Dry Stream Beds are great for serving as a focal point and for diverting rain water when needed. This video will show you several examples and how one is built.
Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design
Monday, May 31, 2021
Saturday, May 29, 2021
Video - A simple water fountain
Here's a simple water fountain, surrounded by lavenders and sages. A peaceful setting on a calm day.
Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Video - Doug's Top 10 Big Shrubs to Hide Ugly Neighbors
Do you live next to an ugly RV, or an ugly house or just some ugly neighbors? Well here is the sequel to last year's video on big shrubs to hide those ugly neighbors.
Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design
Monday, May 24, 2021
Video - Hummingbird on Mexican Bush Sage
Just a little video about a hummingbird and my favorite plant,
the Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia leucantha).
Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design
Sunday, May 23, 2021
Photo - Gladiolus
Gladiolus are an easy to grow bulb that are great cut flowers.
Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design
Video - How to stake gladiolus
Here's a quick 2 minute video on how to stake gladiolus, plus a sneak peak at my garden.
Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Video - Fall in love with these Hot Lips
Are you looking for a new plant to fall in love with? Meet Hot Lips Sage (Salvia greggii 'Hot Lips'). This hummingbird magnet has a long bloom time and is drought tolerant.
Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design
Monday, May 17, 2021
Video - How to use the Big Red Hose to design a landscape
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
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
Monday, May 3, 2021
Photo - Axillary growth on a rose stem
Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design
Video - How to deadhead your roses
Want more rose blooms from your garden? Then it's time to deadhead your roses. Cutting off the spent blooms will get you another round of blooms if you follow the simple steps in this video.
Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design
Sunday, May 2, 2021
Video - Dog Park Daisies
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 March and April.
Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design
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