How to Edge a Garden Bed With Brick Garden Bed With Brick Order the Bricks Installing a landscape border made of bricks is an easy low cost way to dress up a garden bed and separate it from the lawn. The project is best down with clay pavers—sometimes called severe weather bricks for their [...]
Ten Gardening Tips Every Gardener Should Know Tip #1 Beneficial Bacteria Did you know that seaweed and fish emulsion or fish fertilizer has a lot of Beneficial Bacteria, just add some fish fertilizer and seaweed just a couple of tablespoons is enough to a watering can and then use it on any pot that prepares [...]
Top Gardening Hacks There always new things to try in the garden and the quest for more harvest with least effort and anything save little time, increase of transitive of success or save money is worth considering. Top Gardening Hacks Here are our top 10 gardening hacks Hacks #1 Turn a long-handled tool, [...]
Container Gardening: Keys to using potted plants successfully Moveable and attractive, potted plants of all sizes are a versatile addition to any outdoor living space. Dwarf size citrus trees Planting at Kimpton Canary Hotel in downtown Santa Barbara-sbevolutionlandscape While choosing a beautiful planter to complement your home’s exterior can be half the [...]
Weed Control: Gaining insight into your garden’s nemesis There’s no doubt that the presence of weeds in any garden is unsightly, detracting from the neatness of the beds and the beauty and interest of the adaptive and native material—that is, the plants intended to grow there. But not only are weeds unattractive, they can be [...]
Kimpton Canary Hotel – Revitalizing a Rooftop in Downtown Santa Barbara Small in scale but nonetheless challenging, SB Evolution was tasked with enhancing the architecture of a downtown hotel from high atop its roof line. Terra cotta pots that complement the clay tiles of the roof add height and detail that is visible from the [...]
Developing Hardscape In The Residential Garden Patios and Pathways: Developing Hardscape In The Residential Garden Whether creating a simple pathway or a lush outdoor living space, having a good “ground game” is important in ensuring your hardscape project is a success. Your Santa Barbara hardscape contractor can help you choose the right materials, design a [...]
Plant Selections For Drought Tolerant Landscape Design Watering restrictions and on-going drought conditions are reason enough to seek out plants that can live and thrive happily without frequent irrigation.While we may find ourselves attached to certain plants, whether for their aesthetic or sentimental value, there is almost always a drought tolerant alternative that can bring [...]
Environmentally sustainable landscaping with California natives Times of drought bring about a growing concern for the environment, leading us to seek opportunities to be more responsible in the ways we live and maintain our homes. Our gardens are no exception. While anything growing outside may appear “natural,” there is an increasing awareness that even the [...]
Enhancing architecture and building character When envisioning and developing a property’s master plan, we tend to think of landscape walls only when we want to provide security, retain earth, or enclose a space. However, necessity aside, walls themselves are a design element in the landscape—a veritable extension of your home’s architecture and an expression [...]
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