Holmby Hills Residence

This large estate in the Holmby hills sits on 3 acres and was completed in 2004. The style of the house by Hablinski/Manion Architects is English with a beautiful tan brick facade and dark mahogany wood trim. The owner expressed an attraction to perennial gardens in the style of Gertrude Jekyll, a legendary English garden designer from the early part of the 20th century who specialize in color specific perennial borders exhibiting a wildness within a structured space.

This garden is dominated by a great lawn off the rear of the house which is surrounded by 3 strong perennial borders. The central border uses flowers in hot shades of reds, magentas, and oranges and sometimes white along with burgundy and red foliage for additional interest. The west border around the rose arbor, is mostly pinks and whites and the east border is a yellow and gray border. The corners are anchored by groves of sycamore trees within a woodland circle featuring ferns and columbine. Other garden features include a woodland path around the perimeter of the upper garden, a formal boxwood hedge garden at the front entrance, a mulberry arbor where young mulberry trees are being trained onto a metal frame to form a covered seating area, an herb knot garden, a statuary garden, a pool area with hot oranges and reds behind a boxwood hedge, a fruit orchard, and finally a family terrace perennial garden planted in blues, purples, and whites. The garden will continue to improve and evolve over time and additional photos will be added periodically.