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Modern fountain in Mission Hills

Just in case my love of clean lines isn’t entirely obvious at this point, I just have to say that I love thisView full post »

Fire pits: thinking outside the [fire]box

It is very easy to get sick of seeing the same-old same-old fire pits over and over again. They look like the smallerView full post »

Small fountains are waterwise, continued

In my on-going defense of small fountains as a reasonable use of water in the landscape, I’d like to share anotherView full post »

Artificial stone: to do or not to do

As the Tuscan craze continues and continues and continues, I get a lot of requests for stone facing on fireplaces,View full post »

Image of the day: craftsman fence

Just a quick photo for today of a fence I have been admiring for some time. This fence is on one of the really up-and-View full post »

Small fountains are waterwise

Just a quick bit of eye candy for your Friday viewing pleasure. This little fountain is by Garden Studio (out of NewportView full post »

Lawnless front yard examples

I get a lot of questions about whether or not it is possible to completely eliminate grass from the front yard withoutView full post »

Netafim for waterwise irrigation DIY

I spent some time this week playing with Netafim and it has me intrigued enough that I am contemplating switching out myView full post »

Modern landscape design in Cardiff

I came across this landscape in the back streets of Cardiff and it is everything I love about an artistic and modernView full post »

A succulent Garden San Diego style

This tassely wonderfulness is actually the flower of a very common succulent: Aeonium. Succulents don’t get a lotView full post »

Craftsman Fence

Just a quick image for today of a lovely little fence I came across in Northpark. I’m just a sucker for cuteView full post »

When restraint pays off

I adore this front yard in Mission Hills and have been meaning to show it off to y’all for some time now. ThereView full post »

You can, too, do an English Garden here….!

I think there is no style that makes it into the magazines more often than the English Garden, especially the nationalView full post »

Flower Carpet roses are the easiest rose to grow

So I can imagine getting some disagreement when I say that Flower Carpet roses are hands-down the easiest roses to growView full post »

My ode to tile (cont.)

If you know me, you probably already know about my obsessive love of tile. Every once in a while, my love for it getsView full post »