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Also online at www.PaloAltoOnline.com PALO HomeALTO & Real WEEKLYEstate HOUSE GUIDE OPEN INSIDE: ■ Interior design column, page 4 ■ Complete Open House Guide, page 8 HOME ■ Classified Marketplace, page 19 & ■ Garage Sales, page 19 REAL ESTATE Friday, November 19, 2004 Home Front GOT GOOD STUFF? . The Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University is soliciting donations for its Treasure Market 2005, which will be held April Gardeningintheshade 29-May 1. Donations of antiques, chi- na, collectible books, crystal, silver, linens, furs, jewelry and fine art can be dropped off at the warehouse at 164 Jefferson Dr., Suite 3, Menlo Park, every Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Donate by Dec. 4 and you’re eli- gible for a drawing to win a ticket for Opening Night festivities. The ware- house will also be open Saturday, Dec. 4, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Contributions benefit the Cantor Arts Center acquisi- tion fund. For information, call (650) 326-4533 or visit www.stanford.edu/dept/ccva/tm2005. html. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSSARY . The Almost Eden Garden Project, lo- cated at 701 East Meadow Drive, Palo Alto (behind the Baptist Church), is looking for volunteers tomorrow from 9 a.m. to noon. Regular, weekday vol- unteers are also needed for the organ- ic garden that grows food for home- less and low-income families. For information, call Pamela Chesavage at (650) 504-1811 or visit www.almoste- den.org. Naomi Brookner WORTH THE TREK . Local artists Joy Imai and Inja Vitero of Palo Alto, Dotty Calabrese of Mountain View, and Emily Cohen of Menlo Park, are among the 300 women artists partici- Plants such as deer ferns (Blechnum spicant) grow well with little sunlight. Here they thrive under oak trees in the Menlo Park garden of pating in “Celebration of Craftswomen” Susan Gillman and John Kadvany. Nov. 20-21 and 27-28, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Fort Mason in San Francisco. Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for sen- iors, and free for children under 12; Many plants thrive without direct sunlight in this mild climate $12 for 2-day pass; parking is free at Marina Middle School on Bay Street by Barbara Wood between Buchanan and Webster. For e love and protect our trees on the mid-Peninsula, but often tion. Under the oaks only the planting holes were amended and soak- information, call (415) 383-3470 or visit that mature canopy poses a dilemma for the gardener — er hoses made from recycled rubber are snaked through the beds. www.teamproevent.com W what, if anything, to try to grow beneath it. John Kadvany works at home in a small studio office in the back The Menlo Park backyard of Susan Gillman and John Kadvany yard, and is able to spend some time doing maintenance in the gar- posed just such a problem. Surrounded on three sides by mature oaks den. The oak leaves are allowed to fall on the beds to form a free lay- belonging to neighbors, prospects for much of a garden seemed dim er of mulch, keeping down weeds and slowing the evaporation of Send notices of news and events related to — both literally and figuratively. In addition to the low light, oaks water. real estate, interior design, home improvement must not be over-watered, and they drop leaves all year. Kadvany keeps the few plants that need more water, such as hy- and gardening to Home Front, Palo Alto Julia Powers, owner of Julia Powers Landscape Services in Palo drangeas, happy with supplemental hand watering. Weekly, P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302, Alto, helped the family find a solution that fit their lifestyle and gave The backyard also includes a patio made from sandstone flag- or e-mail cblitzer @paweekly.com.Deadline is them lots of room for family activities and entertaining. stones, laid on base rock and sand (which allows water to filter Thursday at 5 p.m. She designed a small lawn surrounded by perimeter beds planted through); with a wall made from a water-washed version of the same with a wide range of flowing annuals, perennials and shrubs. The stones that looks as if it was dry laid without mortar, but actually is lawn is small enough to be handily cut with a push mower, and most mortared inside. Gomez Landscaping, Redwood City, did the stone Midpeninsula Home & Real Estate is work, irrigation installation and planting. published every Friday by the Palo Alto of the beds are irrigated with soaker hoses on timers. In the rear is a Weekly and the Almanac, P.O. Box small pad for the barbecue. The garden uses lots of curves as a design element with the steps 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302, 326-8210. It In the few parts of the garden that aren’t under oaks (mostly near coming out from the house in half rounds, the stone wall curved and circulates