Video - How to Install a Stepping Pad in Just Minutes

 

10 minutes is all you will need to install this lovely Belgard stepping pad. The total cost of all the materials in this video was $40.00 Thank you to Juan Montano of Unique Landscaping for demonstrating how to install this. MATERIALS; 10 - pounds of road base 10 - pounds of leveling sand 3 - Belgard Trailway Stepping Stones (12" x 24") Lowes item #4143785 $7 each 2 - 10 pound bars of decorative river rock Lowes item#672934 TOOLS; 1 shovel 1 three foot level 1 garden trowel Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - How to Pick the Perfect Rose for Your Garden

Want to grow some roses but are not sure where to start? This video will review the best roses for the following 5 categories; 1 - Lots of Blooms (floribunda roses) Burgundy Iceberg White Liquorice Sexy Rexy Betty Boop Marmalade Skies Angel Face Life of the Party Mardi Gras Trumpeter 2 - Classic single stem rose (hybrid tea and grandiflora roses) Firefighter (the rose on title card) Love Veteran's Honor Barbra Streisand Cajun Sunrise Mr. Lincoln Neil Diamond Gold Medal Pope John Paul II 3 - Easy to grow roses Julia Childs Betty Boop Sexy Rexy Tuscan Sun Iceberg Burgundy Iceberg Playboy 4 - Fragrant Roses Earth Angel Parfume Double Delight White Liquorice Sheila's Perfume Sunsprite Mr. Lincoln Honey Bouquet 5 - Roses for arbors and fences (climbing roses) Fourth of July Dublin Bay Lady Banks Don Juan Climbing Cecile Brunner

Video - How to build a raised vegetable bed

 

Do you love growing your own herbs but your soil is terrible? A raised bed is your answer. This video will look at how to build a custom bed made from synthetic boards. 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

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Video - 30 Great Plants for Attracting Butterflies and Hummingbirds

 

Here are my favorite plants for attracting butterflies and hummingbirds.

See below for a list of all the plants and where to buy them. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

PERENNIALS Yarrow https://amzn.to/3UzmFVd Alstroemeria https://amzn.to/3vPZolc Foxglove https://amzn.to/3BqBo9k Hot Lips Sage https://amzn.to/2Xtu4fn Kangaroo Paw https://amzn.to/3jLZo0D Lion’s Tail https://amzn.to/3GxTuu2 Matilija Poppy https://amzn.to/3BKhiHo Scabiosa https://amzn.to/3UC4rCl Rose Scented Geranium https://amzn.to/3JWk1UC Butterfly Bush https://amzn.to/3JVmDlv Shasta Daisy https://amzn.to/3USA2B6 Santa Barbara Daisy https://amzn.to/3QDzNaI Asclepias aka Milkweed (The #1 most important plant) https://amzn.to/3URlsdk https://amzn.to/4bcSdY1 Matilla Poppy https://amzn.to/4bxR0u2 Blanket Flower https://amzn.to/3UUQeCa Coreopsis https://amzn.to/3Wx1TYP Lavender Cotton https://amzn.to/4dr0dGm Monkey Flower https://amzn.to/2Yhy1Eg Mexican Bush Sage https://amzn.to/2YMfL60 Penstemon https://amzn.to/3EGvR0r Pineapple Sage https://amzn.to/3pHDfED Russian Sage https://amzn.to/3ksp96P Red Yucca https://amzn.to/3uc5YBA Autumn Sage https://amzn.to/3mdmCNR ANNUALS Marigold https://amzn.to/3WB6R6R Sweet Alyssum https://amzn.to/4a8WQkE Floss Flower https://amzn.to/4ae1FZR Cosmos https://amzn.to/44AjmBD Hollyhock https://amzn.to/4bgDCLd SHRUBS Lantana https://amzn.to/44ztvyE Hebe https://amzn.to/3ydYtQG Ceanothus https://amzn.to/3ye3HMo https://amzn.to/3GPpQjR Cape Honeysuckle https://amzn.to/3vRBzt3 TREES Vitex Tree aka Chaste Tree https://amzn.to/4dyxyze VINES Passion Flower Vine https://amzn.to/3ylt92m Trumpet vine https://amzn.to/3beWD3r BUTTERFLY SEED MIX https://amzn.to/44AjtNz https://amzn.to/44RGmMV https://amzn.to/4dyxLT2

Video - Who let the Christmas Dogs Out

The holidays are here, time to let the Christmas Dogs out!! Here are some links to fun holiday light decorations for your home https://amzn.to/4i7NRVQ https://amzn.to/495gqz8 https://amzn.to/3Zojtzw (I have this one and I love it) https://amzn.to/412VJ5a Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - How to Repair a Retaining Wall

Retaining walls are often damaged by poor drainage. This then can cause stucco damage. Here's a video on how to repair both. Thank you to Unique Landscaping for their excellent wok in this video. Looking for more wall ideas? Check out these books; https://amzn.to/3O6hclN https://amzn.to/3ixeAhM https://amzn.to/3DepGjk https://amzn.to/3lwOmxK Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - What is the difference between a Thanksgiving Cactus and Christmas Cactus

 

These holiday blooming succulents are great house plants but how can you tell the difference. This video shows how. Would you like either of these plants for you holiday gift giving? Here are the links; THANKSGIVING CACTUS https://amzn.to/4iJlf5Z CHRISTMAS CACTUS https://amzn.to/4fbCKbR https://amzn.to/3ZMwzqp Here is the perfect soil for these plants; https://amzn.to/3VyvZKt Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - A New, Modern and Versatile Shade Structure

 

Here is a new modern and versatile shade structure. This is the PURPLE LEAF Louvered Pergola 10' x 14' Outdoor Aluminum Pergola with Adjustable Roof. Here is the link for more information and where to buy this wonderful kit. https://amzn.to/3VoPdln 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 - Tips for rose pruning and shopping

 

Want to grow some roses but are not sure where to start? Here is a brief video showing you the 5 different types of roses along with some varieties in each category. There is a list of all the roses below. 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 Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - Holiday Light Spectacular at the San Diego Botanic Garden

 

Every year the San Diego Botanic Garden puts on an amazing holiday lights display. This year the display is called Lightscape San Diego. Here is the Garden's webpage for more information. https://sdbg.org/ https://sdbg.org/lightscape/ Here are some links to fun holiday light decorations for your home https://amzn.to/4i7NRVQ https://amzn.to/495gqz8 https://amzn.to/3Zojtzw (I have this one and I love it) https://amzn.to/412VJ5a Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design