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Category Archives: San Diego Landscaping and Design Blog
How to Design Appealing Patio and Walkway Surfaces
The move to sustainable landscaping does not mean people must forego creating personalized outdoor spaces for relaxing and entertaining. Patios, decks, and walkways are just as important as ever, but these surfaces in the eco-friendly garden are now designed … Continue reading
How to Develop Landscape Ideas
Want to develop a new or renovated landscape but do not know where to start? Whether working with a professional or going it on your own, building a landscape portfolio of ideas will help you and anyone working on the … Continue reading
Defining the types of Landscape Design Professionals in San Diego
When is it time to hire a professional designer for a residential landscape? As a landscape designer in the San Diego area, I get calls from potential clients who are ‘on the fence’ (landscape pun intended) regarding hiring a pro … Continue reading
Designing the Year-Around Landscape in San Diego
The glories of spring lasts only a few short months and afterward plantscapes can look past their prime. With forethought in crafting a softscape plan, well-designed landscapes in San Diego and elsewhere can offer beauty and substance throughout the year, and … Continue reading
Mirroring San Diego’s Home and Landscape Styles
Merging the style of the garden with the home is a tenet central tenet to effective landscape design. Landscape designs in San Diego and elsewhere can’t hide the home and certainly shouldn’t ignore it. Continue reading
Emphasizing Form and Structure In Plant Design
A client and I recently began working on a design to renovate the front yard landscape of her La Jolla home. The area is mostly lawn now, and bordered by an imposing hedge that tops thirty feet in height. The … Continue reading
The Many Types of Landscape Architecture and Design Documents
Hiring a San Diego landscape architect or designer to plan your outdoor renovation? The types of design documents provided can vary widely depending on who you hire, from loosely drawn circles and squares penciled onto a single 8.5” by 11” piece of paper … Continue reading
San Diego’s Eight Gardening Seasons
I want to suggest we see eight separate seasons outdoors in Southern California. As a landscape designer in San Diego, I believe anyone planning and installing a landscape or simply playing in their garden must coordinate their outdoor activities around these separate and distinct times of the year.
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Tips for Manual Landscape Irrigation
As a landscape designer in the San Diego area, I have gone against the modern irrigation standards in my home landscape, preferring to water many areas with a hose and a variety of hose-end attachments. In an era when high … Continue reading