Tired of Spending Good Money supporting an Old, Tired Landscape? Would you rather have a landscape that looks good AND costs much less $$ to maintain? You can…and we’d like to help you with that. And whether you choose to do it all yourself, have us do it all for you or anywhere in between, […]

Perhaps the highest value that one can get from their landscape is to have it provide healthy food, spices and even herbal medicine while it does so efficiently and attractively. Having helped companies get organic approval, we’ve learned along the way that organic doesn’t necessarily mean all that healthy. How can that be? Organic does […]

Write down what you do and don’t want in your landscape – look at pictures, search the internet and visit other gardens to give you inspiration. Decide who designs your landscape – you or call in a professional (or perhaps a combination of the two). Have an accurate survey plan to work from (critical – you […]

Consider the How & Why of Growing Plants that Produce for YOU! Raised beds, keyhole gardens, greenhouses, garden towers, hoop houses, hydroponics, aquaculture, inside/outside vertical farms, permaculture, food forests and more Growing your own is certainly the freshest way to go You’ll always know what was put in the garden, organic or otherwise And you’ll […]

Everyone  has been bombarded with drought news over the last couple years and yes, it’s a real problem that isn’t getting better but getting worse. We can save a significant amount of water by getting rid of our overly thirsty turf and plants but we don’t want to get rid of everything…especially our trees! The […]

California considers ending emergency drought rules On Feb. 7, the State Water Resources Control Board is set to vote on whether water districts — including the two dozen in San Diego County — must continue to enforce prohibitions on wasteful water use, submit monthly reports on water consumption and continue so-called stress tests, which certify that those […]

With the amazing amount of rain that we are getting here in So. California over the last month or so, as good as it has been to get this needed rain it has often created drainage and erosion issues for many homeowners. This is a particular concern when the home is in the path of […]

RAIN!   It’s been quite a few years since we had a long series of quality rain like this season! So the question that everyone is asking is:   Is the drought over?   Officially, it is, for the northern 40% or so of CA but as I write this us in S California still […]

Using containers is one of the easiest ways to follow the principle of creating a landscape that works for you (instead of the other way around!) Growing your own food becomes a true reflection of your families needs/personalities and can be done equally well on a home you own or on rented property. Containers can […]

  Reduce “Thirsty” Turf…you don’t need to get rid of it all to save a lot of $$ Reduce area of turf Use drought tolerant turf grass Keep your trees healthy Good soil with amendments efficient irrigation   Optimize both rainwater use and irrigated systems Water Catchment Storage & Collection – Rain Barrels/Gutters/Cisterns Grading – […]