Question from Melissa: Hi Pat, My elderly parents live in Rolling Hills Estates on the Palos Verdes Peninsula and have a very steep hillside leading down from their backyard. About 1 year ago a “live” sprinkler pipe ruptured and sent a landslide down into the neighbors pool below! After huge expense and going through tge […]
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Landscape Design – Page 4
Erosion Control for Steep Hillside: Last Minute Installation to Hold the Soil
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Saturday,
March
1st,
2014
at 03:49 AM
5 Comments
Question from Margo: I am having two trees removed and need replacements. One, will be in an elevated triangular planter about 6″ at the widest point. It is directly over a spa. So I need a tree that will not drop leaves and will not have invasive roots. The second was in the ground and […]
From Jim and Karen: I just wanted to thank you guys for your inspirational walls in Del Mar and Solana Beach that we used to make our own mosaic wall in our front yard. The wall is 45′ long and 5′ high at the starting point. We used a combination of fossils, rocks, ceramics, shells, […]
Categories : Landscape Design, Uncategorized
Question from Christy: I have just removed ice plant from my bank and would like to go with native/drought tolerant/succulent/and maybe even some edible plants. I live in San Diego and the bank gets full sun. I have a good idea (from your web-site) about the first three types of plants but I am not […]
Suggestions re Flowering vine or hedge as divider
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Saturday,
December
7th,
2013
at 03:49 AM
Question from Diane: I live in middle of Los Angeles (Hancock Park red clay soil) and have cyclone fence between new neighbors and my yard. Old divider was eugenia hedge now removed. East/south facing so sun most of the day. Think Jasmine, potato vine, wisteria would get too thick. Any other suggestions? Passion vine too […]
Question from Harry: I’m glad I found this article. I was thinking of adding french wells: simply using a post hole digger for 3-5 feet and filling with sand in areas where water is accumulating. Would this have the same disastrous effect? Answer from Pat: Yes, your plan would have a disastrous effect though not […]
Categories : Landscape Design
Question from Kristina: We’re looking for a fast growing tree or tall shrub to plant in a north facing bed that will not shade the lawn. Answer from Pat: I suggest camellias as the finest tree to plant in a north-facing bed. Whereas most people think of camellias as shrubs, they actually grow as tall […]
Categories : Landscape Design, Trees
Italian Cypress Trees For Narrow Land Strip
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Monday,
November
11th,
2013
at 03:50 AM
Question from Nolanda: 1. I reside in Pasadena, CA. I have read alot of problems, mostly dust mites, killing italian cypresses after 3 yrs despite professional care & spraying. 2. Is the italian cypress too difficult to thrive in the CA valley now? 3.My alternate tree is the Skyrocket juniper due to its height, being […]
Categories : Landscape Design, Trees
How to Determine the Correct Spacing of All Garden Plants
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Sunday,
November
3rd,
2013
at 03:49 AM
Controlling Algerian Ivy & Plants that Attract Birds All nurseries will provide you with information when you purchase plants as to correct spacing of the plants you buy. Most plant labels have size and spacing listed on the label. Always ask the correct spacing of plants at purchase time. If you failed to do this, […]
Categories : Landscape Design, Planting
Question from Kristina: We’re looking for a fast growing tree or tall shrub to plant in a north facing bed that will not shade the lawn. Answer from Pat: Do you like Italian cypress (Cupressus sempervirens ‘Stricta’)? I happen to love this tree and I have planted 3 of them in my garden as strategic […]
Categories : Landscape Design, Trees
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