Set high in the Hollywood Hills, through a winding drive out of Los Angeles, one arrives in this garden with a sense of an exhale. This property was built in the 1970’s by the architect, Fred Smathers who featured inside out entertaining. 3 key gathering spaces on multiple levels are anchored by 45-year-old olive trees and 12 foot retaining walls. The restrained and monochromatic color palette makes focus on carpets of del rio gravel, reclaimed brick, board formed concrete and block planting.