Designing Gardens Anywhere During the pandemic, we had to learn how to work without being onsite. With the help of Google Earth and county records, we were able to continue designing gardens from Los Angeles. What began as helping friends across the country create safe, socially distanced outdoor spaces soon spread by word of mouth—and… Continue reading On-Line Design—If “George Jetson” had a garden.
Category: Water Conservation
Water Conservation in Indah Bulan Gardens…
Californians, when presented with problems, tend to look for answers; which is what has occurred with our ongoing drought. One of the first projects I worked on when I moved to California 26 years ago was a Water Wise Demonstration garden for the San Bernadino Water District. At the time it seemed odd to… Continue reading Water Conservation in Indah Bulan Gardens…
How We Can Grow During a Drought…..
April 7, 2015 During any kind of adversity we tend to grow with leaps and bounds. It may be slowly, but it is surely. Being in a severe drought offers this same opportunity to grow. How do we grow when we have less? Well, we can look at what we have that needs excessive water… Continue reading How We Can Grow During a Drought…..
Lawn Substitutes…..
April 7, 2015 The whole great State of California has a mandate to reduce water use by 25%. Although it is going to be diffuclt, we can easily achieve this–stop watering our lawns. This will be a massive savings of water since about 9 out of 10 homeowners have lawn. The design aspect of… Continue reading Lawn Substitutes…..
Water Conservation …. Lawns
As a landscape architect, I see potential everywhere! Many times that comes from identifying the problem first. We are experiencing a major drought in California. The biggest problem I see are all those unused grassy areas in front of most homes. I want my first blog to be about those lawns and grassy areas that… Continue reading Water Conservation …. Lawns