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After Jimmy Joe Gooding's yellow Labrador Retriever, Gwen, passed away, Gooding decided to create a garden in her memory and contribute to the town where he grew up.
The “model gardener” Kelly Emberg and “spice girl” Samantha Binkley welcome us into their homes to share the fruits of their labor and tips for staying well.
For Charlie and Jane McGhee, their favorite room at home isn’t even in the home — it's their garden, which has gone through a 28-year transformation.
For Fairbanks Ranch resident Kelly Emberg, quarantine has been an opportunity to make lemonade from lemons in her expansive vegetable garden and home orchard
Now that we are home more than ever, here are four summertime home decor concepts perfect for refreshing your garden oasis during this time of quarantine.
Coburn Topiary Posted on June 1, 2019 The ride from her home in Elfin Forest to the Del Mar Fairgrounds is but a hop-skip for topiary artist Jennifer Coburn and her Wizard of Oz characters making their debut at the San Diego County Fair this summer for its “Oz-some” theme held through July 4. After…
Great Spring Gardens Add these patches of paradise to your travel plans Posted on May 1, 2019 Remember the interminable rain that spoiled our plans and dampened our moods this past winter? Well, it’s payback time. San Diegans are being rewarded with spring gardens that are more beautiful than I can ever remember. All around me,…
Master Gardener Spring Seminar March 18, 2017 Drought-tolerant cottage gardens, growing vegetables in buckets of water, and the best plants for hillsides and slopes are just some of the gardening topics slated for this year’s University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program of San Diego County’s Spring Seminar. Themed “Growing Together — Gardening for…
The Beauty of Summer Flowering Trees Flowers aren’t just a spring thing. “Trees like the Tipu, Jacaranda, Vitex, and Crape Myrtle produce beautiful blooms throughout the summer in a wide range of colors. These trees all love our California sun and provide a splash of color to any landscape looking for that wow factor,” says…
A Natural Screen Homeowners often landscape with the goal of privacy, and for that, Cleverly recommends what they call Hollywood-Style Hedges. “Not only do these provide privacy, but they can also be used as a natural border, sound barrier, or for shade.” They get their name from being thick and hard to see through —…
Water-wise Sun Protection We live in an idlyllic “72 and sunny” climate, so we like to get outdoors to make the most of it. Strategic planting can result in enhanced beauty to your outdoor environment, with the added benefit of instant shade. And, it doesn’t have to go against our SoCal water-usage restrictions. “Shifting to…
New Irrigation Technology for Summer The summer is almost here, and Schnetz Landscape has some great tips and ideas on how you can use the newest irrigation technology to save water and money this season. Irrigation Controllers New irrigation technology has brought a change in the monitoring and alerting of irrigation system functions. Oftentimes when…
El Niño & the Drought How To Be Prepared For Lots of Rain — Or Not Enough by Deanna Murphy The one-two punch of an El Niño winter followed by the anticipated continuation of the ongoing drought in summer 2016 can be a bit confusing for so many of us wondering what we should be…
