Video - How to make concrete stairs

 

Stairs are often an important feature of a landscape. Here is how concrete stairs are formed, poured, troweled and finished. The stairs in this video have a Top Cast #3 finish and a Davis concrete color of San Diego Buff. Here are some books to give you more ideas on patios and driveways. https://amzn.to/3ixeAhM https://amzn.to/3DepGjk https://amzn.to/3lwOmxK Here's the company that did a great job on these stairs http://www.cabreraconcreteca.com/ Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Photo - Landscape Construction In Action! Building CMU Block Walls

 

Our Action series continues with some fast paced wall building. Thank you to Unique Landscaping, Nealon Landscaping and Nature Designs for their excellent work on these walls. Looking for more wall 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

Video - The Monarch Caterpillars Have Returned

 

The return of the Monarch Caterpillars is one of the heralds of spring in my garden. Here are those fat, gorgeous beauties, only a few weeks away from becoming spectacular butterflies. Want some Milkweed for your garden? Here are the links; Milkweed https://amzn.to/44gJ25L https://amzn.to/3NwKQlq https://amzn.to/3VryaxV Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Photo - CMU block wall with flat cap and stucco finish

This simple block wall was used to establish different levels for this patio

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Taken at a client's residence in San Diego

 

Video - Pride of Madeira, a great plant for bees and beach side gardens

 

Here's a great plant for drought tolerant gardens, bee gardens and beach side gardens. Pride of Madeira (Echium candicans) puts on a spectacular flower show in the spring. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - Landscape Makeover How to Build a Little Wall

It's time for another edition of Landscape Makeover. This time we build a little curb appeal for this home by building a little Keystone Wall. This video will show you how to build a short (under 3 foot tall) keystone wall. Thank you to Unique Landscaping for their assistance in making this video. For more info on Keystone products and wall ideas check out the webpages below. 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

Video - How to perk up your plants with Epsom Salts

 

Are your flowering perennials 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. Use 2 tablespoons per medium size plant. Here are a couple of links to order some for your garden. https://amzn.to/41sdgkp https://amzn.to/3H15hTi Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - Wildflowers and Happy Dogs

 

Every spring the Fiesta Island dog park explodes with millions of wildflowers. It is the largest wildflower bloom in the city of San Diego. Because the dog park is 90 acres of undeveloped land that was set aside for the dogs, we are all rewarded with this spectacular show in April & May. I believe the daisy is called Beach Coreopsis (Coreopsis maritima), but I'm not sure. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - Landscape Makeover Zen Patio

 

It's time for another edition of Landscape Makeover. This time we transform a dirt lot into an large patio for entertaining plus a smaller patio for meditation. 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

Video - Otters in Love

 

There is a special part of Morro Bay where otter go to meet and fall in love. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design