Garden tour preview: A sumptuous landscape in Altadena
Owners Cheryl Bode and Robin Colman seek a return to the property's historical roots.
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Open Days, house
By Debra Prinzing
The Garden Conservancyยs Open Days tours are scheduled for April 26 in Altadena and May 9 in Los Angeles. One of six gardens on the Altadena tour belongs to Cheryl Bode and Robin Colman, who bought their property 10 years ago. Their mission: to save an aging 1925 Spanish Colonial Revival and tame its landscape and, in the process, return the property to a look that reflected its historical roots. For help with their three-quarters of an acre, Bode and Colman turned to Altadena landscape designer Thomas Batcheller Cox and contractor Tim Foster of Chaparral Landscaping. For the results of their collaboration, read on. Take a virtual garden tour of some of the best gardens featured in the Los Angeles Times. |
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