Despite its venerable appearance, this home and garden are less that two years old! The house is patterned after a residence in Provence. Built adjacent to a nature preserve, most of the multi-acre oak woodland property has been left in or restored to its natural state. A pond was dug and it filled itself with water from underground and today attracts many waterfowl who feed, nest and breed there. The areas just beyond the house are planted with mostly native plants, including a wild meadow of native grasses, sedges and perennials. The gardens surrounding the residence are home to an eclectic mixture of trees, shrubs and perennials primarily from Mediterranean climates.

Wildlife has a special place in this garden, with many food and habitat plants for animals, birds and beneficial insects. Wild ducks, egrets, many other kinds of birds, foxes, coyotes and even a mountain lion have been sighted on the property.

Plantings include coast live oak, sycamore, willows, fruitless olive, juniper, Italian cypress, toyon, Ceanothus, lemonade berry, Italian buckthorn, manzanita, wild currant, Matilija poppy, rosemary, Japanese privet, California bush anemone, evergreen currant, Mexican bush sage, fuchsia-flowering gooseberry, thyme, lavender, sweet olive, tarragon, Penstemon, Bergenia, Serbian bellflower, ajuga, geranium, Wisteria, carpet bugle, storksbill, Veronica, Japanese anemone, Santa Barbara daisy, yarrow, Carex, autumn moor grass, Boston ivy, roses, catmint, maiden's wreath, Hardenbergia 'Happy Wanderer', Neomerica, leather fern, Artemisia 'Powis Castle', Phygelius, Canterbury bells, wild strawberry, Fuchsia 'Gartenmeister', lamb's ears, larkspur, Scabiosa, hummingbird sage, Lobelia, wild Iris, St. Catherine's lace, fescue, blue-eyed grass and many others.

The owners have accented the gardens with their extensive collection of antiques, artifacts, birdhouses and potted plants.

This garden has been featured in Traditional Home Magazine and other publications.