Adding Height with Flowering, Towering Plants
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
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My Top 30 Native Plants for the Garden
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
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Flowering Quince & Pipevine Swallowtails
It’s almost spring and there’s lots happening in the garden right now, but I have to say the flowering quince and pipevine swallowtails are stealing
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Rosemary in the Garden
A designer once told me she never plants rosemary in her garden because it’s too common. Huh?
Of course, everyone has a right to
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My Favorite Late Winter Flowers
While waiting for my sleeping garden to wake, there’s still plenty of flowers that shine this time of year, thanks to some of my favorite
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A New Year’s Garden Greeting
I think I speak for most of us when I say ‘good riddance to 2020!’ However, it’s hard to escape the reality that waking up
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December Garden Rockstars
It’s mid-December, and most of my garden is now fast asleep. This week’s rain has knocked off the remaining fall leaves, perennials are silently slumbering
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Surprising Sources of Fall Color
This is my favorite time of year, with fall colors at their peak. The towering maples, liquid ambers, and black oak trees are on fire
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Drab to Fab – My Front Entry Garden Makeover
When designing the front entrance of a client’s new garden, I know I’ve succeeded in creating something special when: 1. I spy someone walking down
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Four Seasons of Salvias
Yes, you read that right – I have FOUR seasons of salvias in my garden. Now keep in mind, I live in a temperate zone-9
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Transforming a Sloping Front Garden
Transforming a sloping front garden is tricky for a variety of reasons: poor drainage and water run-off, soil erosion, and difficulty in maneuvering around, just
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Designing my Pollinator Garden
You may remember my Rain Garden’s before-and-after (if not, click here.) In that post, I mentioned my goal was not only to transform this section
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