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 […]
Month: August 2014
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 […]
Gardening Tasks – August Southern California
Gardening Tasks for August in Southern California. It has been unseasonably hot, but there are still some Gardening Tasks for August that need to be completed. Here is a list of chores that you should do, early in the day or perhaps at dusk. Be sure to keep well hydrated, and take your time to […]
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. […]
How to Handle California Water Restrictions
California Water Restrictions are coming to a Water District near you! This has been a long time coming, but it looks like Santa Clarita is starting to catch up with the other Water Districts and we are on the list to start having landscape water restrictions. This sounds scary, especially for those of you with […]