La Jolla Residence The gardens at this project were planned as part of an extensive remodel of an older home in an established La Jolla neighborhood. The owners wanted new garden spaces that looked like they might have been original. When the owners bought the home, the landscape was an overgrown, haphazard jungle. The new design is much more formal, picking up on the traditional lines of the home and the owners' interest in antiques and Old World styling. The new gardens center on a simple fountain anchored by a carved stone dolphin imported from Italy. A parterre garden planted with seasonal color and lined with a Boxwood hedge and a spacious lawn open off of the fountain and its flagstone walkway. A large flagstone terrace creates an outdoor entertainment space, which is shaded by a hip-roofed pavilion shade structure engineered to span the between the wings of the house on a wood-clad steel beam. A large chandelier hanging from the center of this structure completes the outdoor room quality of the terrace. This project was featured in San Diego Decor & Style magazine.