by mail to 57,000 homes from the house, where they can be seen from indoors) beds had extensive other paths meandering on their way. Woodside to Los Altos, as well as soil preparation and amendments and have more traditional irriga- “We just love it,” Gillman says. “It’s just wonderful from all dif- through local real estate offices. (continued on page 3) LOS ALTOS HILLS – Dramatic 4BD/4.5BA, “wine MENLO PARK – Beautifully remodeled from top to MENLO PARK – Sharp duplex in Sharon Heights! country” style home on a quiet, close in cul-de-sac. bottom, this home boasts a generous floor plan of Each unit has a private entry garden patio as well as Soaring ceilings, open indoor/outdoor floor plan, over- 4BD /2.5BA, 3 fireplaces & an enormous deck com- a rear garden. The interiors include a spacious eat- sized, custom windows & doors, ample use of natural plete w/built-in stainless barbecue center & fire pit. ing area in the kit. plus a sep. DR, wood-burning fire- wood & stone finishes. Gorgeous landscaping, views. On over approx.1/3 acre of privacy, this impressive place in the living room, inside laundry room and ELIZABETH DASCHBACH $4,995,000 home takes full advantage of its resort-like setting two-car garages. Possible condo conversion. while only being minutes to downtown Menlo Park. CHRIS YOUNGER $1,595,000 JIM TIERNEY $1,989,950 ■ LOS ALTOS HILLS ■ ■ SAN CARLOS ■ Custom contemporary 5BD/3BA Hyde Park Masterpiece. Peace and serenity with tranquil Bay home on approximately 1.3 acres MENLO PARK – New & improved 6BD/5.5BA and canyon views highlight this Mediterranean-style hm located in a very prvte with views from 4 decks. setting. 2MBR's, 2BD suites, frml entry, library, gorgeous home. Four suites offc, wine cellar, utl rm, brkfst nook, sep DR & FR, Cathedral ceilings, hardwood high ceilings, 2-car garage, extras storage. including Master, 5.5 bathrooms NADINE MATITYAHU $3,495,000 floors, remodeled kitchen, new and gourmet kitchen. carpeting. Meticulously built and SHERRY COTTONARO $3,190,000 renovated. GINNA LAZAR $2,250,000 ■ WOODSIDE ■ PORTOLA VALLEY – Charming Ladera home, sur- Historic, one-of-a-kind Tudor rounded by exquisite landscaping, offering the per- fect environment for your family. 4BD/2.5BA. Approx 2,100 sq ft. Approx .42-acre lot. LR w/wood- What a wonderful property! estate, “Why Worry Farm,” nes- burning FP, spacious FR, updated kitch., large pantry/mudroom. 2-car attached garage w/ storage Approximately 1 almost level tled on approx. 4.6 gorgeous, loft. Las Lomitas School District. ALEXANDRA VON DER GROEBEN $1,675,000 groomed acres in the heart of acre. Quiet, tranquil and serene Woodside. Meticulously renovat- with view of western hills (open ed, it includes: 7+BD, 10.5BA, space). Home is open and invit- ballroom, formal dining room, ing. Guest quarters with 2+ fireplaces, separate guest 1BD/1BA. quarters and house, 6-car garage, ATHERTON – 8BD, 8+ BA, approx. 12,000 sf, 3-level flr plan encompassing except. design & quality. 2+dens/offices, pool, tennis Extensive use of Mahogany, Cherry wd, grnite, mar- ALEXANDRA VON DER GROEBEN $1,995,000 ble & stone. European carved stone FP & finishes court. give you a sense of ageless classic tradition. Sun-filled rms complete this masterpiece. PIERRE BULJAN $10,850,000 SKIP CASHIN Price upon request ■ OPEN SAT. & SUN. • 1:30-4:30 • 626 Cambridge Ave. ■ REDWOOD CITY ■ Pride of ownership. Two bed- Private updated 3BD/2BA home on approx. 1.49 acres. Wood burn- room, 1 bath home, perfect for ing fireplace in living room, first time home buyers. Original kitchen with cabinets galore. Great MENLO PARK – Fantastic home in Allied Arts! owner. Close to downtown. 1BD/1BA. Completely rmdld Euro-style kit., new location with mountain views! dual pane windows. Sep. office, close to town! RAY NASMEH $799,500 MATT YOUNGER $595,000 DANA CAPPIELLO $1,498,000 1377 El Camino Real, Menlo Park (650) 614-3500 • 2989 Woodside Road, Woodside (650) 529-1000 496 First Street, Suite 100, Los Altos (650) 948-8050 • 300 El Camino Real, San Carlos (650) 598-4900 430 N. El Camino Real, San Mateo (650) 343-3700 • 1412 Chapin Avenue, Burlingame (650) 340-9688 400 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto (650) 853-7100 Page 2 • Friday, November 19, 2004 • Home & Real Estate Home & Real Estate late summer; PENINSULA Gardening in the shade Ribes sanguineum, flowering currant, a na- (continued from page 1) tive shrub with white, red or pink flowers H OMES R EALTY Bob Williams March to June followed by berries; Owner/Broker ferent angles and perspectives. It’s especially Fuchsia arborescens, a shrub form of the nice from inside.” fuchsia that can reach 18-feet in height with L IST Y OUR H OME FOR 1.5%COMMISSION In the front of the house, which has more long leaves and small summer flowers; sun, Powers used many of the plants that Digitalis purpurea (foxglove) — plant now were already there, moving a few.