A small, narrow garden bed is not a design dilemna, it's a creative design opportunity! Do you have a small, narrow garden and crave style but lack design ideas? Watch my garden makeover segment as seen on the…
4 Comments / 9200 View / May 9, 2014
I designed a small entry garden for my brother and his wife based on three plants- Red  tree roses, red Kangaroo paws (Anigozanthos) and purple verbena. Add an evergreen compact Gardenia “Radicans,” shrub to the list and that’s all…
6 Comments / 2235 View / July 1, 2011
Planting in narrow garden beds is as much an art form as a challenge for many garden designers, myself included! The dilemma begins at the garden center. Beautiful, petite shrubs in one-gallon pots and streamlined trees in…
17 Comments / 8918 View / March 22, 2011
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 / 27094 View / May 5, 2009
Garden in Santa Monica, California I’ve heard people say, “I can’t have a garden because I live in an apartment with no patio or balcony.” Ok, here is the proof that when there is a will, there is a way to…
6 Comments / 1040 View / June 9, 2008
Before Photo I had an instant design vision for this backyard the moment I saw it. I envisioned a romantic gazebo in the corner, a new handcrafted wood fence, and a raised tumbled stone wall with a swath of Geranium…
15 Comments / 2973 View / June 3, 2008
