Glowing sunset color: ornamental grasses and perennials adorn this hillside garden in Napa.(Northern California Style) From: Sunset | Date: September 1, 2004| Author: Swezey, Lauren Bonar | COPYRIGHT 2004 Sunset Publishing Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Dramatic yet simple, this garden on the gently rolling slopes of Howell Mountain above Napa Valley is completely in keeping with its surroundings. Site of the 1886 Nouveau Medoc Winery building, the property was acquired in 2000 by Anne and Pat Stotesbery and is now home to the couple's Ladera Vineyards.

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In planning the garden, the Stotesberys asked landscape designer and contractor Rodney Rose to create a planting that not only required...