by Juan Lopez | Dec 16, 2020 | Garden Design
“Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace.” – May Sarton Little else says “home” than gardens in a yard, and garden boxes are a perfect way to...
by Juan Lopez | Nov 19, 2020 | Garden Design, Landscape Design
“Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food, and medicine for the soul.” – Luther Burbank Gardens can add beauty, ambiance, and life to an otherwise bleak landscape. In a residential yard, home flower gardens can also...
by Juan Lopez | Jul 4, 2020 | Garden Design
One of the fundamental realities of garden design is that, for most people, the space available for garden design is fixed and limited. If you have a large space, this is likely not a problem unless you have too much space! In that case, you have to decide where your...
by Juan Lopez | Apr 20, 2020 | Drought Resistant Landscaping
Living in California means living with drought. For those residents who were alive in the mid-1970s, you might remember the severe drought that beleaguered the state back then. Water conservation and drought-resistant landscaping was in vogue and many people...