Donnell Ranch Garden is considered one of the masterpieces of modern landscape design, and one of the first examples of the now-ubiquitous kidney shaped swimming pool.
It was constructed in 1948 at the Donnell Ranch in
Sonoma, California
Sonoma () is a city in Sonoma County, California, United States, located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Sonoma is one of the principal cities of California's Wine Country and the center of the Sonoma Valley AVA. Sonoma' ...
, by
landscape architect
A landscape architect is a person who is educated in the field of landscape architecture. The practice of landscape architecture includes: site analysis, site inventory, site planning, land planning, planting design, grading, storm water manage ...
Thomas Church.
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Landscape gardens
Gardens in California
Buildings and structures in Sonoma, California