Sunday, July 31, 2022

Photo - Outdoor Kitchen with Stone Facade

 

This lovely outdoor kitchen features stone facade, tile top and porcelain tile backsplash.

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Desing
Taken at a client's residence in San Diego

 

Friday, July 29, 2022

20 Wonderfully Fragrant Plants for Your Garden

 

The summer scent of these plants are intoxicating. Here are my favorite fragrant plants.

Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Thursday, July 28, 2022

Video - Adventures in Italy The Wicked City of Pompeii

 

Our Adventures in Italy continues in Pompeii. This wicked city was buried under 20 feet of volcanic debris in 79 AD. Ironically it was the city's infamous nature that would protect it from looters so that Pompeii could be rediscovered in the modern era. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Photo - Orange Marigold


 This annual is great at attracting beneficial insects to your garden.

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Video - Doug's 15 Favorite Variegated Succulents

 

As the drought worsens, try some succulents! Here are 15 very colorful variegated succulents.

Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Sunday, July 24, 2022

Photo - Grandiflora Rose 'Wild Blue Yonder'

 
This vibrant rose can get 5 feet tall.

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design
taken at client's garden in San Diego

 

Saturday, July 23, 2022

Video - How a Modular Outdoor Kitchen is built

  

Creating an outdoor kitchen gives you lots of opportunities for design choices. Today's video will look at modular kitchen construction with a stone facade.

Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Video - San Diego's Dog Beach

 

San Diego is a fabulous beach town! Here are 2 of the best dog beaches anywhere, Fiesta Island and Ocean Beach. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Monday, July 18, 2022

Video - Plants for Repelling Mosquitoes

 

Here's are some plants that can be used for repelling mosquitoes, yellow jackets, wasps and other bugs that drive you buggy.
Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Friday, July 15, 2022

Video - Adventures in Italy The Pitti Palace of Florence

  

Our tour of Italy continues in Florence. Today we visit the dazzling Pitti Palace. Home to the Medici dynasty for 2 centuries, this museum now showcases the best in art, fashion and furniture from the 1500's to the 1800's.

Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Photo - Raised Wooden Vegetable Bed


Raised vegetable beds like this wood one make it easier to harvest your crop.

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design
Taken at a client's garden in San Diego 

 

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Video - 5 Types of Roses for Your Garden

 

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.

Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Saturday, July 9, 2022

Photo - Cousin Itt Acacia (Acacia cognata)

 

This floppy plant adds some unusual texture tot he garden.
Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design
taken at a client's garden in San Diego

 

Thursday, July 7, 2022

Video - Doug's 5 Favorite Ornamental Grasses

 

Ornamental grasses are a nice substitute for regular lawns. These grasses only require once or twice a year trimming and are more drought tolerant than regular lawns.

Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design