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Massive Garden Project Update #3 – Planter Bed Preparation

Planter Bed Preparation - Rototiller

This is the third and final update post tracking the progress of my large garden project. The next one I write will be to show the finished product all planted out. However, in order to get to the planting phase, I must first do some planter bed preparation. You’ll need to go back to the…

July 20, 2017

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Filed Under: LANDSCAPING Tagged With: Agaves, Cycads, Landscape, Rock Garden, Water Wise

The building of a dry creek bed

Dry Creek Bed - Medium River Rock Placement

I have had a lot going on the last few weeks. As most already know, I am in the process of doing a pretty large landscape remodel and trying to coordinate all that with a busy summer schedule. The concrete work went in last week and next week the topsoil arrives for me to finish…

July 13, 2017

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Filed Under: LANDSCAPING Tagged With: Agaves, Aloes, Landscape, Rock Garden, Water Wise

Massive Garden Project Update #2 – Concrete Work

Garden Project Update - Moving Sprinklers

I love putting in new hardscape. Plants are the wildcard in your garden. You can’t totally control plants, no matter how hard you try. You just never really know how long you will want a plant or just how long it will live. Concrete work is permanent. It brings order to an otherwise shuffled landscape. With…

July 6, 2017

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Filed Under: LANDSCAPING Tagged With: Landscape, Plant Removal, Rock Garden, Water Wise

Massive Garden Project Update #1

Licuala ramsayi Transplant

It’s about time for a quick update regarding my “Massive Garden Project” I informed readers about two months ago. To be expected, the project was delayed. So for those who were waiting for this garden project update, I apologize. Large-scale projects never start on time and this one was no exception. The concrete guy I…

June 29, 2017

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Filed Under: LANDSCAPING Tagged With: Agaves, Bromeliads, Cycads, Dypsis, Landscape, Palm Trees, Tropical Plants

Putting agaves in pots to make them stand out in the landscape

Agave Pots - Variegated Agave 'Blue Glow"

Architecturally speaking, few plants are more exemplary in a landscape than an agave. Uniquely shaped, tight rosette of leaves, clean lines and nasty spines give the agave its highly architectural appearance. The perfect plant for landscapes where this strong architectural form is desired. While they look great planted right into the ground, I personally find them much more notable in…

June 22, 2017

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Filed Under: SUCCULENTS Tagged With: Agaves, Landscape, Rock Garden, Water Wise

The magical properties of rainwater in Southern California

Raindrop on Agapanthus Leaf

Here in Southern California my local forecast shows another two days of rain coming starting tomorrow morning. Considering the fact California is in a state of serious drought, all rain is welcomed. Last year was to be the year of the drought-breaking El Niño, but that never happened. Earlier this fall a few long-range forecasts guessed for…

December 29, 2016

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Filed Under: HODGEPODGE Tagged With: Landscape, Water Wise, Weather

Getting black and blue in the garden

Black and Blue Ceramic Pots

Gardeners know how easy it is to add color to their landscape. The choices nowadays are truly endless and the list expands daily. What a great time to be a gardener. Red, orange, yellow, green, white, brown, purple, pink. All easy. Getting black and blue in the garden, however, can be a different story. So why is blue…

May 19, 2016

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Filed Under: HODGEPODGE Tagged With: Agaves, Aloes, Cycads, Flowering Shrubs, Gardening Tips, Landscape

Mardy Darian Garden Estate Plant Sale

Mardy Darian Front Driveway

Back on August 25th, 2015, famed plantsmen and palm tree growing legend Mardy Darian passed away at 82 years young. I first met Mardy in 2008 when I went with a few friends to tour his Vista, California, garden. In an effort to limit visitors and to generate some income to assist with his water bill, Mardy would charge…

March 17, 2016

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Filed Under: HODGEPODGE Tagged With: Aloes, Dypsis, Landscape, Madagascar, Palm Trees, Plant Removal, Transplanting, Water Wise

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