Photo - CMU block wall with flat cap and stucco finish

This simple block wall was used to establish different levels for this patio

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Taken at a client's residence in San Diego

 

Video - Pride of Madeira, a great plant for bees and beach side gardens

 

Here's a great plant for drought tolerant gardens, bee gardens and beach side gardens. Pride of Madeira (Echium candicans) puts on a spectacular flower show in the spring. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - Landscape Makeover How to Build a Little Wall

It's time for another edition of Landscape Makeover. This time we build a little curb appeal for this home by building a little Keystone Wall. This video will show you how to build a short (under 3 foot tall) keystone wall. Thank you to Unique Landscaping for their assistance in making this video. For more info on Keystone products and wall ideas check out the webpages below. 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 - How to perk up your plants with Epsom Salts

 

Are your flowering perennials struggling with smaller leaves and blooms? Is your fruit tree not producing? Feed the roots with some Epsom Salts. This great source of Magnesium will help the roots absorbs more nitrogen and phosphorus. Use 2 tablespoons per medium size plant. Here are a couple of links to order some for your garden. https://amzn.to/41sdgkp https://amzn.to/3H15hTi Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - Wildflowers and Happy Dogs

 

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 April & May. I believe the daisy is called Beach Coreopsis (Coreopsis maritima), but I'm not sure. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - Landscape Makeover Zen Patio

 

It's time for another edition of Landscape Makeover. This time we transform a dirt lot into an large patio for entertaining plus a smaller patio for meditation. 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 - Otters in Love

 

There is a special part of Morro Bay where otter go to meet and fall in love. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - The Beautiful Jacaranda Tree

 

Here is one of the most spectacular flowering trees in the Southern United States (and Europe). This native of South America puts on an incredible show every spring. Jacaranda trees do best in zones 9 - 11. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - The Springtime Dance of the Bees

 

Bees are incredibly important to our environment and food supply. Here are some happy bees rocking out to flowers in my neighborhood. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

HERE ARE THE FLOWERS IN THE VIDEO; Sunflower White Indian Hawthorne Foxtail Agave Evergreen Pear Tree Octopus Agave Scabiosa (aka the Pincushion flower) Torch Aloe Floribunda rose Pear Apple Cactus Rosemary Asclepias