PUBLIC / COMMERCIAL PROJECTS
ARROYO CHOP HOUSE, Pasadena, CA
Designed flowing wall fountain in high-end restaurant
CITY OF PASADENA, Pasadena, CA
Parks and forestry consultant, care of organic water gardens, fountains and fish ponds
DESCANSO GARDENS, La Canada / Flintridge
Garden installation, display set-up, dredging and revitalizing waterways and lily gardens
DISNEY STUDIOS / FATHER OF THE BRIDE, PART II, Burbank / Studio City, CA
Fountain for courtyard scene with Steve Martin
THE GAMBLE HOUSE / USC, Pasadena, CA
Re-establishment of archeological water feature, responsible for stocking, aquatic planting and on-going maintenance
THE GETTY VILLA MUSEUM / The J. Paul Getty Trust, Malibu, CA
Consultation for aquatic plantings, lily and plant supplier, training and education
HUNTINGTON LIBRARY & BOTANICAL GARDENS, San Marino, CA
Consultation, construction, lily and lotus plantings, koi / fish stocking and care, lectures, and maintenance: Japanese Garden, Chinese Garden, Bonsai Court, North Vista & Main Library Fountains, Jungle & Lily Ponds
LA COUNTY ARBORETUM, Arcadia, CA
Garden design and installation; koi symposiums and garden shows
NORTON SIMON MUSEUM, Pasadena, CA
Consultation on design, planting and maintenance of water garden
PACIFIC ASIA MUSEUM, Pasadena, CA
Consultation, design, and construction of subterranean filtration system, maintenance, koi care: selection, stocking, housing and transporting of fish
SMITTY’S, Pasadena, CA
Design and creation of fountain in high-end restaurant
SONY STUDIOS / MULIPLICITY, Culver City, CA
Creation and stocking of pond, fish wrangling for movie shoot with Michael Keton
and Andie McDowell
YAMASHIRO RESTAURANT, Hollywood, CA
Ongoing maintenance of koi pond and fish husbandry for Japanese restaurant
SHOWCASE HOUSES 1989-Present
RAINING UNDER THE OAKS
Created a series of circular motif water pools spilling down a hillside of native Oaks with varied pitched fountains raining from their limbs above
BABBLING WATER
Created a spring source, where water meandered down a riverlet, through gnarled branches of Leptospermum Tea Trees and into a tranquil fish pond below
WATER IN HAND FOUNTAIN
Designed a water feature with a hand sculpted ceramic fountain as the focal point of this garden
ENGLISH BOARDER GARDEN POND
Established a “sweet disorder” of color and foliage adorning this delicately placed pond
BRAMBLING PLACE
Enhanced a serene retreat with a collection of rustic barrel water gardens
THE FOUNTAIN
Restored a historical fountain and brought it to life with drifts of Parrot’s Feather spilling over the mosaic tile to the fish teaming at its feet
WHITE GARDEN
Assembled small, intimate water gardens within white-glazed ceramic pottery interspersed throughout this garden
REFLECTION POND
Drained, cleaned and restored this 110 foot long reflection pond to all of its glory from its filmed and televised past, and adorned it with hundreds of water lilies
THE WISHING WELL
Restored and redesigned a well, original to the grounds of a luxurious private residence, to house carp, minnows and lovely aquatic plantings
THE MARTINI SAFARI
Filled a beautiful raised pond with aquatic life, allowing dancing music of cool water to fill the air.
A ROMANTIC RETREAT
Refurbished and stocked a bubbling, lily-filled water garden to compliment the idyllic setting
GOLFING GREEN GARDEN
Regraded the natural and informal surroundings with stone placement and water hazard for the putting green
WATER GARDENS OF THE SUNKEN RILL
Engineered and remastered a running rill that connected three emerald fountains in the courtyard of this estate