Some commercial and business office plantings are really stepping up their game. Here’s another example of good plantsmanship I’m seeing around town.<\/p>\n
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Nicely done, I think. Ribbons of succulents along stone walkways, arbutus, olives, furcraea embedded in blankets of westringia.
\nSolid, workman-like plant choices, getting the job done. Lawn is used strategically, not as a default.
\nOn the streetside, I saw Berkeley sedge, Carex divulsa, used instead of lawn. And for a project this size, fairly straightforward as far as maintenance.
\nI’ve been watching this project at least two years, and it’s grown in and maintained itself very well. PCT Office Complex, 222 No. Sepulveda Blvd.<\/p>\n
<\/center><\/big> Some commercial and business office plantings are really stepping up their game. Here’s another example of good plantsmanship I’m seeing around town. Nicely done, I think. Ribbons of succulents along stone walkways, arbutus, olives, furcraea embedded in blankets of westringia. … Continue reading
\n“Renovation work has been completed at PCT, a LEED-Gold certified, 1.6 msf office complex formerly known as Pacific
\nCorporate Towers. The property is owned by an investment management client of BlackRock.
\nLocated at 100, 200 and 222 North Sepulveda Blvd in El Segundo, PCT has been under renovation since October 2013.
\nThis extensive project included the conversion of indoor and outdoor areas into lively communal gathering spaces with a
\ncontemporary design aesthetic. To oversee the renovation design, PCT engaged highly regarded STUDIOS Architecture,
\nbased in San Francisco, and the Los Angeles landscape design practice LRM<\/em>.” – found here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"