Photo - Wood Arbor

Photo by Doug Kalal, taken at a client's garden in Point. Loma

Photo - Hybrid Tea Rose 'Secret'

 

Photo by Doug Kalal, taken at the Balboa Park Inez Parker Rose Garden

California Natives Garden Tour

Garden Native and the California Native Plant Society are putting on a garden tour on March 29th and 30th here in San Diego.  With 15 gardens on display, there is something for everyone including a sustainable vegetable garden with native plants surrounding it and a homeowner who grows his own wine grapes. The tour will feature many inspiring ideas for drought tolerant as well as organic gardens.  For more information go to;
 http://gardennative.org/tour.html

Photo - Cleveland Sage (Salvia clevelandii) & bird

This California native is great for attracting a variety of

small birds to your garden.  Cleveland Sage is also

drought tolerant and fragrant.

Photo by Doug Kalal, taken at a client's garden in La Jolla

Tropical Patio

Photo by Doug Kalal, taken at a client's garden in El Cajon

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Wood Shade Structure with shingle roof

This cedar structure was built with a cmu seating wall

at its base to complete the outdoor room feel.

The room was then surrounded by a pondless water feature

to futher enhance the tranquility of the space.

 

Photo by Doug Kalal, taken at a client's house in Tierrasanta

Photo - Forest Pansy Redbud (Cercis Canadensis 'Forest Pansy)

This is one of my favorite small trees (15' tall x 20').

The Forest Pansy Redbud is covered with pink flowers in the Spring.

This deciduous tree also has nice fall foliage color.

 

Photo by Doug Kalal

Photo - Talavera Tile

This is the tile selected for the back of the wall fountain.

 

Foutain built by Dandy Landscape, designed by Doug Kalal.

Photo by Doug Kalal, taken at a client's garden in La Costa

Photo - Spanish Wall Fountain

This custom built wall fountain was designed to have a seating wall

to allow for additional seating in the courtyard.

Built by Dandy Landscape.

Photo taken by Doug Kalal, at a client's house in La Costa.