Holly Knoll

An old sloping monoculture zoysia lawn converted to useable space and pollinator garden.

BEFORE....

Removed

A monoculture of zoysia grass on a slope
An inaccessible gulley of copper-heavy fill
Half a 2’ high pony wall
lattice fence

Reused

The groovy curved walls
some prickly old Agaves
Aloe tree
fenceposts

Added

Champaca, Arbutus marina, , Lepechinia fragrans,
Eucalyptus, Sycamores, Acacia melanoxylon, coffeeberries, Searsia lancea, Leymus ‘Canyon Prince’, Sesleria, Muhlys, Yarrow, Zauschnerias, Ceanothus Fallugia paradoxa, Akebia quinata ‘Alba’, Fig Tree, Timber steps and Block retaining wall, Santa Fe Buff, flagstone set in crushed California Gold, Redwood fence