Providing privacy without compromising curb appeal can be a delicate balance, especially when gardening on a corner lot. Kristin Caldwell’s solutions for her Morega, California property deftly maximize connections between home and garden and minimize distractions from her bustling neighborhood. Most of the plants were chosen for their low water needs, though supplemental water is provided for a few favorites. An intriguing array of horticultural textures soften the edges of hardscaping, and there is not a single blade of turfgrass!

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1.  Festival™ Burgundy cordyline (Cordyline ‘Jurred’, Zones 8-11)
2. ‘Belle Etoile’ mock orange (Philadelphus coronarius ‘Belle Etoile’, Zones 4-8)
3. Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba, Zones 3-9)
4. ‘Pacific Fire’ vine maple (Acer circinatum ‘Pacific Fire’, Zones 5-9)
5. ‘Popcorn’ Japanese snowball viburnum (Viburnum plicatum ‘Popcorn’, Zones 5-8)
6. Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium, Zones 5-9)
7. ‘Crimson Pygmy’ barberry (Berberis thunbergii ‘Crimson Pygmy’, Zones 4-9)

1. Pork and beans (Sedum rubrotinctum, Zones 8-9)
2. ‘Quadricolor’ agave (Agave lophantha ‘Quadricolor’, Zones 8-11)
3. ‘Gilt Edge’ silverberry (Elaeagnus× ebbingei‘Gilt Edge’, Zones 7-9)
4. ‘Rubra’ saucer magnolia (Magnolia soulangeana ‘Rustica Rubra’, Zones 5-9)
5. Golden feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium ‘Aureum’, Zones 5-8)
6. ‘Belle Etoile’ mock orange (Philadelphus coronarius ‘Belle Etoile’, Zones 4-8)
7. ‘Blue Glow’ agave (Agave ‘Blue Glow’, Zones 8-11)

1. ‘Blue Glow’ agave (Agave ‘Blue Glow’, Zones 8-11)
2. Safari Sunset Conebush (Leucadendron ‘Safari Sunset’, Zones 8-11)
3. Yucca filamentosa ‘Color Guard’ (‘Color Guard’ yucca, Zones 4-10)
4. ‘Quadricolor’ agave (Agave lophantha ‘Quadricolor’, Zones 8-11)
5. Tall verbena (Verbena bonariensis, Zones 7-11)
6. Carolina cherry laurel (Prunuscaroliniana, Zones 7–10)
7. Hardy yellow ice plant (Delosperma nubiginum, Zones 4-9)

1. ‘Fred Ives’ echeveria (Graptoveria ‘Fred Ives’, Zones 9-11)
2. ‘Louis Edmunds’ manzanita (Arctostaphylos bakeri ‘Louis Edmunds’, Zones 7-11)
3. ‘Flying Dragon’ hardy orange (Poncirus trifoliata ‘Flying Dragon’, Zones 5-9)
4. ‘The Third Harmonic’ Peruvian lily (Alstroemeria ‘The Third Harmonic’, Zones 7-9)
5. Evergreen clematis (Clematis armandii, Zones 7-9)
6. ‘Madame Julia Correvon’ clematis (Clematis ‘Madame Julia Correvon’, Zones 4-9)

All photographs by Jude Parkinson-Morgan

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