Month: August 2014

The Story of a Vegetable Garden

The Vegetable Garden at Our House We have a hot, sunny back yard. It’s landscaped and planted with ornamentals but in over ten years, we hardly used it. Joanne had proposed a vegetable garden back there, but we both thought who has the time? Eventually retirement and unemployment caught up with us, and then we […]

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday Inspiration For Your Southern California Garden (Lotus Flower, Anigozanthus with Illumination Foxglove, Lysianthus) Garden Design, plant consultation, or hardscape discussion we can share them all! I love collaborating with my clients to help them create the garden of their dreams. You will be amazed at what you can do when you have a […]

Mulch For Your Garden

Mulch is a great addition to every garden.  With Southern California facing drought conditions and water restrictions being instituted, mulch can be a great tool in your arsenal.  Keeping a 2″ -4 ” layer of mulch around your plants will help retain moisture in the soil, protect the roots of your plants and even help […]

Wordless Wednesday – Garden Friends

Wordless Wednesday Inspiration For Your Southern California Garden (Painted Lady on Lantana, Escapee – Parakeet, Bees on Caryopteris) Garden Design, plant consultation, or hardscape discussion we can share them all! I love collaborating with my clients to help them create the garden of their dreams. You will be amazed at what you can do when […]

Container Gardening

Container Gardening is a great option for this time of the year.  If you want to spruce up but don’t want to plant a lot in this heat, adding a container or two is something that can give you that fix you need to get you through to October when it is cooler. I love […]

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday Inspiration for your Southern California Garden (Pink Plumeria, Pink Day Lily, Pink Crape Myrtle) Garden Design, plant consultation, or hardscape discussion we can share them all! I love collaborating with my clients to help them create the garden of their dreams. You will be amazed at what you can do when you have […]

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday Inspiration for your California Garden (Bougainvillea, Hebe, Crape Myrtle) Garden Design, plant consultation, or hardscape discussion we can share them all! I love collaborating with my clients to help them create the garden of their dreams. You will be amazed at what you can do when you have a partner in horticultural crime. […]