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Island Palms

Adding instant flair to any landscape
When it comes to evoking the tropics, there’s nothing better than the sound of coconut palms rustling in the breeze. At least that’s premier landscape architect Steve Mechler’s belief.
“It echoes the sound of the waves,” he says.
Mechler is one of the architects largely responsible for the drama introduced in landscaping [...]

April-May 2010 | Kaui Philpotts | 0 comments | Continued
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Shangri La

Where living gardens are concerned, nature often has the last word. Uber-heiress Doris Duke discovered exactly that when she created a private and very personal retreat, Shangri La, in 1937 on five oceanfront acres at the foot of iconic Diamond Head. The place was originally called Ka’alawai by Hawaiians, meaning literally “water basalt,” referring to [...]

April-May 2009 | Kaui Philpotts | 0 comments | Continued