2 Million Views!!

  

10 years ago I started the 2 Minute Gardner as an online resource for my clients.  This month I reached the 2 million view level!  Thank you to all my loyal viewers!  Here is a video of bees enjoying various flowers.

Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - 10 Great Roses you can buy right now

   

Are you looking for some great roses to add to your garden but don't want to wait for bare root rose season? These 10 roses are available right now via the links in the video description.

Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - Monday Mail Call Feeding Roses, Pool Coping, Talavera Tile and more

  

Time for more viewer mail. This week I talk about feeding roses, Talavera Tile, Concrete Patio, and the difference between a Hybrid Tea rose and a Floribunda rose. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - Hummingbird on Red Yucca

  

Hummingbirds love Red Yuccas (Hesperaloe parviflora). This plant is very drought tolerant and blooms in the spring and summer. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - How to use circles to design a swimming pool

  

Tired of kidney bean shaped pools? Here's how to use circles in pool design. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Photo - Travertine Tile Stepping Stone Walkway

 

This pathway was done with Travertine tile set on concrete pads.

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

 

Video - How to plant a slope

  

Southern California is filled with rolling slopes. Here is how to fill that slope with beautiful plants.

Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design  

Photo - Foxtail Agave (Agave attenuata)

This is one of the toughest succulents out there.

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

 

Video - Hummingbird on Hot Lips Sage

  

For this landscape construction project we are converting a dead lawn into a beautiful hummingbird garden. We are not even done and hummingbirds have arrived. This little fellow loved the Hot Lips Sage (Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips'). Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - 1,000 Subscribers and Lots of Landscape Ideas

  

Thank you viewers! This week I reached the 1,000 subscriber milestone. To celebrate here is a rapid fire series of Landscape Ideas. From roses to hummingbirds, ponds to patios, here are some great ideas to get you started on you dream garden. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - Monday Mail Call Redbud Disease, Fragrant Roses and more

  

The 2 Minute Gardener answers your mail in this weekly session. This week I talk about sick Redbuds, fragrant roses, terracing the hillside, and growing roses in Canada. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - How to perk up your plants with Epsom Salts

  

Are your roses struggling with smaller leaves and blooms? Is your fruit tree not producing? Feed the roots with some Epsom Salts. This great source of Magnesium will help the roots absorbs more nitrogen and phosphorus. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Photo - Boxelder Bug

  

These are Boxelder Bugs.  They are not harmful but just a nuisance.

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design 

 

Video - How to Make a Stepping Stone Pathway

  

Stepping stones can make and excellent pathway material. Here are some examples and a step by step method for making it. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Photo - Budda in the Garden

 

Here's a little cheer in your garden

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Garden Landscape Design

 

Video - Monday Mail Call Poisonous Plants, Root Damage and more

 

The 2 Minute Gardener answers your mail in this weekly session. This week I talk about sick Ceanothus, poisonous plants, Jacaranda root damage, landscape timber stairs and gladiolus. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - Landscape Construction Update New Paver Patio

   

Lately I have been checking on the construction progress of all the jobs I designed. Here's the latest from the Tierrasanta job site. Watch a new Belgard paver patio get installed. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - A Daring Dog Rescue

  

Here's the story of how I risked my life to save a little dog.

Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Photo - Fruit from the Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo)

Here the fruit that gives the Strawberry Tree its name.  

This large shrub / small tree produces edible fruit (but its tastes terrible). 

 However, birds love it!

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

 

Photo - Pool trimmed with Travertine Tile coping

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

Video - San Diego Pond and Garden

 

I recently discovered one of the hidden gems of San Diego County when it comes to everything for the backyard pond, San Diego Pond and Garden. Located in Poway, this one stop shop carries everything from fish to equipment. They also offer construction and maintenance for your pond needs. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design