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By Debra Prinzing
When Scott Lenz and Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz decided to renovate their L.A. house rather than move, the architecture team of Adrian Koffka and Cynthia Phakos of Koffka/Phakos Design suggested that the putty-gray stucco could be complemented with a yellow-green door. The owners saw a sample of the acid hue and decided to use it on all the doors and windows. The vibrant palette is a fine foil for a new landscape -- and the <a href="http://padoutdoor.com/gallery/view/version-10-low-stand">Pod Version 1.0 planter set on a low stand</a>.

Modern native garden

( Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times )

By Debra Prinzing When Scott Lenz and Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz decided to renovate their L.A. house rather than move, the architecture team of Adrian Koffka and Cynthia Phakos of Koffka/Phakos Design suggested that the putty-gray stucco could be complemented with a yellow-green door. The owners saw a sample of the acid hue and decided to use it on all the doors and windows. The vibrant palette is a fine foil for a new landscape -- and the Pod Version 1.0 planter set on a low stand.