LANDSCAPING
An author’s
garden of eatin’
Lopez shows off freshly harvested late-season vegetables — important for the garden of an advocate of locally produced food.
Designer solves Michael Pollan’s dilemma
turning a problematic yard into a lush retreat
By Tracey Taylor
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
(Photos by Mike Kepka/The Chronicle)
Unlike the architect whose house has a perpetually leaking roof, or the cobbler whose shoes need mending, Michael Pollan has a new garden that speaks of a professional who practices what he preaches. For the author and journalism professor – who has almost single-handedly set the national agenda on food production and, in books such as “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” and “In Defense of Food,” advocated vigorously for fresh, locally produced food — has a front yard that is at once pleasing to the eye, environmentally responsible and very productive. Read more
ENTER. GATHER. DREAM. CHILL.
An innovative house remodel set the wheels in motion for the creation of a new garden. What was once a lush backyard of a classic bungalow is now an elegant, private hideaway, artfully integrated with a modernist perspective by landscape designer Bernardo Lopez. “Enter. Gather. Dream. Chill.” These words Lopez uses to capture the experiences he elicits in his gardens are here an invitation to enjoy with limited space a compound he has created for himself and his family.
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