As part of Dwell on Design week, Lisa Gimmy will be participating in a panel discussion on design of the outdoor kitchen. The event will take place at Snyder Diamond in Santa Monica at 6:30 pm.

Peter Walker, FASLA, inaugurated USC’s annual School of Architecture lecture series with a presentation of “Reflecting Absence", the National 9/11 Memorial in downtown Manhattan. Pete’s talk, “Before the Memorial”, summarized his journey as an artist, beginning with studying and collecting work by minimalist artists such as Carl Andre. The Nasher Sculpture Center in downtown Dallas exemplifies Pete's skill in using flatness to great effect. For anyone who hasn’t seen the Nasher, put your Texas bias aside and book your ticket! (And, while you're in Texas, get down to Houston and see the Menil!) #911memorial, #andrelenotre, #carlandre, #landscapearchitecture, #nashersculpturegarden, #newyorklandscapearchitecture, #peterwalker, #vauxlevicomte

Lisa Gimmy, ASLA, worked closely with the owners of this mid-century modernist Los Feliz home, designed by Eugene Kinn Choy in 1952, to update the courtyard and the area around the pool for this active family with young children. Graceful steps now separate the outdoor dining terrace from the pool area and lanai; groupings of planters and a bench soften the edge between the pool and the tall retaining wall. Trailing rosemary at the top of the wall and colorful drought tolerant succulents are important components of the new plant palette. Join Lisa on Saturday, April 26, 2014, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. for a dialogue with the owners and gardener Sabine Hoppner of Waters Edge Gardening. The Cultural Landscape Foundation presents: Garden Dialogues: Southern California Gain exclusive access to private gardens and hear from the landscape architects and their clients about the creative process. Garden Dialogues provides unique opportunities for small groups to experience some of today's most beautiful gardens created by some of the most accomplished designers currently in practice. Hear about the inspiration for their projects and the collaborative effort among the owners, designers, and gardeners. #eugenekinnchoy, #gardendialogues, #theculturallandscapefoundation #gardendesign, #losangeleslandscapearchitecture, #midcenturyarchitecture #midcenturyarchitecture, #midcenturylandscapes

Pecha Kucha is a Japanese invention that allows people to share ideas in the form of a six minute talk. The format is prescribed: 20 images shown for 20 seconds each. Lisa will be joining twenty designers at the A+D Museum for a fast paced evening featuring a variety of design disciplines. We want Lisa’s talk to be a surprise, so the only thing we’ll tell you now is that her talk will take you to Mexico City and Antigua, Guatemala!

RESTORING, REFRESHING, REVEALING We recently had the pleasure of restoring a beautiful garden originally designed by Cleo Baldon in the 1980s.  For those of you who don’t know Cleo, she is a multi-faceted designer and co-owner of Galper Baldon, a landscape design firm that created landscapes throughout Southern California.  Cleo recently organized a tour of three of her gardens in Brentwood, and our assignment was to ready one of the gardens for the tour in early June. The author of “Stairs and Steps” and “Reflections on the Pool”, Cleo’s work spans a range of design vocabularies.  Common to all her projects are a gracious sense of scale and a clear concept of procession. Cleo’s design was restored and refreshed with strategic additions and subtractions that clarified the structure and heightened the drama of the garden. We selectively removed trees and shrubs that muddied the clarity of the original design and blocked views of the mature Silk Floss grove surrounding the house. In the pool area, we added giant bromeliads and textural philodendrons to anchor the pool.  Richly textured planters and pots were also added to enhance the resort like character of the pool and adjacent terrace. Linda White's selection of the brilliant green upholstered furniture echos the new planting surrounding the seating area. We were ready for the tour.  Linda White and Jayne Mair set the table for the guests.   Welcome to Cleo’s restored landscape! Landscape  Contractor : A New Leaf Landscape Renovation Fabrics and Furniture:  Linda White, White Design #cleobaldon, #gardendesign, #gardenrestoration #landscape, #losangeleslandscapearchitects, #landscaping #lisagimmy, #poollandscaping, #privatelandscaping, #tablescape, #tropicalplanting