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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Creating Contrast in the garden
Creating contrast in the garden is such an important design principle, I thought it would be helpful to show the many different ways I accomplished
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Plants for the 4 C’s: Corners, Cracks, Crannies & Crevices
When designing gardens, I never forget to focus on what I call the 4 C’s: corners, cracks, crannies, and crevices. When looking at a garden,
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Succulent People of the San Diego Botanic Garden
While spending the day at the San Diego Botanic Garden, my favorite moment was walking around the corner and discovering I was in the middle
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Gardening Under Oaks: Learning to Love Dry-Shade Plants
Gardening under oaks and learning to love dry-shade plants go hand-in-hand. Sensitive to summer irrigation, fertilizers, and root disturbance means creating a garden near an
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Fabulous Francoa – for the dry shade garden
Francoa ramosa is one of my favorite perennials for dry shade. I’ve had them grow equally happy in fairly deep shade to bright shade, requiring
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Foxtail Lily Frenzy
I’d like to introduce you to my new obsession – Foxtail Lilies (eremurus ‘Oase’) I’ve wanted to write about these for months, ever since I
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A Side Yard Makeover – plus a HUGE giveaway!
Side yard makeovers are some of the most popular posts on my blog, and for good reason. (you can see why here and here)! First,
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Top 10 Deer-Resistant, Spring-Blooming Plants
I love a good Top 10 list, don’t you? Well, here’s one from me – my favorite Top 10 Deer Resistant Spring Plants for your
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Euphorbia euphoria
Once the blistering heat of summer arrives (any day now!) my euphorbias will take center stage in the garden. Their heat-loving quality is just one
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Lavenders for all four seasons
Lavenders for all four season? Yes (though maybe not for super cold climates – but read on…) Lavenders are one of my favorite low-water, low-maintenance
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Creating a Rain Garden – Before & After
It’s been pouring rain for days now, which is the perfect time to talk about creating a rain garden. Even though many plants are still
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