Beautiful Belvedere:
A Mediterranean Garden in Marin County
by E. Kirsten Honeyman
Rear elevation of the house with beds of agapanthus and
Euphorbia rigida (below the path) and a mixture of
restios, aeoniums (including the
variegated ‘Sunburst’),
and arborescent aloes (above the path),
with Senecio
mandraliscae cascading over the low wall and a
Hydrangea
macrophylla to the right of the door
Photo by Richard Snyder
View from the loggia south-east to Angel Island
Photo by Kirsten Honeyman
Entry area with a 3rd century AD Roman bust from a quarry outside
of Londinium and an Art Deco panel salvaged from a frieze in Pittsburg,
and a mixture of succulents dominated by blue-leafed Senecio
mandraliscae,
reddish Aeonium arboreum ‘Zwartkop’,
various green-leafed aeoniums, and echeverias
Photo by Doug Jones
Outdoor seating area formed by ring of Japanese boxwood
(Buxus microphylla var. japonica) with Mediterranean fan palm
(Chamaerops humilis) and coast live oaks (Quercus agrifolia)
Photo by Richard Snyder
Stone spa accented with ancient Greek and Roman urns and a drift of Agave attenuata
Photo by Doug Jones
Narrow raised bed of wiry Corokia cotoneaster and colourful
Echeveria ‘Afterglow’ near the outdoor spa
Photo by Richard Snyder
A mixture of Echeveria cultivars
Photo by Doug Jones
Aeonium 'Jonesii' and variegated Aeonium 'Sunburst' are mixed with great effect
Photo by Doug Jones
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