Author Archives: Kate Wiseman
Southern California can do fall color after all
In San Diego, I often meet ex-East Coasters who miss their wonderful fall color and claim that San Diego has none. IView full post »
Great LA Times article on how to kill your lawn
I always like to post a good “How to Kill Your Lawn” article when I find it. This is from the LA Times, fromView full post »
Solar Path Light
Currently, most solar garden lights are gawky and awkward, shaped like their predecessors but with a small photovoltaicView full post »
Aqua Box for easy small fountains
I just learned about this company, and I wanted to pass the information along. I think a small fountain feature stillView full post »
Style trend: Junipers?
Lately I have been noticing that in the world of popular drought tolerant plants, there is one genus that teeters on theView full post »
Giveaway winner!
The winner of our first ever giveaway is Angela! Congratulations! Angela- You don’t have to do anything, a repView full post »
Our first ever giveaway!
With help from the folks at All Modern, we are hosting our first ever Kate Presents Giveaway! All Modern has a greatView full post »
Follow-up on Buddleia’s
Thanks to Jeremy for his comment on my last buddleia post. This Buddleia is absolutely amazing- when can we get it hereView full post »
Seeking: designer to share studio space
I have a goregous new studio space on 25th Street in Golden Hill in the 830MXD building. I am looking to share my 350 sqView full post »
Affordable modern fountain
From time to time, I like to highlight a product or reseller that I stumble across. In a recent search for an attractiveView full post »
Brighten up your yard!
Whoever said plants had to be green? Colored foliage adds interest to your garden all year round, even when there are noView full post »
What’s blooming now?
In San Diego we are currently right on the middle of our first Santa Ana for the year. My garden is looking a littleView full post »
I want to remove my lawn, now what?
You want to take out your lawn to save water, but when you sit back and look at your front yard, you can’t evenView full post »
San Diego Bougainvilleas
After our last few weeks of hot weather, many San Diego garden plants are wilted and not looking their best. TheView full post »
Great San Diego Garden Design
San Diego landscape design is as varied as our communities. Here are a few examples of excellent design that are open toView full post »
