Article: Genius of the place; Lockwood de Forest, a distinguished Santa Barbara designer, encouraged outdoor living long before it was an American habit.

Lockwood de Forest, a distinguished Santa Barbara designer, encouraged outdoor living long before it was an American habit

If I could build a house and plant a new garden right now, I would copy the plans Lockwood de Forest drew up for himself in 1925. A garden designer who laid out more an 300 landscapes in the Santa Barbara, California, area between 1920 and his death in 1949, de Forest is best known for grand estates like Val Verde and Constantia. Those are magnificent places, but when I saw his own one-acre masterpiece in the Mission Canyon district of Santa Barbara, I felt like Goldilocks--this one is just right. I also admired the fluid simplicity and marvelous ...

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