The beauty of the exotic landscape of Switzerland would have to be a combination of three key natural elements: a.) a vast/large scope of perspective, b.) plush & vibrant greenery, and c.) mountains upon mountains, all of which California possesses! Not to mention the kind and approachable people that make up Switzerland’s multicultural population, another component that makes up Switzerland’s charm. The other day, while visiting my Aunt’s home and land, she mentioned to me that she tried to “capture Switzerland” as she began renovations on an acre of her Sonoma hill. I couldn’t help but wonder what all this entailed.
Her picturesque vision unfolds here, in Sonoma County. After purchasing the land two years ago and coming back from an European adventure, she noticed the visual similarities between the two (Sonoma and Switzerland) and felt the desire to blend these two favorite valley views together.
She noticed a dead tree of the neighbors that was about to go to the wood chipper, and asked them to cut it up horizontally into little stumps, about 5” thick to act as tiles or steps leading one from the bottom of the hill to the top. Then, she sprayed “clover seed” onto the bare hilltop. When that finally grew in, it totally transformed the area into a fluffy green hillside, accentuating the age old surrounding pines. I can’t wait for Spring in Sonoma.
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