
Planting Around Tree Roots
Planting around tree roots (especially when they’re giant and growing above the ground!) is one of the questions frustrated homeowners often ask me. Gardeners
Planting around tree roots (especially when they’re giant and growing above the ground!) is one of the questions frustrated homeowners often ask me. Gardeners
Over the years, more and more people have asked me for help with replacing a pool with a garden. Maybe it’s because of California’s
I love designing a window box for all four seasons. Not only because window boxes provide yet another opportunity to plant, but because they’re a
I’m regularly asked by other gardeners what my favorite heat-loving, deer-resistant perennials are, and what has survived year after year. Even though I’ve written
Geranium ‘Johnson’s Blue’ Geraniums and pelargoniums may look fragile and delicate, but they’re actually some of the hardest working plants in my garden. Why? They’re
It’s been no easy feat designing a barren berm and transforming it into a pollinator paradise. But, five years later I’m happy to say it’s
I’ve been designing with ornamental grasses for decades and consider them an indispensable staple not only in my own garden but in those I design.
Who needs some late-summer sizzle in the garden right about now? August through September can be a tough time for the garden. Heck, it can
Over the past several years, I’ve written a lot about creating a lawn-free garden. I’ve talked about everything from the nitty -gritty details of removing
The concept of ‘proportion and scale’ in the garden can be tricky to get right, but when you do, you just know it. Well, that WASN’T
The surest way to create a wow-factor moment in your garden is to add height with flowering, towering plants. Not just a little height either
Eriogonum grande var. rubescens Having designed gardens throughout California for decades, I want to share with you my favorite top 30 native plants for the
Virtual Presentation: 7 Sins of Garden Design
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