AA -- Nancy
Nancy and
and Chuck
Chuck Alexander
Alexander Garden
Garden -- 1668
1668 55thth Ave.
Ave. -- The
The Alexanders
Alexanders purchased
purchased their
their single
single story
story home
home in
in 2014
2014
and
and spent
spent the
the year
year remodeling
remodeling the
the house,
house, removing
removing aa few
few unhealthy
unhealthy trees
trees and
and bulldozing
bulldozing most
most of
of the
the overgrown
overgrown yard.
yard. At
At
that
that time
time the
the house
house was
was only
only partially
partially visible
visible from
from the
the street.
street. AA year
year later
later they
they moved
moved into
into the
the home
home and
and began
began aa year
year long
long
process
process of
of landscaping
landscaping the
the front
front and
and back
back yards.
yards. AA circular
circular driveway
driveway was
was installed
installed to
to make
make itit easier,
easier, and
and safer,
safer, for
for guests
guests
to
to come
come to
to the
the front
front door.
door. Wanting
Wanting to
to conserve
conserve water,
water, and
and not
not work
work so
so hard
hard maintaining
maintaining aa lawn,
lawn, various
various rocks,
rocks, mulch,
mulch,
decomposed
decomposed granite
granite and
and Gorilla
Gorilla Grass
Grass were
were arranged
arranged in
in curved
curved lines
lines to
to provide
provide aa variety
variety of
of textures
textures and
and colors
colors highlighted
highlighted
with
with drought
drought tolerant
tolerant plants.
plants. New
New trees,
trees, patio,
patio, fire
fire pit
pit and
and small
small retaining
retaining wall
wall were
were added
added to
to the
the backyard
backyard to
to provide
provide aa
space
space for
for entertaining,
entertaining, surrounded
surrounded with
with many
many textures
textures and
and colors.
colors.
BB -- Chris
Chris and
and Caitlyn
Caitlyn Buscaglia
Buscaglia Garden
Garden -- 332
332 S.
S. Michigan
Michigan St.
St. -- Chris
Chris and
and Caitlyn
Caitlyn Buscaglia,
Buscaglia, along
along with
with three
three young
young
sons,
sons, purchased
purchased their
their 1930s
1930s Tudor
Tudor home
home in
in October
October of
of 2013.
2013. AA collection
collection of
of succulents
succulents and
and grasses
grasses were
were added
added in
in the
the
beds
beds out
out front,
front, and
and over
over time
time grass
grass was
was removed
removed to
to make
make the
the property
property more
more drought
drought tolerant.
tolerant. The
The Buscaglia
Buscaglia family
family takes
takes
pride
pride in
in DIY
DIY projects
projects and
and has
has worked
worked diligently
diligently over
over the
the past
past three
three years
years to
to make
make their
their yard
yard aa reflection
reflection of
of the
the family's
family's
character.
character. Rocks
Rocks have
have been
been collected
collected from
from various
various family
family trips,
trips, all
all the
the woodworking
woodworking was
was done
done by
by Chris
Chris with
with help
help from
from
three
three young
young apprentices.
apprentices. The
The succulent
succulent garden
garden and
and cutting
cutting station
station has
has become
become Caitlyn's
Caitlyn's ongoing
ongoing project.
project. The
The couple
couple
enjoys
enjoys antiquing
antiquing and
and up-cycling
up-cycling and
and incorporates
incorporates many
many of
of their
their finds
finds and
and art
art projects
projects throughout
throughout the
the garden.
garden. Added
Added
touches
touches such
such as
as the
the working
working drinking
drinking fountain,
fountain, handmade
handmade tree
tree house,
house, and
and Tonka
Tonka truck
truck construction
construction site
site make
make this
this yard
yard aa
fun
fun environment
environment for
for their
their three
three sons.
sons.
CC –– Gonzales/Loza
Gonzales/Loza Garden
Garden -- 649
649 Los
Los Altos
Altos Dr.
Dr. -- 1964
1964 was
was aa very
very good
good year.
year. Landscaping
Landscaping and
and Modern
Modern Architecture
Architecture
were
were defining
defining Southern
Southern California
California Chic.
Chic. The
The garden
garden here
here at
at the
the Gonzales/Loza
Gonzales/Loza residence
residence brings
brings back
back aa time
time when
when life
life was
was
simple.
simple. Clean
Clean lines,
lines, accented
accented with
with low
low maintenance
maintenance plantings.
plantings. As
As with
with all
all residential
residential landscaping,
landscaping, the
the home
home owners
owners and
and
the
the home
home style
style became
became the
the driving
driving force
force for
for the
the design.
design. The
The stepping
stepping stones
stones for
for the
the patio
patio and
and the
the benches
benches were
were created
created to
to
match
match the
the classic
classic brick
brick on
on the
the chimney.
chimney. Sixty-four
Sixty-four stepping
stepping stones
stones formed
formed the
the outside
outside entertainment
entertainment patio
patio and
and walkways.
walkways.
