Enhancing the curb appeal of your house doesn't have to be expensive. Wether you are interested in improving the look of your front yard for personal enjoyment or for selling your home, here are a few of my top recommendations….
4 Comments / 6684 View / February 28, 2012
One of my favorite garden television makeovers was a front yard vegetable and herb garden that Michael Glassman and I designed for our show, "Garden Police," (Discovery Home Channel).
31 Comments / 5826 View / February 22, 2011
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 / 2194 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 / 819 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 / 1338 View / April 13, 2009
I want to know if edible front yards are dethroning lawns in your neighborhood? From the amount of coverage the subject is getting from news papers and prominent garden bloggers like my friend Susan Harris over at The Sustainable Gardening Blog,…
33 Comments / 838 View / January 10, 2009
I'm not against having a front lawn per se, if it's functional and small. Uninspired designs like the one my clients had before I made it over are ultimately a waste of water and time. My clients, Joe and Randi Grinbaum…
15 Comments / 1109 View / June 8, 2008
