A brick garden path lined with climbing roses

IVThe Landscape

Landscape is architecture.

Gardens, courtyards, shaded walks, and mature trees: the landscape is designed first, and everything else responds to it.

Planned

A Mediterranean garden with California roots.

The planting palette pairs the classics of Andalusian and Portuguese gardens with California natives suited to the climate: olive and cypress, citrus and lavender, valley oak and poppy.

Scroll through the botanical palette below.

The botanical palette · 10 species

01Street & grove tree

Olive

Olea europaea

Silver-leaved and ancient in character, olives line The Grove's streets and shade its courts.

02Allées & edges

Italian Cypress

Cupressus sempervirens

Dark vertical punctuation marking entries, allées, and the edges of formal gardens.

03Parterres & borders

Lavender

Lavandula angustifolia

Drifts of lavender for scent, pollinators, and summer color along paths and terraces.

04Courtyards & allées

Citrus

Citrus × limon

Lemon and orange trees in courtyards and planters, a nod to the patios of Seville.

05Groundcover & walls

Rosemary

Salvia rosmarinus

Low, fragrant, and drought-tolerant, it spills over garden walls and softens stone.

06Walled gardens

Heritage Rose

Rosa spp.

Climbing and shrub roses that give Rosebend its name, trained over walls, arbors, and gates.

07Native canopy

Valley Oak

Quercus lobata

Majestic native oaks preserved and planted along the creek and in the park.

08Native meadow

Cleveland Sage

Salvia clevelandii

A fragrant California native for meadows and trail edges, beloved by hummingbirds.

09Walls & pergolas

Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea glabra

A cascade of rose-magenta bracts over pergolas and stucco, the color of a Mediterranean summer.

10Native wildflower

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

The state flower, seeded through meadows and along the creek for spring gold.

Principles

How the landscape is designed.

Shade first

Every street, path, and plaza is planned for shade: trees, arcades, pergolas, and loggias.

Water as sound

Fountains and rills are used sparingly but deliberately, for cooling, calm, and delight.

Mediterranean + native

A climate-appropriate palette that pairs Mediterranean classics with California natives.

Mature from day one

Specimen olives and oaks are intended to be relocated and preserved so Rosebend feels established.

Gardens & places

Scenes from the landscape

A heap of bright lemons — Courtyards of citrus

California poppies glowing in sunlight — Native meadow

Sunlight filtering through a stand of trees — Shaded walks

A broad heritage tree standing alone in a meadow — Heritage trees

Potted plants gathered in a sunny court — Planted courts

On the plan

The Gardens & The Park

Walled rose gardens to the west, and a meadow park running the length of Rose Creek to the south, linked by the creekside trail.

Explore the master plan

A quiet palm-lined California street of tile-roofed homes

VII Visit

Come see Rosebend.

Private previews of the master plan, architecture, and materials are offered by appointment.

Plan your visit View the master plan

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