Video - 25 Fun Things to do in Catalina, California

I'm back from my vacation at Catalina Island. This island paradise is only 20 miles off the shore of Los Angeles. Here are 25 fun things to do in Catalina. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Photo - Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia leucantha)

 

This is an easy to grow, hummingbird friendly plant.

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

 

Video - How a Monster Concrete Driveway is Poured Part 1

 

This project involves a giant 4,000 square foot concrete driveway. Here is day 1 of the big pour. 7 trucks were used today in pouring this colored concrete driveway. Looking for more pathway and driveway ideas? Check out these books; https://amzn.to/3ixeAhM https://amzn.to/3DepGjk Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - 20 Great Succulents for a Container Garden

Are you looking for some good small succulents for a container garden? Here are my 20 favorite ones and links to buy them. HERE ARE MY 20 FAVORITE SUCCULENTS; Mauna Loa Echeveria Black Rose Aeonium Blue Curls Echeveria After Glow Echeveria Variegated Paddle Plant After Glow Echeveria Crinkly Echeveria Sunburst Aeonium Blue Sky Echeveria Lipstick Echeveria Mint Saucer Aeonium Campfire Crassula Perle Von Nurnberg Echeveria Garnet Aeonium String of Buttons Crassula Blue Atoll Echeveria Burro's Tail Sedum Topsy Turvey Echeveria Panda Plant Crassula Hens & Chicks Echeveria Pork n Beans Sedum White Echeveria Here are links to some of the succulents in this video; Blue Elf Echeveria https://amzn.to/31op7WL Blue Sky Echeveria https://amzn.to/3nPueGX Colorata Echeveria https://amzn.to/3BBqcH7 Dusty Rose Echeveria https://amzn.to/3mAySt3 Lipstick Echeveria https://amzn.to/3nNAI9e Lola Echeveria https://amzn.to/3Cy9XMa Peacock Echeveria https://amzn.to/3BCJoV1 Perle von Nurnberg Echeveria https://amzn.to/3bxmQdz Black Rose Aeonium https://amzn.to/3XRppyn Kiwi Aeonium https://amzn.to/43qTC8G Sunburst Aeonium https://amzn.to/3pMGihi A 16 pack of Echeverias and Aeoniums https://amzn.to/46CAyqO Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - Indigo Spires Sage

 

Here's a lovely Salvia that has been around for 40 years but only recently has gained in popularity. Indigo Spires Sage (Salvia sp' 'Indigo Spires') is a frost sensitive perennial that is used as an annual in colder climates. Hummingbirds and bees love this showy plant. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - This Week in Landscape Construction #5 Pool Deck, Flagstone Patio, Out...

The construction tour continues as I check on 6 projects I designed. Looking for more patio ideas? Check out these books; https://amzn.to/3ixeAhM https://amzn.to/3DepGjk https://amzn.to/3lwOmxK Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Photo - Belladonna Lily

 

This beauty is a great cut flower.

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

 
 

Video - How to grow herbs and vegetables in a raised bed

 

Do you love growing your own herbs and vegetables but your soil is terrible? A raised bed is your answer. This video will look at wooden garden kits, custom made keystone bed and simple pots. Here are some links to raised vegetable garden kits; https://amzn.to/3QveGrP https://amzn.to/3rXMEuR https://amzn.to/3OqILGj https://amzn.to/3Kv6HHs https://amzn.to/3Kv6CDE https://amzn.to/3KrzMni Here are some links to herb and vegetable garden markers; https://amzn.to/3qd0GbG https://amzn.to/43YIvUO https://amzn.to/3ql4nfg Slow release fertilizer; https://amzn.to/3lOtRiF https://amzn.to/3lNFWVe Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - Swallowtail Butterflies Dancing for Their Dinner

 

Swallowtail butterflies are among the largest seen in Southern California. This morning I discovered two different varieties on the same plant. One was a Western Tiger Swallowtail, the other was an Anise Swallowtail. Bother butterflies were enjoying the sweet flowers of my Chaste Tree (Vitex agnus castus). Here are some more books to help identify your local butterfly; https://amzn.to/443hD5T https://amzn.to/45byqW9 https://amzn.to/43SS9bn Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - Landscape Makeover What Happened Here?!?

 

Time for another edition of Landscape Makeover. This backyard was a crazy mix of huge tree roots, collapsing retaining walls and broken concrete. We tamed the chaos with a mix of new concrete and well built retaining walls. Thank you to Unique Landscaping for their assistance in making this video. Looking for more patio ideas? Check out these books; https://amzn.to/3mYIFfv https://amzn.to/3ixeAhM https://amzn.to/3DepGjk https://amzn.to/3lwOmxK Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Photo - Nodding Pincushion Plant (Leucospermum cordifolium)

The Pincushion plant is an excellent cut flower, drought tolerant shrub.

Photos by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

 

Video - Comic Con 2023

 

me to take a break from the landscape business and go to Comic Con! If you have never been to the legendary event, here is what is looks like. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design