Photo - Monarch Stone Patio

Monarch Stone (Antique European Flagstone) are

large pieces of concrete with an integrated color.

They come in both square and rectangular pieces.

Antique European Flagstone comes in 5 different colors;

Bristol, Adagio, Yorkshire, Windsor Hills and Roma.

For more information, here are the web pages for both

KRC Rock and Monarch Stone (Coronado Stone).

http://www.coronado.com/
http://www.krcrock.com/uploads/customer_forms/Monarch_Stone_.pdf

Photos provided by Monarch Stone

Photo - Cleveland Sage (Salvia clevelandii)

This wonderful California native is also a drought-tolerant,

hummingbird-friendly and fragrant plant suitable for slopes.

Photo by Doug Kalal

Photo - Red Dahlias

Dahlias are wonderful summer blooming cut flowers.

Photo by Doug Kalal

Photo - Recycled Concrete Patio Construction

First, start with a pile of concrete from an old patio or sidewalk

Then draw an area for the new patio.  Next begin layingout the pieces

to look like flagstone, leaving approximately 2 inches in between

each piece.  After you have laid out each piece, take the time to left the

pieces so that you have a nice stable and flat patio.

Next stain the concrete.  Concrete stains are available at Home Depot

and Lowes.  After the stain has dried, add soil and a small

ground cover like Dymondia or Creeping Thyme to fill in the areas.

It's finished!

Photos by Doug Kalal, taken at a client's garden in La Mesa

Photo - Red Aloe (Aloe cameronii)

Photo by Doug Kalal

Photo - Powis Castle Artemisia (Artemisia sp. 'Powis Castle)

Soft gray foliage is the best feature of this drought

tolerant perennial.  Powis Castle Artemisia is also great for

coastal gardens.  This plant reaches 2 to 3 feet tall x 5 to 7 feet wide.

Photo by Doug Kalal

Photo - Boston Ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)

Boston Ivy is a great vine for attaching to and covering a wall.

Boston Ivy is deciduous and prefers some afternoon shade here in San Diego.

Photos by Doug Kalal

Photo - Epiphyllum

Epiphyllums are wonderful low maintenance succulents that

flower in May and June.  For more info on Epi's (as they are

known in the gardening world), here is the webpage of the

San Diego Epiphyllum Society.

http://www.epiphyllum.com/

Photo by Doug Kalal

Photo - Light Yellow Dahlia

Photo by Doug Kalal

Photo - Stone Top Pavers

Here is a wonderful hardscape material that has a

great variety of color and texture.  For more info

on Stone Top Pavers, here is the RCP Block & Brick webpage;

http://www.rcpblock.com/

Photo by Doug Kalal, taken at a client's garden in Pacific Beach