Still waters run deep
Most current designers will claim an ecological component to their work, but Ron Lutsko can say with certitude that this has been a key aspect of his practice since he set up his San Francisco-based company in 1981, when such interests were viewed almost as cranky. What makes Ron’s work even more interesting is that he is steeped in the traditions of Californian garden modernism, as defined by early 20th-century figures such as Thomas Church and Garrett Eckbo. The result is that Ron’s design mingles a deep knowledge of native flora with an elegant modernity.
In recent years Ron has been pushing at the boundaries of what might be considered ‘a garden’ – at projects such as the Portola Residence, where a plot
