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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 »
My favorite source for boulders just got closer to home
My long-standing favorite source for rock and boulders, Southwest Boulder and Stone, has just opened a brand new stoneView full post »
Cor-ten, how do I love thee?
This is a project I am working on in Mission Valley, the completely remodeled Discount Technology Building. We justView full post »
Lawnless in South Park
This garden is hands-down the most gossiped about front yard in my neighborhood. It was designed by Kendra Berger atView full post »
