Photo - Raised Wooden Vegetable Box

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Taken at a client's garden in Rancho Bernardo

 

Photos - Artificial Turf

 

Photos by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

 

Video - 40 Wall Ideas for your Landscape Remodel

 

Wall come in all sizes, materials and purposes. This video will look at 40 different walls that fill a wide range of landscape needs. From retaining walls to seating walls to perimeter walls, we will look as everything from keystone walls to CMU block walls to metal walls. Here are some links to the materials in this video; https://www.keystonewalls.com/ https://www.keystonewalls.com/products/structural-retaining-walls/keystone-country-manor-wall https://www.rcpblock.com/walls.html https://www.rcpblock.com/walls-countrymanor.html https://www.rcpblock.com/ https://www.belgard.com/products/retaining-walls/highland-stone 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 - Bareroot Fruit Tree Shopping and Planting Tips

 

Spring is finally here! How about some tip for buying and planting a new fruit tree. Fruit trees are great for back yards because they can serve multiple uses. Fruit trees can be serve as screening plants, focal points and of course a fun source of food. Here are some links to buy bare root fruit trees. Please note that some states do not allow the import of bare root fruit trees; https://amzn.to/4anJ66A https://amzn.to/3PV3HGZ https://amzn.to/4apk5b7 https://amzn.to/3vJJ5uw https://amzn.to/43SYDZI Here are some links to buy planting amendments; https://amzn.to/49tVWi8 https://amzn.to/3lOtRiF https://amzn.to/3lNFWVe https://amzn.to/3PUBbW6 Here's the nursery in San Diego where I filmed this video. https://www.walterandersen.com/ Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - How to Install a Paver Walkway

 

Here are all the steps to remove an old concrete walkway and replace it with a beautiful new paver pathway. Looking for more pathway ideas check out these books; https://amzn.to/3ixeAhM https://amzn.to/3DepGjk Here are some links to the products in this video; https://www.belgard.com/ https://www.angeluspavingstones.com/ https://www.orco.com/ https://www.krcrock.com/ https://www.olsenpavingstone.com/ Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Photo - Butterfly on Butterfly Bush

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Taken in a client's garden in San Diego

 

Video - 40 Shade Structure Ideas for Your Backyard Remodel

 

Enjoying your back yard is tough if you are sweltering in the sun. Here are 40 shade structure ideas for your backyard remodel. This video was shot in San Diego, California. This video covers the following types of shade structures; Solid Top Wood, Open Slat Wood, Shade Sail, Fabric Top Kits, Large Umbrellas, Solid Top Synthetic, Open Slat Synthetic. Here are the links to the kits in the video; SYNTHETIC https://www.try-tech.com/ https://amzn.to/441aq72 WOODEN https://yardistrystructures.com/ https://tojagrid.com/collections/single-pergola-kits https://amzn.to/3oZ4nRE 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 -- Flagstone Pathway

 

This pathway shows that flagstone can be used for a curving pathway.

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Taken at a client's residence in San Diego

 

Video - 15 More Water Fountain Ideas

 

Here are 15 more water fountain ideas for your garden. This video was shot at Backyard X-Scapes in San Diego, California. Here are links to some of the fountains in the video; https://amzn.to/48CIdVZ https://amzn.to/3uWNJF3 https://amzn.to/3wKjcL6 https://amzn.to/3V1tFvJ https://amzn.to/3cJOch6 https://amzn.to/3FLK9gD https://amzn.to/30QQDf9 https://amzn.to/3nMcAVV https://amzn.to/30SEJ4D https://amzn.to/3xjxKxF https://amzn.to/3cIjCok https://amzn.to/30S4u54 https://www.backyardxscapes.com/ Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - Just a little hummingbird taking a bath

 

I was with a client, shopping for a water fountain when I came upon this delightful scene of a hummingbird taking a bath. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design