Fall is definitely in the air. I can stand outside and feel a slight coolness to the breeze, which I love. This is my favorite time of year. One of the many reasons is that it is time to get ready to plant my fall vegetable garden. One of my favorite vegetables to grow is […]
Early in June, our son Kai underwent his fifth surgery for his hip. You may remember me blogging about it earlier. For those of you who may be newer readers of my blog, Kai was born with a dislocated hip and 2 club feet. His birth parents abandoned him when he was 2 weeks old […]
Have you ever been on television before? I hadn’t until 2 weeks ago. To be frank, the idea was a bit scary to me. Do you remember way back, when you were in school and had to present a report in front of the entire class? That is what I imagined it would feel […]
**Disclosure: This post contains an affiliate link of a product that I use in my garden and I recommend to those who are experiencing similar problems. A week ago, I was called to see one of my regular clients to see how her landscape was progressing since she had installed a lot of new plants […]
Do you like mint? I love using it in my iced tea. I have a beautiful apple mint growing in my garden, but winter is not its best season. Because I want to enjoy fresh mint in the winter, I decided to freeze some mint leaves in ice cubes. My granddaughter, Lily helped me pick […]
The past couple of weeks have been quite busy with helping others with their landscapes, writing articles, keeping up with the kids, throwing a baby shower and my first television appearance thrown in to boot. You would think that all of that would be enough to keep me preoccupied. But, there was something else going […]
One of my favorite shrubs is Autumn Sage (Salvia greggii). I have used it in countless landscapes and I like how well it does when planted around trees where they can enjoy the filtered shade. Now that fall is just a couple of days away (SUPER excited about that by the way), my thoughts drift […]
When I am driving about town, I tend to look at the landscapes that I pass by. Usually, I tend to see some “landscape no-no’s”, which I like to share with you now and then. But, I also take pictures of what I like to call “landscape do’s”. I realized the other day, that I […]
Yesterday, in my latest “Landscape No-No” post, I asked you if you could figure out what was wrong with this landscape that I drove by earlier this summer. I had some great guesses. Here are a few of my favorites… “The grasses are planted too closely together.” “There are too many similarly-shaped plants.” AND “The […]
Often, after I finish with a landscape consult, I drive through the neighborhood and capture examples of good and often bad landscaping. I do this so that I can use these photos to help you to avoid mistakes in your own landscape. So, what do you think is wrong with the landscape above? Please leave […]
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