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design | garden | art Live rare Paphiopedilum orchids, tillandsias, cycads, and palms. Over 40 years, her home and nursery became inextricably intertwined. Yet while her open-air jungle thrived under the coastal North County sun, the original cottage remained dark and insulated from the paradise outside. e house could never compete with the bromeliads. For Pamela Koide Hyatt — founder of Bird Rock Tropicals and an internationally renowned botanist — the Encinitas hillside she purchased in 1994 was never just real estate. It was a living laboratory and sanctuary where she spent decades cultivating All Grown Up BLEND IN. THAT WAS THE DIRECTIVE FOR THE DESIGN TEAM TO EVOLVE THIS ENCINITAS COTTAGE FOR AN ACCLAIMED BOTANIST BY GILLIAN FLYNN >> Part sanctuary, part laboratory, Pamela Koide Hyatt's Encinitas property reflects a lifetime spent cultivating rare flora as the owner of Bird Rock Tropicals. Jackson Design & Remodeling was charged with connecting the living space to the surrounding landscape through seamless indoor-outdoor design PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF JACKSON DESIGN & REMODELING @ranchandcoast RANCH & COAST MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2026 109