Gardening Question from Tony: I am looking for a tree to plant along the front of my house next to the sidewalk, Sunset zone 14, clayey soil. Preferably evergreen, drought tolerant, carefree, not taller than 25 feet. From your website, I’ve found Rhaphiolepis and Lephostemon Confertus. I also like the Cotinus Obvatus, which is deciduous. […]
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Landscape Design – Page 3
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Categories : Landscape Design, Trees
Question from Susan: I am new to gardening and would like to know if you could suggest some good combinations of plants. I think I will eventually learn how to do this, but right now I don’t have a clue. Answer from Pat: I agree with you that when planting a garden it’s good to […]
Question from Arline: Back from day two of jury duty…it is a most interesting case…thank you for the detailed response to my construction questions…i must ask… how long before you should step in these bag steps???? Answer from Pat: When I made the first flight of steps over fifty years ago it was fall and […]
Making Garden Steps From Bags of Concrete
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Saturday,
May
24th,
2014
at 03:49 AM
Question from Arlene: I need to make about 4 steps to go up a small incline to get to my fruit tree…I remember you telling about an easy way to make steps using cement bags….do you have those instructions??? I am also thinking of having someone help me install a small 5-6 foot curved path […]
Planting for Fall and Year-Round Color in Southern California
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Tuesday,
May
20th,
2014
at 03:49 AM
Question from Chris: Interested in adding some flowers for the fall – any suggestions? live 2miles from the ocean in redondo beach – i’m not a native, so I need guidance! Answer from Pat: You live in an excellent climate zone. You certainly can create a garden with year-round color, including fall color, but I […]
Question from Monetta: We’re going to our cabin in Idaho with all the family over the July 4 week and thought we might try your concrete bag steps on a steep hillside down to the river. If we do it, I’ll take some photos for you to see. Answer from Pat: I fear this technique […]
Categories : Landscape Design
Question from Heidi: I was hoping to speak with you at the Master Gardener Fall Seminar on Oct. 2. Unfortunately, with the room changes & my duties as a “badge checker” in other classes (your’s is always the first to get fully assigned!), I missed catching up with you. I watched an interview of you […]
Question from Denise: Dear Pat….these are the problems I emailed you about… they have since been cleaned over and jute stapled on….I will send some more current pictures this afternoon when the weather clears…(of the new repairs) I went to the nursery yesterday and looked at planting materials…not too much that I found attractive. I […]
Correcting Erosion on a Steep Bank in Encino
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Thursday,
March
27th,
2014
at 03:50 AM
Question from Denise: Our hillside, steep and large area was covered in ivy and was just fine and holding. We are not sure what happened, but due to either improper draining of the pool, a broken pipe, or years of slow erosion, the last years caused the lower part of the hillside to totally erode, […]
Categories : Garden Q & A, Landscape Design
Plants for Beachfront and Seaside Gardens in Southern California
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Friday,
March
7th,
2014
at 03:49 AM
Question from Zachary: What plants will grow in gardens close to the coast and right on the beach front in Southern California? Answer from Pat: Trees that will survive on the oceanfront in Southern California include the following: Monterey cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa), Leyland cypress (x Cupressocyparis leylandii), flooded gum tree (Eucalyptus rudis), bushy yate (E. […]
Categories : Garden Design, Landscape Design
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