This week’s plant of the week happens to come from one of my favorite places – South West Australia. The Melalueca Nesophila originates from a small town called Albany located…
Even if you don’t like plants – don’t like to water them and darn sure don’t want them staining your clothes – you’ve gotta like the Aloe Vera Barbadensis, which…
Take a good look around Encinitas, Leucadia or Solana Beach. Standing tall on the coastal slopes leading up from the sea to where the hillside meets the sky, you will…
I used to be a climber. Not a social climber, but a tree climber equipped with a hand saw, Husqvarna climbing saw, climbing belt, hooks, clip line, pig tail, roping…
We have had a very wet winter so far this year. Or so it appears. Typically, we don’t get this much rain every season and weather prognosticators are still calling…
November and December always bring with them the joyous holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas, but who can remember either of these joyous days without the splash of color and statement…
Feng Shui, as most of us cosmopolitan coast dwellers know, refers to the Chinese art of placement in the living space. But did you know the literal translation of Feng…
With all the rain that we have been having this year (and it was supposed to be a dry year in San Diego!), designing your landscape with good drainage is…
Ah yes, the stately, beautiful and graceful Eucalyptus tree. Love them or hate them you can’t help yourself but to listen when it comes to the many different stories about…
Unexpectedly, tropical storm Sasha regained intensity. Sucked inland by a coastal low pressure system, her arms began to swing tighter and tighter like a figure skater. Hitting the north San…