Comments on: Bardessono’s Compelling Courtyards

By: Maureen Burns

Maureen Burns — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:18:59 +0000

I continue to worry about integration of a courtyard in my planned extended stay guest house for seniors. I have my degree in visual arts and love the thought of the peace and tranquility that I sense when I even think about this kind of feature in a home for any one. However I also continue to hear my fathers voice in e saying if you don’t see something in a market or if no one else is doing this then there is a good reason, cost prohibitive or no ones interests…pr perhaps some unknown problem to be discovered.
If any one will assist me with this concept please write or call me. I have no one here in the south that seems to feel a courtyard is of value or desirable for the older people.
That surely is nonsense.! Thanks and I personally have had many months on dozens of trip to the island of Bali where the courtyard and water feature rules! I love it.
Maureen
7062067559 if you have time to chat.

By: Robert Webber

Robert Webber — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:18:01 +0000

Absolutely lovely, espec. the magnolia one. Saw some of this on Alice’s blog, but repays trble and quadruple viewing. Thanks!

Best Wishes

Robert

Ahh. That’s because Alice was one of my companions. Michelle D. was the other. Both wrote beautiful posts on the courtyards.

By: Michelle D.

Michelle D. — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:06:48 +0000

Susan you captured some great images and your descriptive words do the landscape justice.

To answer Dave Bockmans question about where the trees were resourced from :
There are at least a half dozen suppliers in the area that either specialize or regularly located field dug olive trees.
Many are coming from orchards in the central valley whose land was going to be bulldozed for development.
Others orchards are jumping on the olive tree bandwagon due to the good price these large trees fetch.
The dig up and transplant very good considering their size and age.

Thank you Michelle, for both the complement and an answer for Dave! Was a beautiful place.

By: dave bockman

dave bockman — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:03:00 +0000

Simply gorgeous! Any idea what their source for those magnificent Olive trees is?

I was told they were 80 year old field grown trees. There must be a nursery that specializes in them near there.–s