AA Bocce
Bocce court
court and
and an
an “Out
“Out of
of this
this World”
World” fire
fire pit
pit help
help keep
keep the
the party
party going.
going. AA big
big influence
influence for
for plantings
plantings was
was the
the Japanese
Japanese
plant
plant introductions
introductions of
of the
the period
period after
after WWII;
WWII; Junipers,
Junipers, Fatsia
Fatsia Japonica,
Japonica, Liriope
Liriope gigantea,
gigantea, Sago
Sago Palms,
Palms, Kafir
Kafir Lily
Lily make
make
dramatic
dramatic statements.
statements. Trachecarpus
Trachecarpus Palms,
Palms, Blue
Blue Glow
Glow Agave,
Agave, Blue
Blue Festuca
Festuca grass
grass and
and theTifgreen
theTifgreen Bermuda
Bermuda lawns
lawns bring
bring aa
bit
bit of
of Palm
Palm Springs
Springs to
to Redlands.
Redlands. Step
Step back
back in
in time
time and
and enjoy
enjoy aa true
true Southern
Southern California
California Garden.
Garden.
DD -- Michelle
Michelle Trubio
Trubio Garden
Garden -- 1032
1032 East
East Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Ave.
Ave. -- Inspired
Inspired by
by living
living on
on the
the old
old Bromberger
Bromberger Estate
Estate and
and liking
liking
free-form
free-form design,
design, Michelle
Michelle began
began renovations
renovations in
in the
the backyard.
backyard. Two
Two Orchid
Orchid Trees
Trees started
started from
from seeds
seeds stand
stand next
next to
to aa Coral
Coral
Tree,
Tree, which
which produces
produces magnificent
magnificent red
red blooms
blooms in
in late
late winter.
winter. Wisteria
Wisteria and
and Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea adorn
adorn the
the fences,
fences, with
with aa river
river rock
rock
stamped-concrete
stamped-concrete patio
patio stained
stained to
to emulate
emulate moss-covered
moss-covered stones.
stones. The
The Mexican
Mexican heather
heather flowers
flowers all
all year
year long
long while
while Arabian
Arabian
Jasmine
Jasmine perfumes
perfumes the
the yard
yard when
when in
in bloom.
bloom. Interspersed
Interspersed amongst
amongst everything
everything are
are vegetables,
vegetables, herbs,
herbs, bulbs,
bulbs, and
and winged
winged
creatures.
creatures. AA twisted
twisted Juniper
Juniper and
and California
California Oak
Oak shade
shade aa European-inspired
European-inspired courtyard
courtyard and
and secluded
secluded patio.
patio. Carpet
Carpet and
and
Iceberg
Iceberg Roses,
Roses, Chinese
Chinese Fountain,
Fountain, Hairy
Hairy Awn
Awn Muhly
Muhly Grasses,
Grasses, Kangaroo
Kangaroo Paw,
Paw, and
and more
more will,
will, in
in time,
time, fill
fill in
in the
the landscape,
landscape,
while
while Black
Black Rose
Rose Aeonium
Aeonium and
and Hummingbird
Hummingbird Yucca
Yucca sit
sit at
at the
the top
top of
of the
the stairs.
stairs. Gorilla
Gorilla Hair
Hair keeps
keeps everything
everything moist,
moist, and
and
every
every rock
rock found
found during
during renovations
renovations isis now
now incorporated
incorporated back
back into
into the
the landscape.
landscape.
EE –– Joe
Joe Vogt
Vogt Garden
Garden -- 1515
1515 Powell
Powell Ln.
Ln. -- When
When Joe
Joe Vogt
Vogt retired
retired he
he found
found that
that he
he had
had aa lot
lot of
of time
time on
on his
his hands,
hands, so
so he
he
decided
decided to
to redo
redo the
the yard
yard of
of his
his 1984
1984 home.
home. There
There were
were seventeen
seventeen trees
trees on
on the
the lot,
lot, far
far too
too many
many for
for such
such aa small
small yard.
yard.
