Are you looking for ideas for a new outdoor patio? From Pavers to tile to decking. This video shows examples of them all plus rough costs of these materials. Looking for more info? Here are some great books on the subject;
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Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design
The 2 Minute Gardener
Here is the blog of Doug Kalal from Great Gardens Landscape Design. Use the search box to find lots of great ideas for your landscape.
Sunday, March 30, 2025
Friday, March 28, 2025
Video - How to Prune Mexican Bush Sage
Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia leucantha) is a great hummingbird plant that just needs a simple pruning in later winter. With assistance from my dog Ginger, I will show you how to prune your Mexican Bush Sage to get those big blooms again. It's easy to grow. Try it out! Here's the link to buy some;
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Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design
Monday, March 24, 2025
Video - How to Landscape with Rocks
It's time to rock and roll in the garden with this video. Rocks are great landscape elements for everything from water features to walls to solo focal points. his video covers the best 12 ways to use rocks in your landscape. From decomposed granite patios to rock retaining walls, this video is filled with ideas to help you with your landscape.
Here's a link to order some for your home;
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Here are some of the cool rocks in the video;
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Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design
Saturday, March 22, 2025
Video - How often should I feed my orange tree
Why is my orange (or lemon or lime) tree looking bad? It probably needs more food and water than you have been giving the tree. This video will talk about how often to feed your citrus tree. Here are links to some of the citrus tree foods seen in the video.
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Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design
Sunday, March 16, 2025
Video - 5 Things to Help Your Garden POP!!
Sometimes pretty flowers aren't enough to give a garden some pop. Here are some ideas to help your garden pop.
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Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Video - How to help the bees bounce back
The human race can't survive without the bees and yet bees are struggling. Here are some tips to help the bees bounce back. Here are links for some of the plants in the video;
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Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design
Friday, March 7, 2025
Video - A New Type of Modern Retaining Wall
Are looking for a retaining wall with clean, modern lines? Here is the product for you. The Stonegate Contemporary Keystone Wall unit. From Keystone wall systems, this retaining wall can go up to 3' without rebar reinforcement.
Here are some links to the materials in this video;
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Looking for more wall ideas? Check out these books;
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Monday, March 3, 2025
Video - How to make a backyard concrete patio
Here's a quick video on how a concrete patio is built.
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Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design
Sunday, March 2, 2025
Video - Iceland Poppies are a great first sign of Spring
Iceland Poppies (Papaver nudicale) are wonderful, easy to grow annuals. Hardy in zones 3-10, these colorful little plants will even survive as biennials in warmer climates. Iceland Poppies are best used as front of flower bed color. They are also great cut flowers. Here are some links to buy them.
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Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design
Friday, February 21, 2025
Video - 20 Great Succulents for Containers
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
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Blue Elf Echeveria
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Blue Sky Echeveria
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Colorata Echeveria
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Dusty Rose Echeveria
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Lipstick Echeveria
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Lola Echeveria
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Peacock Echeveria
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Perle von Nurnberg Echeveria
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Black Rose Aeonium
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Kiwi Aeonium
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Sunburst Aeonium
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Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design
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