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errain is absolutely the domain of
Scott Shrader, whose adventures
in the upper echelons of landscape
design culminate in his book The Art
of Outdoor Living (Rizzoli), a glory of
lush, lifestyle-driven grounds for A-list
clients. And yet, even among this class
group The Hacienda is a highlight.
In keeping with his tradition of looking to a
home's immediate surroundings for inspiration,
Shrader used native plantings and stone to amplify
the 200 acres of ranchland that backdrops The
Hacienda, whose first owner was Old Hollywood
cowboy Hopalong Cassidy. Shrader's first order
of business was making way for a grand entrance.
"Almost before we did anything else, we relocated
the house's front door so that the cinematic proces-
sion of arrival would have a proper moment of
reveal into and through a garden," he writes in
his book. "Over time, we have also reconfigured
and replastered the pool, built a pool house that
doubles as a guest house, constructed a wall of
stacked stone that, along with hardy native species,
lines the driveway, and installed gates to mark the
passageway into the entry." Included in Shrader's
outdoor oasis is a private herb garden off the
kitchen, an orchard, a flourish of organic gardens,
and native California plants and trees. Having
groomed a majestic 80 acres, Shrader—by design,
naturally—left another back forty uncultivated, "just
as nature made them." shraderdesign.com
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Rooted
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Elite landscape designer
Scott Shrader cultivates a
ranch-style wonderland
of native California plants
and material for a historic
Malibu hacienda.
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