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5 Ways To Save Water
Here are five relatively simply ways to save water, an essential commodity of life. While the information is gardening common sense, it’s been complied by a terrific garden resource, Sunset. Their newsletter is well worth a subscription. Select Drought Tolerant Plants Succulents create a marvelous bed. Planted together, these drought-tolerant plants with their outrageous shapes, [...]
Continue reading...The Value of Your Front Lawn
16. April 2012
Along with April showers comes National Landscape Architecture Month, Earth Day – celebrated on April 22 and on April 26, the birthday of Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of landscape architecture and the designer ofNew York’s Central Park, Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, thegrounds of the U.S. Capitol and many other extraordinary gardens and parks though out our country. So, I thought April [...]
Continue reading...Recession Proves Fertile Ground For Fruits & Vegetables
3. April 2012
As a follow-up to my previous posts, Creating Your Own Victory Garden and Growing Tomatoes In Southern California, a client was thoughtful enough to send me an interesting article from “Advertising Age.” While the article’s focus was on Miracle-Gro Maker Reaps Bounty as More Turn to Vegetable Gardens, what my take-away was this: “Hope springs eternal at [...]
Continue reading...Growing Tomatoes in Southern California
30. March 2012
You would think that with our long growing season Southern California would be the ideal climate for growing tomatoes. But according to the University of California, our ideal conditions are not so ideal: high temperatures can delay fruiting and intense sunlight can burn and cause improper ripening. Selecting the right tomato? According to the U [...]
Continue reading...Saucy Succulents Exposed
13. March 2012
I hoped the title might get your attention because succulents are a wonderful and extremely eco-friendly addition to any garden or planter, and, if you don’t already, you should know more about them. Besides creating colorful planters, as you will see by these photographs, I have included a couple of shots of a front yard [...]
Continue reading...Soil Isn’t Sexy But It Is Essential
3. March 2012
In order to have a successfully garden you need good soil. Plants anchor their roots in it and get most of their nourishment from it; therefore, the health of your plants, in large part, depends on the condition of your soil. If your plants are growing well and look healthy, if water sinks easily into [...]
Continue reading...5 Tips For Designing Your Landscape
28. February 2012
If you’ve been thinking about re-doing your back yard, front yard or the whole nine yards, now is a good time to begin formulating a plan. So here are 5 tips to consider. I’ll be along with an additional 5 tips next month 1. Plan What You’re Going To Do Planning is paramount when you’re [...]
Continue reading...January Tip: Dry-Root Planting
17. January 2012
While the better part of the country is, or will be, digging out of from under blankets of show, Southern Californians, can anticipate Spring by using their shovels to dig holes and plant any number of available “bare-root” plants. These include: roses, cane berry bushes, deciduous fruit trees, ornamental deciduous tress and a variety of [...]
Continue reading...Growing Roses in Southern California
31. December 2011
With the Rose Parade and the Rose Bowl starting the year off, I thought there was no better time than now to ask this simple question! When Is The Best Time To Plant Roses? And the answer is … it all depends on where you live and the climate zone your in. The simplest solution [...]
Continue reading...Why Trees Fall
5. December 2011
Southern California has been struck by ferocious Santa Anna winds, which have toppled century old trees, tossed palm fronds around like tooth picks and sent tree branches crashing to the ground. Since the winds hit, my landscaping crews have been chain-sawing their way through my clients’ gardens working overtime to clean up the mess. And [...]
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