Bernard Trainor: Ground Studio Landscapes by Bernard Trainor
Gardens
of 12 California homes—from Big Sur north to Healdsburg—are featured through
lush photos and personal reflections by Trainor, an Australian-born landscape
architect living in Monterey. These modern estates are enhanced by Trainor’s
subtle, never showy, gardens and grounds. There’s a gentle touch to the work
with the feeling that a swimming pool emerged surrounded by tall grass, or of
slightly caged nature as greenery meanders with a stone path. Trainor is well
paired with contemporary architects who use materials of stone, concrete, and
wood in their natural, authentic states. The landscape and architecture
interact as in a dance, gently moving into and around each other, in natural
integration and dialogue. Of course, we know this kind of casualness must be
carefully planned and executed.
