by letzdesignow1 | Jun 8, 2018 | Del Mar, Kensington, La Jolla, Landscape Design Projects, Landscaping Tips, Planting Ideas, Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego, Softscape Elements, Water Saving Tips
This past winter’s minimal rainfall of only 3.5 inches is a great reminder that water rates will continue to rise as the availability decrease with high demands. So, if you haven’t made significant changes to your landscape, those water bills or a brown lawn will...
by letzdesignow1 | Nov 6, 2017 | Del Mar, Kensington, La Jolla, Landscape Design Projects, Landscaping Tips, Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego
Contributed by guest author, Matt Lee: You might not realize it at first, but those stunning landscaped yards with outdoor decks and walkways you’ve been drooling over in magazines, TV shows, and design blogs are more than just the pretty pictures at the end of the...
by letzdesignow1 | May 7, 2017 | Del Mar, Hardscape Elements, Kensington, La Jolla, Landscaping Tips, Planting Ideas, Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego, Softscape Elements, Uncategorized
I always appreciate a true challenge from a design perspective, especially when creating contemporary outdoor living spaces. My clients had a mostly unused backyard that featured mainly weeds on a fairly steep slope. There were two existing citrus trees that we decide...
by letzdesignow1 | May 1, 2017 | Del Mar, Kensington, La Jolla, Landscaping Tips, Planting Ideas, Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego, Softscape Elements, Water Saving Tips
Just recently California’s governor, Jerry Brown announced that the 6 year long California historic drought is over. We currently have 160% of what is considered “normal” for the amount of snow pack in out mountain regions. Amazingly, Californian’s reduced water by...
by Steve Letz | Feb 18, 2017 | Del Mar, Kensington, La Jolla, Landscape Design Projects, Landscaping Tips, Planting Ideas, Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego, Softscape Elements, Water Saving Tips
Where does one start to create a new garden landscape using mainly succulents? Letz Design will share some Succulent Garden Ideas along with a few secrets and some recently introduced succulent plants. These plants are all the rage and will be for many years to come....
by Steve Letz | Feb 7, 2017 | Del Mar, Kensington, La Jolla, Landscape Design Projects, Landscaping Tips, Planting Ideas, Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego, Softscape Elements, Uncategorized, Water Saving Tips
Drought tolerant plants for San Diego will continue to be a much talked about topic despite the drought being over! Here we are just 6 weeks into 2017 and after multiple rains in January, and along with a historic snow pack in the Sierras water governing officials are...