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Variously labelled Eden, one of the 100 gardens you must visit
before your die, and among the 10 best botanical gardens in the
world, Madame Ganna Walska s Lotusland is magic mixed with paradise
in the hills of Montecito, California. Walska, a well-known Polish
opera singer and socialite, purchased the estate in 1941 and spent
43 years creating Lotusland. The collections of exotic plants on
the 37-acre property are an expression of her penchant for the
dramatic, the unexpected, and the whimsical. Home to more than
3,400 types of plants, including at least 35,000 specimens, it is
recognized not just for the diversity of its collections, but for
the extraordinary design sensibility informing the many
one-of-a-kind individual gardens that comprise the whole. As
pleasing as its aesthetic and sensorial qualities are, Lotusland is
also an important centre for scientific research and conservation.
A leader in the field of sustainable practices, it is the first
botanical garden in the United States to become entirely organic.
"In Montecito Style, photographer Firooz Zahedi and writer Lorie
Dewhirst Porter capture the sheer beauty of the West Coast town,
known for incredible homes." - Galerie Magazine The seaside town of
Montecito is often overshadowed by its neighbor Santa Barbara-which
is generally how its residents like it. Though home and refuge to
numerous celebrities, Montecito's intentional cultivation of a
low-key profile has allowed for a unique community to emerge, and
with it, a multifaceted interior and garden design culture.
Montecito Style: Paradise on California's Gold Coast is the first
book to present twenty houses and landscapes in an eclectic range
of styles and rich architectural legacy that coalesce into a
quintessential "California style." The residences featured in this
book reflect the diversity of design that has defined California
living for more than a century: early standard-setters by George
Washington Smith and an Andalusian-style abode by his protege (and
Santa Barbara's first licensed female architect) Lutah Maria Riggs,
Beaux-Arts mansions, converted carriage houses, nouveau palazzi,
low-slung midcentury modern abodes, an iconic concrete-and-glass
house from the 1970s, and even a studio apartment above a garage.
With houses and gardens by prominent interior and landscape
designers-from the home of living legend John Saladino, and recent
projects by Richard Hallberg, Daniel Cuevas, Stacy Fausset, and Lee
Kirch-Montecito Style provides an inside look at this coastal
design haven. Heavily illustrated, Montecito Style features more
than 250 photographs by celebrity and interiors photographer Firooz
Zahedi, alongside captivating text by established design writer
Lorie Dewhirst Porter, both longtime residents of the area.
Zahedi's photographs are alluring, and his passion for these homes
and gardens is palpable, as well as the design elements and art
collections of these creative homeowners. An informed foreword by
Marc Appleton, an architect and California architectural history
expert, also helps establish the local context for these homes.
Montecito is the hidden Southern California treasure, and with
Montecito Style, readers will experience peak interior inspiration
and have unprecedented access to this truly special design haven in
all its coastal glory.
The lure of the West has been strong in American history,
representing the promise of beautiful, wild landscapes, broad
vistas, clean air, and bright skies. Set on this magnificent land
are the homes and their interiors-from the 150-year-old Rancho
Camulos of Ramona fame to Jack London's Beauty Ranch on the slopes
of Sonoma Mountain to the working ranches of today. Ranches: Home
on the Range in California presents an expression of a lifestyle
steeped in self- sufficiency, love of the land, and
unpretentiousness. Arising from the tradition of the Mexican
land-grant ranchos and the spread of Spanish Catholic missions, the
ranches of California have a long and multifaceted history, which
is examined by author Marc Appleton, who himself can attest to the
challenges and charms of ranch life. Located in dramatic landscapes
of rolling hills, upon the sides of mountains, or in vast plains
bordered by snow-capped mountains, the featured homes demonstrate
archetypal types-from the Spanish-style hacienda form of historic
Rancho Camulos, with its open porch and broad eaves, to the New
England clapboard traditional, as seen in Jack London's Beauty
Ranch. At once a tribute to a historic form and a fading way of
life, as well as a celebration of renewal, architectural beauty,
and the romance of the West, this book offers the reader an
immersive experience of living on the land.
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