I think what draws me most to a California-style garden — aside from their obvious beauty — is the instant swathe of warmth I feel when I think about them. I immediately start imagining myself lying outstretched on a lounger, relaxing in the cozy glow of the sun, surrounded by blue skies and greenery. Better yet, when carefully designed, they're actually relatively low-maintenance, too, which is exactly what I need for my currently chaotic outdoor space.Trouble is, I live in the UK — a far cry from the Californian climate. However, while there's nothing that can be done about the weather we are served this side of the horizon, there are, as it turns out, ways that you can replicate the look and feel of a Cali-cool-style modern garden, even if the space you're working with is small and in the depths of the city.I asked Nate Fox, the lead designer at Foxterra Design — a modern landscape architecture firm based in Orange County, California — how I could recreate the California aesthetic in my (often overlooked) garden. He shared five simple ways to do it, and I'm taking them all on board.
