Historic architecture meets contemporary garden at Art Berliner and Laura Werlin's Berkeley property, designed by landscape architect Randy Thueme. Jurors praised the simple, modern approach and superb integration of outdoor sculptures as accents. "Garden art should harmonize with its surroundings — the designer accomplished this superbly."
Thueme prioritized reuse: reduced front lawn, relocated camellias, ferns, and Japanese anemones to enlarged beds. At the rear, one of three original concrete pads was retained and recut for a slate patio; a second slate patio leads to a modified, refinished deck. Spring brings bulbs, flowering cherry, and wisteria in concert. Sculptures are carefully placed as focal points. Old and new mesh elegantly.
Designer: Randy Thueme Design, San Francisco (415/495-1178)
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