Shirley has been a busy girl these days! I'm designing landscapes in Los Angeles, producing and hosting an online garden TV talk show, the"Garden World Report," and I have a new venture I'm kicking off today! I was invited to participate along…
41 Comments / 895 View / February 23, 2010
The beauty of built in seat walls is that they serve a variety of functions.
25 Comments / 3862 View / December 30, 2009
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 / 2064 View / July 1, 2009
I nominate “side yards” as some of the most under-exploited areas in the landscape! What a shame, especially when every square foot of real estate is valuable, even in a down economy. Small, narrow yards can be perplexing to some…
69 Comments / 30064 View / May 5, 2009
This is Part 2 of the Mar Vista Green Garden Tour in Southern California. Need some more inspiration for a low-water garden? The Mar Vista Green Garden tour I attended last week yielded lots of design and plant combination…
9 Comments / 2598 View / April 30, 2009
Los Angeles is experiencing an ongoing drought, but you wouldn't know it by the looks of the lush Edens I saw this weekend at the "Mar Vista Green Garden" tour. Living and gardening in Los Angeles is a year-round pleasure for…
11 Comments / 1044 View / April 27, 2009
This lawn-free front yard in Los Angeles stopped me in my tracks! Filled with lively succulents, Mediterranean plants and California natives, I was enamored with the simple color combination of yellows, oranges and a touch of red. An important design feature in lawn less landscapes is…
0 Comments / 1688 View / April 13, 2009
