Hillside Hideaway: Reclaimed Slope Becomes a Destination

Shelly Coglizer's Lafayette backyard was too small. She moved a pool fence 25 feet back and hired Freeland Tanner to reclaim an overgrown hillside. Tanner cleared blackberries and ivy, built large steps to the summit, and created a hilltop outdoor room with a steel arbor, rattan swing, and trickling fountain. The goal: a destination at the end of an adventure.

Design: Freeland Tanner, Proscape Landscape Design, Yountville (707/226-2540)