I've written about this garden a couple of times,
most recently last April when I did an unexpected drive-by and took these photos and several others.
Wondering what exactly goes on behind that wall has been a big question. Is there a pool back there? A private jungle?
Well, now I know! Whenever we're at
Powell's I buy the latest issue of
Atomic Ranch magazine, I recently grabbed the Fall 2015 issue without even really looking at it. Later that night when I picked it up and looked at the cover my first thought was..."hey, wait a minute, can it really be?"...
And the answer is yes, yes it is! This is what's behind the wall...
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| photo from Atomic Ranch, Jim Brown photographer |
The magazine is always a great read, and this article doesn't disappoint. The owners bought the house 10 years ago and did a lot of work inside before thinking about what they wanted outside.
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| photo from Atomic Ranch, Jim Brown photographer |
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| photo from Atomic Ranch, Jim Brown photographer |
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| photo from Atomic Ranch, Jim Brown photographer |
Evidently the rusted vegetable planters came first and inspired the material and design of the wall.
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| photo from Atomic Ranch, Jim Brown photographer |
Which during the construction of, according to Bromley Davenport - the author of the article, one passer-by commented "You just ruined a perfectly good house"...that must have been confidence inspiring. The owners did some of the construction themselves and rusted the COR-TEN in place by sanding off any oil coating and spraying the metal down with "a warm saltwater solution."
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| photo from Atomic Ranch, Jim Brown photographer |
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| photo from Atomic Ranch, Jim Brown photographer |
More from behind the wall...
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| photo from Atomic Ranch, Jim Brown photographer |
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| photo from Atomic Ranch, Jim Brown photographer |
A peek at the outdoor dining table beyond the cutout...
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| photo from Atomic Ranch, Jim Brown photographer |
So the moral of the story is that sometimes you do get to find out what's behind the wall...if you buy the magazine...
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| photo from Atomic Ranch, Jim Brown photographer |
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