:20:01 -0700
You might also look at old issues of Sunset.
Joan DeFato
Plant Science Library
The Arboretum of Los Angeles County
301 North Baldwin Avenue
Arcadia, CA 91007-2697
Phone: (626) 821-3213 Fax: (626) 445-1217
www.arboretum.org
> I have a friend who is relandscaping a home that is done in 1950s
> Moderne and wants the landscape to be consistent with the home. She
> is very influenced by the Case Study houses and has been looking at
> books of photos of those homes for landscape inspiration. The
> problem is, those books (and the homes) focus on architecture not
> landscape so there are glimpses of plants placed austerrely inside
> and adjacent to the homes but no photos of the general landscapes
> popular then. It seems to me that they relied heavily on flat planes
> of grass and slopes covered in ice plant but beyond that, I am at a
> loss to help her. Does anyone have any suggestions for where to find
> photos or which landscape designers to research for that era?
>
> Thanks
>
> N
