I love using a big red hose to layout different landscape elements for clients. Here is how I used the big red hose to layout a concrete patio and a Dymondia pathway.
Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design
Monday, May 17, 2021
Saturday, May 15, 2021
Video - Bob's Rose Garden
Once this was a slope covered with ivy.
I designed a terraced garden and now it's roses are admired by many.
Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design
Shot at a client's garden in Point Loma
Friday, May 14, 2021
Video - Mourning Cloak Butterfly feeding
This morning an usual butterfly was feeding on my butterfly plants. The species is call the Mourning Cloak butterfly and it loves my Butterfly Bush and Milkweed.
Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design
Video - Landscape Timber Stairs Ideas for Your Slope
Landscape timber stairs are a great way to create a more organic means of getting up a slope. These stairs cost about 30% less than concrete. Here are some different types of landscape timber stairs.
Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design
Monday, May 10, 2021
Video - How to prune Chiapas Sage to attract more hummingbirds
Chiapas Sage (Salvia chiapensis) is a wonderful hummingbird plant that is native to Mexico. It grows well in Zones 7 - 10 and is drought tolerant. The bright pink flowers pop for about 9 months of the year. Here is how to prune Chiapas Sage to attract more hummingbirds.
Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design
Saturday, May 8, 2021
Video - Making a Mother's Day bouquet from my garden
Every Mother's Day I collect a wide variety of roses, salvias, geraniums, gladiolus and much more to make 2 very special floral arrangements. One for my wife and one for my mom. Here's how it turned out.
Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design
Friday, May 7, 2021
Video - Doug's Top 10 California Native Plants
California native plants are great for gardens here in the golden state because they are drought tolerant, low maintenance, forgiving of bad soil and attract a wide array of wildlife. Here are my 10 favorite plants.
Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Video - Mexican Bush Sage
Here is my favorite plant that I use for landscape designs, the Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia leucantha). This plant is a hummingbird magnet, drought tolerant and rabbit resistant. But the reason I love this plant is because it is very easy to grow. Try it out!
Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design
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