Video - Hate your neighbor? Plant Privet!

 

Do you have an ugly neighbor that you can't stand to look at? Hide them with Privet! This is a great shrub for privacy. Privet will reach 8' tall if untrimmed and flowers nicely in the spring. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Photo - Pool House

This pool house serves as bother an outdoor kitchen and a changing room / bathroom.

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

taken at a client's residence in San Diego

 

Video - 12 Great Trees for Small Spaces

  

Here's a wide selection of great trees for small spaces. From Redbuds to Crape Myrtles there is a tree for every garden in this video. All the plants in this video are listed in the video description. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - How to Repair a Retaining Wall

  

Retaining walls are often damaged by poor drainage. This then cause stucco damage. Here's a video on how to repair both. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Photo - After Glow Echeveria

 

This is one of my favorite succulents.  After Glow Echeveria only gets about 12" tall and wide with a cute little flower in the fall.

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design
 

Video - Drought Tolerant Plants for Snowy Places

Here are 3 wonderful drought tolerant plants for places with snow. These plants are great for USDA Zones 6-8. Here are 3 of my favorites from the mountain town of Big Bear. Fernleaf Yarrow (Achillea filipendulina), a great butterfly plant. that grows in a wide variety of conditions. Shasta Daisies (Leucanthemum x superbum) are perennials that wait for the snow to melt before bursting out of the ground. They are hardy in zones 5-9. Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia) flourishes at higher elevations where the soil is better draining than lower California. Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Video - Concrete with Top Cast Finish

 

Top Cast is a great way to give concrete a non-slip finish. In this video, I also show how concrete gets it's color and control joints are made.

Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Photo - Lipstick Echeveria

This cute little succulent gets about 12" tall and wide.

Photo by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

Taken at a client's garden in San Diego

 

Video - Iceberg Roses Tougher than the Titanic

 

Do you need a tough rose? There is nothing tougher than an Iceberg (ask the guy driving the Titanic)! This floribunda rose gives loads of easy color.

Video by Doug Kalal, Great Gardens Landscape Design

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