Pasadena Garden Transforms from Sunny Delight to Shady Oasis
August 2021. By Isara Ongwiseth: When FormLA Landscaping friend Suzanne Haller invited us to share a garden with the Compulsive Gardeners Class at the LA Arboretum, she asked us to illustrate the current landscaping trends with a timeless quality. Bea and Tom Schumacher’s award-winning Pasadena garden beautifully strikes this balance, and it’s such a joy to share it!
The space may be familiar to you. Tom and Bea generously shared their expertise and experiences with the well-established and shady back garden as well as the sunny, newly-installed front. It’s earned a bit of press coverage, and the Schumachers have hosted both an Art of the Garden Tour and the Garden Conservancy’s Pasadena Open Days.
Even if you joined us then, I suspect the garden will feel new to you now. In just a year, the front garden has evolved from well-structured to boisterously beautiful under Tom’s care. Tom joined me in providing the Compulsives tour below as well, adding a depth of perspective gained in his active management and enjoyment of the space.
Here is our tour, originally presented to the LA Arboretum’s Compulsive Gardeners class.
Hear more of the couple’s perspective in the Houzz Yard of the Week feature. Annie Thonrton details our journey together from Bea and Tom’s vision for transforming their expanses of lawn to how the garden’s evolution transformed their mode of living.
It was a joy to help Bea and Tom bring their dreams to life, and we are incredibly grateful to them for sharing their space and experiences! See the latest photos and news of this garden in the Projects section.
