Video - Fun Plants for Hummingbird & Butterfly Gardens

Hummingbirds & butterflies bring a lot of fun into the garden. Here are some fun plants to attract them. All the plants in this video are listed below. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Photo - Solid top wooden shade structure

 

Photos by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

taken at a client's residence in San Diego

 

Video - Path Lights vs Up Lights

 

Low voltage landscape lighting is a great way to add value to your home while increasing safety. Path lights and up lights are the two most common types of landscape lighting and here is the difference. Here are the links to some of the products in this video; https://amzn.to/3nuqXyh https://amzn.to/3Ca0U3u https://amzn.to/3EelgdT https://www.fxl.com/ https://www.kichler.com/ Here is a great book on low voltage lighting. https://amzn.to/3ltOSfU Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - How to Plant Wildflowers on a Slope

 

Spice up your slope with some wildflowers. I live in Southern California, USDA zone 9, and scattered these seeds in December 2022. By March of 2023 I had my first blooms. Here are some links to order these wildflower seed mixes; https://amzn.to/3RXZ92W https://amzn.to/4aYV6w0 https://amzn.to/3SkeBrB https://amzn.to/3tIOjWA https://amzn.to/3vIiFZC Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - This Week in Landscape Construction #11 Concrete Driveway, Paver Patio...

 

The construction tour continues as I check on 6 projects I designed. This week the crews install a paver patio, concrete driveway, dry stream bed, outdoor kitchen with a counter countertop, outdoor fireplace, and low voltage lighting. Looking for more patio & lighting ideas? Check out these books; https://amzn.to/4aTzaSU https://amzn.to/3ixeAhM https://amzn.to/3DepGjk https://amzn.to/3lwOmxK Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - 5 Backyard Makeover Ideas

 

Here are 5 backyard makeovers that cover a wide range of different situations from a new pool to terracing a hillside. 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 Here's the link for the smart cafe lights in the video; https://amzn.to/48uARo9 Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Photo - Concrete stairs with block wall sides

This was a tricky slope that required large block retaining walls to support the stairs.

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Taken at a client's residence in San Diego

 

 

Video - How to prune roses in the winter

The holidays are over and now it's time to prune the roses. This short video shows you how including GroMulch and BestPaks. Want some of these roses in your garden? Here are the links. Double Delight hybrid tea rose https://amzn.to/2ZI6yMl Mr. Lincoln hybrid tea rose https://amzn.to/2XX2Eyc Gold Medal hybrid tea rose https://amzn.to/3md8Bzo Firefighter hybrid tea rose https://amzn.to/3m3uLE8 Rock N Roll grandiflora rose https://amzn.to/3v0yZ3I Dick Clark grandiflora rose https://amzn.to/2XDvlR0 Memorial Day hybrid tea rose https://amzn.to/3m7Vyzf Don Juan climbing rose https://amzn.to/3oiZHTH Double Knockout floribunda rose https://amzn.to/3F0lXYt Scentimental floribunda rose https://amzn.to/3F3DLSA Burgundy Iceberg floribunda rose https://amzn.to/2Ya2DaE https://amzn.to/2XnWDdD Perfume Delight hybrid tea rose https://amzn.to/3CvPirT Frida Kahlo floribunda rose https://amzn.to/3lAv35n Iceberg floribunda rose https://amzn.to/2XwhZ8R Here are some links to clippers and tools to fix your clippers; Garden clipper repair items https://amzn.to/350JRWd https://amzn.to/3AhrmZb https://amzn.to/3KviaoH Clippers https://amzn.to/3jOfWZ2 https://amzn.to/3XiNGM4 Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Photo - A weird little spider

 

I wonder what this little spider is.  Any ideas?

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Taken at a client's garden in Rancho Santa Fe

 

Video - How to Propagate Salvias

 

I love salvias. This hummingbird friendly group of plants comes in a wide range of colors and shapes. Here is how to propagate some great ones. I used Salvia neurepia (Delta Leaf Sage) for this video. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design