Photo - Pacific Sunrise Mirror Plant (Coprosma sp. 'Pacific Sunrise')

This compact plant gives lots of color with its colorful foliage. Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Photo - Water Feature

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Photo - Curved BBQ Island

This custom BBQ island has a poured in place concrete counter top and stone facade.

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design, taken at a client's residence in Poway

Photo - Backyard Bocce Ball Court

This bocce ball court provides many hours of family fun.

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design, taken at a client's residence in Santee

Photo - Pillar Wrap

This is a great way to add some counter space in small patios.  I love wrapping the posts with block and then covering the block with the stone facade.  The top is poured in place concrete with integrated color with a sanded finish.

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design, taken at a client's residence in Poway

Photo - Leopard Plant (Farfugium japonicum)

This gorgeous perennial loves part shade, especially under palm trees.  Leopard plants can reach 3' wide and tall.  The Leopard Plant will produce beautiful yellow blossoms in the summer that reach 5' tall.

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design, taken at a client's garden in San Diego

Photo - Paver Patio

This lovely paver patio replaced a broken concrete pad.  These Orco pavers are permeable and come in a wide variety of colors.

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design, taken at a client's residence in Poway

Photo - Succulent Garden

This colorful, carefree garden requires little water.

Photos by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

taken at a client's garden in San Diego

Photo - Paver Mow Strip

  

This is nice way to transition from a planter bed to the lawn area. Photos by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design, taken at a client's garden in Poway

Photo - Jester Conebush (Leucadendron 'Safari Sunset')

This multi color, Australian native works with succlulents and other drought tolerant gardens.

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design, taken at a client's garden in San Diego

Photo - Outdoor Fireplace and TV

This charming fireplace was built by Dandy Landscape. 

Photo by Tom Dandy

Photo - Synthetic Shade Structure with Artificial Grass

This low maintenance backyard will last for 20 years with minimal care.  Construction by Dandy Landscape.

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design, taken at a client's residence in Escondido

Photo - Crushed Decomposed Granite Pathway

This golf cart path was made with 2 inches of compacted class 2 base and 2 inches of 3/8" crushed decomposed granite, color - Palm Springs Gold.

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design, taken at a client's residence in Rancho Santa Fe

Photo - Blue Chalk Sticks on Slope

This fire resistant ground cover is more drought tolerant than the pickleweed (green ground cover at the top of the slope).  Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Photo - Quartzite Tile on Concrete

When you have an existing concrete patio that is in good shape but ugly, you can spruce it up with some tile.  This is Quartzite tile, a good product for areas that can get wet.

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design, taken at a client's residence in Rancho Bernardo

Photo - Concrete Stepping Stones with Mexican Beach Pebbles

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Photo - Concrete that looks like wood planks

Here are stamped concrete stairs that look like wood planks.

Photos by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Photo - Pouring a Concrete Patio

For most backyard concrete patios, a pumper is needed to get the concrete from the big truck to the back.  Here's one in action.

Photos by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design, taken at a client's residence in Escondido

Photo - Echeveria sp. Pearl Von Nurnberg

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Photo - Modern Pool

This lovely pool compliments the existing tennis court to form a great back yard.

Construction by Dandy Landscape.

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design, taken at client's residence in Rancho Bernardo

Photo - Wood Deck with built in Jacuzzi

This wood deck was built around a newly installed jacuzzi.  This enabled the home owner to more easily to get into the jacuzzi.  Construction by Dandy Landscape.

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design, taken at a client's garden in San Diego

Photo - Crushed Decomposed Granite Walkway

This pathway was made from crushed decomposed granite 3/4", color - Desert Gold

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design, taken at a client's residence in Escondido

Photo - Star Jasmine on Fence (Trachelospermum jasminoides)

This hardy vine needs a little help to get up a fence but it is a lovely vine with a heavenly fragrance in the Spring.

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Photo - Pond with Foxfire Water Lily

This enchanting man-made pond is home to fish, turtles and frogs.  The Foxfire Water Lily, with its vibrant leaves and dazzling flowers, provides a serene contrast to the waterfall.

Pond construction by Dandy Landscape.

photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design, taken at a client's residence in Rancho Santa Fe

Photo - Tiny Tower Juniper (Cupresses sempervirens 'Tiny Tower')

This dwarf juniper can reach 15' tall x 2' wide and is great for drought tolerant gardens.

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design, taken at a client's residence in San Diego

Photo - California Lilac (Ceanothus sp. 'Concha')

This beautiful California native can reach 8' tall x 8' wide with vibrant Spring blossoms.

Photo by Doug Kalal

Photo - Wood Deck

This wood deck was made from Cumaroo, a hardwood with a naturally light color.

Construction by Dandy Landscape,

Photos by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design, taken at a client's residence in San Diego

Pond Video

This pond used to be a torn up putting green and now it's an oasis for birds, butterflies, fish, turtles and other wildlife.  Construction by Dandy Landscape.

Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design, taken at a client's residence in Rancho Santa Fe

Photo - Wood Fence Flat Board Style

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design, taken at a client's residence in San Diego

Photo - Indigo Spires Sage (Salvia sp. 'Indigo Spires')

This beautiful and compact hummingbird plants is a great shot of color for a garden.

Photo by Doug Kalal, taken at a client's garden in San Diego

Photo - Putting Green with Rock Retaining Wall

This backyard space was first created by a dry stack rock retaining wall made from Baja Cresta boulders.  Landscape construction by Dandy Construction.

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Photo - Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo 'Marina')

This drought tolerant, evergreen tree has beautiful bark and flowers.

The Marina Strawberry Tree can reach 25' tall and wide.

Photos by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Photo - Outdoor Kitchen with Paver Patio

This patio used to be a dead lawn and now it's a great outdoor entertaining area.

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

 taken at a client's residence in University City

Photo - Kangaroo Paw (Anigozanthus flavidus)

Here's a great drought tolerant plant that blooms in the summer.  

Kangaroo Paws are also great hummingbird plants.

Photo by Doug Kalal, taken at a client's garden in University City

Photo - Large Water Fountain

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design,

taken a client's residence in Poway

Photo - Sand Volleyball Court

This large front yard was revitalized to include a sand volleyball court, shaded patio, succulent garden, fruit orchard and lawn for the client's 5 boys.

Photos by Doug Kalal, taken at a client's residence in Poway

Photo - Fire pit table with a view

Photo by Doug Kalal, taken a client's residence in University City

Photo - Paddle Plant (Kalanchoe thyrsiflora)

This is a great succulent for small spaces.

Photo by Doug Kalal