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ECO-ENHANCED
SOHO MAILBOX
By Architectural Mailboxes
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DOOR COLOR
“Deep Royal” by Benjamin
Moore. benjaminmoore.com
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Landscape designer Joan Grabel creates a
California dream at this entrance with robust,
water-efficient plants and a burst of blue.
Westringia ‘Wynyabbie Gem’
A pergola was added for
vine support and painted
the same color as the home
for a quiet presence.
ILLUSTR ATED BY ELENA LACEY
Euphorbia ‘Sticks on Fire’
were planted in tall pots
by Tournesol Siteworks
and placed in between the
large, arched windows.
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Lavandula
Spanish Lavender
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Phormium ‘Jack Sprat’
Salvia Leucantha
Santa Barbara Mexican Sage
Find a wide selection of native and other
drought-resistant plants at Deep Roots
Garden Center in Manhattan Beach,
deep-roots.net. For more on Joan, visit her
at parkslopedesign.net.
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