Carol and her husband, John Mallinckrodt, of Claremont, California have set the standard of a Claremont garden with their property. Their home there is in the mid-Claremont area, just north of the Village. This area is mostly homes built in the 1970's which have become a fashionable area but are typically mostly grass and poorly placed (and overgrown) foundation planting. Carol and John wanted to remove all the grass and use plants that are less thirsty and require no weekly maintenance, but they wanted it to be as stylish outside as the Hartman Baldwin Interior. In this photo, you'll see where the grass and original walkway were replaced with Lavender with splashes of Iris. The new walkway uses 2'x2' natural concrete pavers to create strong pattern leading to the front door. We changed the footprint of the walkway to the front door by aligning at an angle towards the arrival to the South West.
Their back garden features a raised native rock/boulder vegetable garden and a grove of deciduous trees to provide shade in the summer and sun in the winter. Instead of grass or ground cover, we simply mulched the whole area. Now when leaves fall, they are left to decompose into the soil. It's a natural living space for their outdoor entertaining. We created a fountain for the visiting birds, which also adds a lovely sound to the garden. It has been a joy to see and hear the progress of the vegetable garden and citrus trees. Their existing citrus had used every mineral in the soil and had become virtually inedible. Over the years, we have added organic nutrients to the soil (the leaf litter helps, too) which produces some fine tasting citrus!
We also helped them with their home in San Clemente (photos above center and right)
~Selected Client List~
Abby and Jack Parsons
Vicke and John Selk
Pat Coye
Stephanie Horton
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Swafford
Carol Holder and John Mallinckrodt
Francesca DiFranco Gallagan
Gloria and Noman Howe
Terry Endo Smith
Joseph Cardoza
Judith and David Tanenbaum
Barbara Cheatley
Holly and Scott Milliken
Linda Lee Worlow
Mary and Hank Perera
Lana and Robert Kreivis
Nancy Wing
Victoria and Suketu Bhavsar
Cordova Park Villas
Southern Pipe and Supply
Ken and Sue Andrews
Jill Grigsby
Kent Hughes and Deborah Page
Margaret Ramos
Danny and Gracie Ramos
Tom and Heather Hartshorn
Patricia Dillon
Linda Davis Taylor
Stephanie Takahashi
Steve Saute and Cindy VanSteelant
Kim Clarkin
Kate Unger
Pierre Volholganzang
Peggy Blake
Linda Matsumo
Tom Braun
Sean Brusky and Amanda Hollis Brusky
Indah Bulan
Stephen T. Swaffford, BLA
Michael A. Rodriguez
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