Professional garden designers deserve to have a nice yard at home but usually don't get around to treating themselves to their own design work! I waited 13 years to create a dream yard for my family. So, don't feel too…
22 Comments / 2069 View / July 1, 2009
Have you ever waited for water to boil? It seems to take forever when you are focusing on it, doesn’t it? This is how I feel, waiting for my new UC Verde test lawn to fill-in here in Los Angeles….
7 Comments / 1317 View / June 26, 2009
I'm putting "UC Verde," a variety of buffalo grass, ( (Buchloe Dactyloides) to the test in my yard. UC Verde grass was developed by the University of California for dry, desert climates such as ours in Los Angeles as well as Arizona, Nevada andTexas. This creeping red fescue…
18 Comments / 10736 View / June 11, 2009
I’ve killed many lawns in my day. On purpose. I just love FLOWER gardens more than lawns and I had a good excuse anyway. There is a drought problem in Los Angeles and lawns require more water and fertilizing to maintain than other plants…
20 Comments / 1568 View / June 8, 2009
A yogi visited my garden and she took over! Don't ask me about Yoga, I don't know anything about it except that it looks "too relaxing" to activate weight loss. I picture people posing in uncomfortable positions as they try to…
10 Comments / 1540 View / June 5, 2009
I am posting photos of some of my container gardens and favorite plants in honor of our war veterans on Memorial Day. These pots are bright, bold and strong, like our military heros! One of my favorite "dry…
9 Comments / 1883 View / May 25, 2009
Tova Martin is a well known garden writer, lecturer, horticulturalist and a prominent personality in the gardening world. Great credentials but what impresses me most about Tova is that she gets her hands…
9 Comments / 489 View / May 17, 2009
