Ms. Moody located her house on the hills of Pleasanton for the beautiful views, underneath existing large oak trees and to feel secluded in her own private garden, even though she is actually in a large estate sub-division. The garden takes on a natural woodsy character, with flowers, perennials, streams and other things meandering throughout. It is the transformation of a steep dirt bank to one that is colorful, mixing the use of textures and materials to maximum advantage, while preserving all of the existing trees.