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 / 3856 View / June 3, 2008
Kangaroo paws come in a rainbow of colors and in full and dwarf varieties. The yellow "Kangaroo paw" plants provide an airy and translucent hedge that separates my private "master bedroom retreat garden" from the rest of the backyard. My…
8 Comments / 3150 View / May 30, 2008
I spent the day at the Los Angeles County Arboretum last week attending the L.A. Garden Show and touring the display gardens and marketplace there. I was impressed with some clever succulent planters that were created by a group of…
10 Comments / 1568 View / May 7, 2008
My raised vegetable bed is in germination and growing mode with all my favorite lettuces, heirloom tomatoes, squashes, sugar snap peas, curry, chayote and more! Next to gardening, I love to cook and I can’t wait to see the first…
15 Comments / 518 View / April 21, 2008
Chris Hassell: Epcot landscape architect and tech savvy dude I learned  a lesson about asking for help while I was in Florida last weekend at the Walt Disney Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival. I was asked to speak at…
5 Comments / 258 View / April 13, 2008
Landscape designer and television host, Shirley Bovshow Are you guilty of committing crimes against your landscape? Find out what not to do before you dig into the dirt and your pocketbook! Watch landscape designer Shirley Bovshow weigh in along with…
3 Comments / 328 View / April 12, 2008
One of the segments included in my "10-Ways to Incorporate Art In Your Garden" presentation at the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival was on creative mulch ideas. Gardeners know that top dressing garden soil with mulch is an effective…
10 Comments / 3530 View / April 8, 2008