Soon,
Soon, the
the trees
trees started
started to
to cause
cause foundation
foundation and
and plumbing
plumbing problems,
problems, so
so they
they needed
needed to
to be
be removed.
removed. Because
Because of
of the
the
drought,
drought, Joe
Joe decided
decided to
to remove
remove the
the grass
grass and
and replace
replace itit with
with low-water
low-water plants.
plants. He
He soon
soon found
found that
that he
he was
was spending
spending aa lot
lot of
of
time
time hunting
hunting for
for and
and planting
planting succulents;
succulents; gardening
gardening was
was so
so relaxing.
relaxing. An
An old
old swing-set
swing-set was
was converted
converted to
to racks
racks for
for potted
potted
plants,
plants, and
and trees
trees were
were ordered
ordered from
from aa catalog.
catalog. Over
Over the
the years,
years, more
more plants
plants were
were added
added to
to the
the front
front so
so the
the home
home owner
owner
started
started working
working on
on the
the back
back area.
area. Besides
Besides gardening,
gardening, Joe
Joe loves
loves to
to collect
collect antique
antique signs,
signs, plates,
plates, containers,
containers, orange
orange crate
crate
labels
labels and
and Americana.
Americana. His
His other
other hobby
hobby isis cooking,
cooking, so
so he
he put
put in
in aa vegetable
vegetable garden
garden and
and added
added more
more succulents,
succulents, and
and aa
stag-horn
stag-horn fern;
fern; aa gift
gift from
from aa family
family member
member that
that has
has been
been growing
growing for
for forty-three
forty-three years.
years. You’ll
You’ll especially
especially enjoy
enjoy the
the topiary
topiary
bear,
bear, squirrel,
squirrel, turkey
turkey and
and one-of-a-kind
one-of-a-kind mailbox
mailbox in
in the
the front
front yard.
yard.
FF -- Steve
Steve and
and Hitomi
Hitomi Vu
Vu Garden
Garden -1618
-1618 Crestview
Crestview Rd.
Rd. -- Steve
Steve and
and Hitomi
Hitomi Vu
Vu purchased
purchased their
their 1980s
1980s Ranch-style
Ranch-style home
home in
in
2015
2015 and
and decided
decided to
to revamp
revamp and
and replace
replace their
their entire
entire front
front yard.
yard. ItIt was
was aa difficult
difficult decision
decision to
to remove
remove two
two oversized
oversized trees
trees to
to
make
make the
the house
house look
look more
more open
open and
and bright.
bright. They
They settled
settled on
on aa desert
desert // Zen
Zen garden
garden concept.
concept. The
The majority
majority of
of the
the front
front yard
yard
was
was done
done with
with palm
palm trees,
trees, cactus,
cactus, roses,
roses, agave,
agave, and
and aa non-fruit
non-fruit bearing
bearing olive
olive tree.
tree. Also,
Also, pavers
pavers were
were laid
laid to
to create
create aa
circular
circular pathway
pathway between
between the
the house,
house, street,
street, and
and driveway.
driveway. Moreover,
Moreover, they
they wanted
wanted aa seating
seating area
area in
in the
the middle
middle to
to enjoy
enjoy
watching
watching their
their children
children play.
play. To
To the
the right
right of
of the
the house,
house, they
they currently
currently have
have aa nice
nice walkway
walkway to
to the
the back
back yard
yard where
where they
they
hope
hope to
to infuse
infuse aa garden
garden bed
bed in
in the
the near
near future.
future. AA small
small and
and relaxing
relaxing pool
pool anchors
anchors the
the backyard
backyard where
where the
the children
children enjoy
enjoy
their
their summer.
summer. Meanwhile,
Meanwhile, down
down the
the slope,
slope, behind
behind the
the pool,
pool, there
there isis aa lemon,
lemon, orange,
orange, and
and avocado
avocado tree.
tree.
The homeowners are pleased to invite visitors to bring their cell phones or cameras to take photos in each garden.
Redlands Horticultural & Improvement Society
“128 years Beautifying Redlands”
Saturday & Sunday, April 22 – 23
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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UNCOMMON PLANT SALE
Gates opens one hour before the tour Saturday and Sunday 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Don’t miss out on the fantastic selection of unique plants, shrubs, trees etc. for sale at the
Plant Propagation Yard - 1352 Prospect Dr., in the Prospect Park, Carriage House area.
Free admission to a special showing of floral inspired art on display at Redlands Art Association.
215 E. State St. Saturday10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. - Sunday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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A - Alexander Garden
1668 5th Ave.
B - Buscaglia Garden
332 S. Michigan St.
C – Gonzales/Loza Garden
D - Trubio Garden
649 Los Altos Dr.
1032 E. Pennsylvania Ave.
E - Vogt Garden
1515 Powell Ln.
F - Vu Garden
1618 Crestview Rd.
G - RHIS Plant Yard
1352 Prospect Dr.
H - Redlands Art Association
215 E. State St.
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