high end santa barbara landscape design by lsd studio www lsdstudio co a timeless california estate garden that feels both wild and refined rooted in the ecology of the santa barbara foothills naturalistic yet carefully composed landscape architecture integrating the home into mature coast live oak woodland and surrounding chaparral california native drought tolerant planting firewise ecological landscape montecito estate quality layered native plant communities sculptural forms elegant restraint biophilic design principles natural materials integrated with the terrain planting palette may include deer grass muhlenbergia rigens ceanothus yankee point cleveland sage california buckwheat canyon prince wild rye toyon manzanita salvia california poppy and other native grasses and perennials planting arranged in natural drifts and layered communities reflecting local ecology the landscape feels mature and established as if it has grown in naturally for 10 15 years lighting warm coastal california golden hour light filtering through mature oak canopy long shadows glowing grasses subtle wind movement through planting ultra photorealistic landscape architecture photography cinematic composition shallow depth of field shot on high end architectural photography lens natural color grading featured in architectural digest gardenista dwell and landscape architecture magazine remove concrete pad render ficus hedge just along the fenceline create a sauna and water feature against the hillside surrounding it with large boulders and ca native plantings foreground should be california golden gravel with large flagstone slabs creating an unstructured pathway
