Wordless Wednesday Inspiration for your Southern California Garden 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. Give me a […]
Iris Care For Southern California
Iris Care may not be top of your mind right now in this heat, but if you take a few moments to peruse this information you will be ready to go when it cools over the next months. Click here to learn about Iris Care. Dividing your Iris and taking a little time to work […]
Wordless Wednesday – Italian Style
Wordless Wednesday Inspiration for your Southern California Garden (Morning Glory, Lotus Flower, Anemone – Sabina, Italy) 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 […]
Masonry – an Inspirational Tale
Masonry is something that I have grown to love. I started out as a landscape designer because of my love of plants, and design. The flow of a garden bed brimming with perennials has set my heart soaring. Over the years I have come to realize that a perfectly placed pathway, or a beautifully turned […]
Garden Haiku – Inspired by Italy
Please enjoy this Garden Haiku inspired by my trip to Italy – I have so much to share in the coming weeks. Clear sky village walk Pigeon clings to stone and brick Summer fades to fall I’ve shared other Garden Haikus – if you are interested here’s a link. The masonry here is amazing, I […]
Gardening Tasks – September in Southern California
Gardening Tasks for September in Southern California Yes, I know it is hot but you can certainly still get a few things done around the garden in the cooler hours. Here is a list of Gardening Tasks that you should focus on this month. Not on this list but very important: PLANNING! This is a […]
Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday Inspiration For Your Southern California Garden (Clerodendrum ugandense, crassula, mandevillea) 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 […]
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 […]
