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JALI FIItNIA dreamin DAVIS DALBOK AND AN EAST COAST TRANSPLANT RESPECT A CLASSIC EICHLER BUNGALOW AND COMPLETE THE VISION OF "LIVING IN THE GARDEN." NOW THAT'S WORTH CELEBRATING STORY BY MEGAN PADILLA PHOTOGRAPHY BY JAMES CARRIERE 57
DAVIS DALBOK is dressed in a pale lime-green suit, a lemongrass martini in one hand and gesturing with the other over a corner of this San Rafael, California, garden. "This area is all about stories in green with riots of color," says Dalbok. He's guiding his guests for their first look at the garden he recently completed for a dear friend. Dalbok's description could apply to himself: He's a passionate plantsman whose worldview embraces the colors of every continent. But here, the story he's set out to tell is one that is pure California. The setting: a midcentury Joseph Eichler house with the Lucas Valley foothills of Marin County in the background. The client is an easterner who moved west to pursue her ideal of California living. Her vision wasn't about beaches or endless sunshine, but rather to own one of the 1,100-plus modernist homes built by Eichler from 1949 until his death in 1974. "I wanted to live in the garden at every moment," she says, referring to the architect's signature seamless indoor-outdoor designs. Says Dalbok, "My aim was to provide her an infrastructure of hardscaping and plants that would sustain that look, but also be exciting." With a limited budget, it took Dalbok and the client two years to go from clods of dirt to cocktails and dishing with friends. Tonight they share the garden with friends for the first time. As guests begin arriving at the home this August evening, the first thing they notice is the harmony of the lines between the Eichler roofline and the fence around the front courtyard — all Dalbok — that retains the modern vernacular of the architecture. "I'm a firm believer in not losing the front yard — valuable real estate here in California — to the Left: The Lucas Valley foothills rise from behind the client's Joseph Eichler house; Dalbok's landscape design highlights its lines. A feathery Chinese windmill palm behind the courtyard fence softens linear elements. Above: Steven Schwager of Living Green gets acquainted with Joyce Rietveld. Opposite: The tabletop is a ceramic mural by midcentury ceramicist Edith Heath, whose nearby Sausalito studio is still in operation. Anchored in opposite corners are a bromeliad, Vriesia imperialis, and a pygmy date palm.
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