Local Roots

I have come to find out that most people enjoy the movement of water. Why? Who knows, maybe it has to do with the sun...

Being a palm lover, a tree man, a landscaper and designer it is sometimes hard to swallow the bitter truth when you think you’re an...

Creating a low water use yard from an old water guzzling lawn (in my last column) we scalped the sod, installed mounding, placed rocks and...

We have had a very wet winter so far this year. Or so it appears. Typically we don’t get this much rain every season and...

San Diego soils can be very interesting and do differ in composition and structural makeup depending upon their unique location. You can find a blend...

With all the rain that we have been having this year (and it was supposed to be a dry year in San Diego!), designing your...

When it comes to succulents, few plants are as beautiful and easy to work with as the Agave attenuata. The attenuata is a native of...

So you want to landscape your home, your castle, your best investment? Well, let’s take a look at where you might start and how you...

Swaying gently in the breeze on the steep banks of Swami’s surf outlook or standing tall like soldiers going off to war in single file...

Unexpectedly, tropical storm Sasha regained intensity. Sucked inland by a coastal low pressure system, her arms began to swing tighter and tighter like a figure...

As a landscape contractor, it is often difficult working within the parameters of a client’s preference for a certain foliage look and trying to create...

I used to be a climber. Not a social climber, but a tree climber equipped with a hand saw, Husqvarna limbing saw, climbing belt, hooks,...

This week’s plant of the week happens to come from one of my favorite places — South West Australia. The Melalueca nesophila originates from a...

Even if you don’t like plants — don’t like to water them and darn sure don’t want them staining your clothes — you’ve gotta like...