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Plants for San Diego Landscaping and Design – Week of February 28
One of the many pleasures of living and landscaping in San Diego is in growing many varieties of plants outdoors that will not survive elsewhere in the country. Aeonium arboreum ‘Zwartkop’ provides us another stunner… Continue reading
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Creative Landscape Idea: Drive-on Artificial Turf in Del Mar
This driveable parking surface in Del Mar, CA runs parallel to a narrow road with no street parking. A driveable paving system had been installed to intertwine with artificial turf Continue reading
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San Diego Landscaping and Design Plant of the Week
This interesting plant is newer introduction by Monrovia gardens, a hybrid of the Cordyline species annointed as ‘Festival Grass’. Continue reading
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San Diego Landscaping and Design Plant of the Week
Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia). This native is the chapparal community’s showiest shrub from late fall through winter. It can be seen in the coastal canyons and throughout the foothills of San Diego county Continue reading
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San Diego Landscaping and Design Plant of the Week
(San Diego Landscaping and Design features one landscape plant each week that is seasonally in its prime, highlighting its outstanding features and recommending it as an excellent, durable addition to San Diego gardens) Trailing Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) – Its has … Continue reading
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Welcome Rain
Creating and maintaining a defensible outdoor space to help a home survive wildfires is a priority in many San Diego areas and throughout California. Continue reading
Seems like Seattle
We Southern Californians are spoiled by weather – it has been drizzling and overcast here for three days and to listen to people complain, you’d think it had been three weeks. The sun did come out long enough to illuminate … Continue reading
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Peaceful Entry
I was driving around San Diego looking at landscapes and saw this entry in San Diego. Nice design statement – love the gate.
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Austrailia Imposes Severe Landscape Watering Restrictions
If gardeners and landscapers think they have it bad in California, government agencies in areas of Austrailia have responded to drought by imposing once a week outdoor watering for residents. Check it out here, courtesy of Garden Gurus in Austrailia: … Continue reading
An Overlooked Wildflower for Drought Tolerant Gardens
Here’s a suggestion for your flower garden if you live in a hot and dry climate. For years, I have grown Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella), combined with ornamental grasses and sages, in a meadow garden near the street. This perennial … Continue reading
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