What’s it like to work with a landscape architect?
Design doesn't need to be mystifying. In this post, we will walk you through our design process and give visual examples. 1. Initial Consultation In...
Kitchen Garden: Preserving Lemons
I recently posted the image at left on Instagram, and my normally quiet followers expressed all kinds of interest about the preserved lemon...
Winter Garden: Manzanitas
California natives sometimes get a bad rap for looking “weedy,” but Manzanitas (the common name for the genus Arctostaphylos) are some of the...
Glorious Aloes
With their vivid torch-like blooms and sculptural forms, aloes are jewels of the winter garden in Southern California. Though most of the 300-400...
Fall Color and Texture in the California Garden
Our brief rainstorm last week was a welcome reminder that fall is almost here. In Southern California's Mediterranean climate, fall is sometimes called...