by letzdesignow1 | Mar 25, 2020 | Del Mar, Edible Gardening, Hardscape Elements, Kensington, La Jolla, Landscaping Tips, Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego, Softscape Elements
Like everyone in this same boat of life, we’ve never experienced such a dramatic downturn of the potential state of our health, health systems and financial markets in the span of a few weeks. I can recall the influence of the Great Depression on my grandparents and...
by letzdesignow1 | May 15, 2019 | Del Mar, Hardscape Elements, Kensington, La Jolla, Landscape Design Projects, Landscaping Tips, Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego, Softscape Elements
In the past, a good rule of thumb was taking the sales price of your home and dividing by 10. Or owners of a $750,000 home could conceivably spend $75,000. With our inflated home prices in Southern California, this may or may not hold true. Not that it is all that...
by letzdesignow1 | May 8, 2019 | Del Mar, Kensington, La Jolla, Landscape Design Projects, Landscaping Tips, Planting Ideas, Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego, Softscape Elements, Water Saving Tips
With all of our topography in Southern California, I feel as though at least 40% of the design projects I’ve dealt with have slopes to contend with. Many factors have changed the way slopes are handled when it comes to proper plant selection. In the past, the best...
by letzdesignow1 | Jan 7, 2019 | Del Mar, Hardscape Elements, Kensington, La Jolla, Landscape Design Projects, Landscaping Tips, Planting Ideas, Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego, Softscape Elements, Water Saving Tips
Recent reports indicate that in the New Year there is a greater desire to connect with nature. The future of gardening and landscaping is promising, more so now than ever before. The Garden Media Group’s 2019 forecast states there is a major upswing for those to...
by letzdesignow1 | Jun 21, 2018 | Del Mar, Kensington, La Jolla, Landscape Design Projects, Landscaping Tips, Planting Ideas, Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego, Softscape Elements
San Diego Therapeutic Garden Design is one of the latest trends our evolving world as a means to find some elements of relaxation and a vehicle to de-stress. Many people have some inkling that being in a garden, a forest, hiking in the foothills or even visiting a...