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Dave’s Garden: possibly the most useful plant website
If you spend a lot of time Googling plants, you have probably already come across the Dave’s Garden website. IfView full post »
It’s all in the details
Just a quick photo for today: a wonderful trellis I came across in my ramblings around South Park. There are so manyView full post »
Rushes and Reeds
Ornamental grasses have seen a real rise in popularity recently as a wonderful way to soften a drought tolerantView full post »
Garden spotlight: Carmel Valley
This design in Carmel Valley does such a wonderful job of playing with color and texture that I thought it warranted aView full post »
Landscaping goes vertical
Vertical Gardens, Living Walls, or Green Walls are all used to describe a fascinating facade of plants applied in theView full post »
Many desert palms are ideal for San Diego
Only in San Diego can we actually be talking palm trees at Christmas time! The palm tree is so iconic in this town thatView full post »
Why not to plant Ficus close to your house’s foundation
They say a picture speaks a thousand words, so I think I’ll let this one speak for itself. Sage Outdoor Designs isView full post »
Picking boulders 101
One idea that comes to mind for many people looking to save water in their landscape is to incorporate rocks andView full post »
Christmas comes to San Diego County
Winter in San Diego! It snowed this weekend in Julian and I snapped this quick photo of pyracantha dusted with snow inView full post »
Quail botanical garden changes their name
Quail botanical gardens has recently changed its name to San Diego Botanical Garden. Although it will always be Quail toView full post »
Excellent drought tolerant landscape design
This front yard design was done by Los Angeles based Landscape Architect Rob Steiner, and I like it so much I wanted toView full post »
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 »
