Video - The Vanishing Beach

The ongoing drought has taken its toll on Big Bear Lake. Ski Beach, a popular destination for tourists and locals, is gone, wiped out by the falling water levels of Big Bear Lake. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - Fernleaf Yarrow

 

I am up here in Big Bear on vacation. One of the fun parts of going someplace new are the different plants. Here's a perennial I found growing like a weed in this tough environment (heavy snow in the winter, 80 degrees in the summer). This is Fernleaf Yarrow (Achillea filipendulina).

Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - How a Jacuzzi gets installed

Have you ever wondered how a Jacuzzi gets installed? Here's how it's done, including power requirements and average jacuzzi costs. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - Semplice Keystone Wall

Keystone walls are a superb method of landscape wall construction. These interlocking blocks can be used to build walls from 1 foot to 6 feet. Semplice Keystone block walls can be used when you need a wall up to 3 feet high. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - Calandrinia the little succulent that rocks

Rock Purslane (Calandrinia grandiflora) is the little succulent that rocks! This groundcover plant is covered with delightful pink flowers in the spring and summer. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - The Amazing Agapanthus

Here is the toughest blue (or white) flower around. Agapanthus hybridus, also known as The Lily of the Nile, is a great perennial for tough growing conditions. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Photo - Rose Scented Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens)

Rose Scented Geraniums are fragrant, drought tolerant and rabbit resistant.

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

 

Video - How to Propagate Rose Scented Geraniums

Rose Scented Geraniums are fragrant, drought tolerant and rabbit resistant. Let's make some! Here's how to propagate this easy to grow plant. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - What's new at Costco

When I'm not buying 10 pound bags of hamburgers I love looking at the garden stuff. Here's what's new at Costco in July 2021 Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - 50 year old palm tree is cut down

There is a growing threat to the majestic Canary Island Date Palm Tree here in San Diego. The South American Palm Weevil was first discovered in San Diego County in 2015. Mild winters have allowed the weevil to flourish and it is killing Canary Island Date Palms though out the county. Because mature date palms weigh several tons, they must be cut down once the infestation reaches a critical point. Climate change will allow this pest to keep moving north, towards Orange County and Los Angeles. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design