Southern california garden design

This California landscape design conserves water by integrating drought-resistant plants like succulents and native shrubs, making it ideal for Southern California's dry environment. Xeriscaping reduces irrigation needs and upkeep, promoting sustainability. Gravel and stone elements replace grass for a sleek, modern look while offering practical benefits. Click or tap to explore Southern California xeriscape designs.

Enjoy a fuss-free, water-wise garden by growing plants naturally in tune with the climate and wildlife of Southern California

9 Plants That'll Make Your Southern California Garden Flourish via @PureWow. Penstemon Many of the plants bees like best have large, tubular flowers with petals that act as a landing platform. Penstemon, like this red variety, fit the bill.

A glorious mix of colors, shapes, and textures for a long-lasting impact. Blooming over a long season extending from late spring to fall, bright red and pink Kangaroo Paws (Anigozanthos) cheerfully contrast with the evergreen ground-hugging Blue Chalk Stick (Senecio mandraliscae) and the incredibly elegant Agave demestiana 'Variegata'.

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Need Inspiration? Below you will find over many local Orange County gardens that are all demonstrating California Friendly elements. We’ve organized this page by style of garden. If you need additional design or plant help, please stop by Roger’s Gardens and one of our many staff can help you. Arid Tropical This style employs bold textures and strong forms to convey a sense of drama and excitement in a landscape. These are generally low maintenance gardens, but require skill in plant…

A wonderful list of Southern California Botanical Gardens perfect for a family outing or weekend day trip.

Walked by this garden in Southern California and thought it was absolutely beautiful!

From year-round outdoor living spaces, to California native and water wise landscaping, to all manner of cooling features from pools to pergolas to patio covers, San Diego landscape designs are some of the prettiest and most livable you’ll find in Southern California.

A Palos Verdes, California, front yard and courtyard show how much beauty can be had in a low-water garden.

Are you Southern Californian and considering using grass for your garden? Then, this list of the 9 native types of grass to grow in your garden if you're in Southern California is made for you! From impressive foliages to rounded clusters and sturdy bristles, this list has it all for your specified garden needs. Read on and learn more. | Gardening tips

Colorful perennial garden with Verbena, Salvia, Penstemon

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Can't get enough of them, and no garden is complete without a few,(or who am I kidding, ... dozens), of succulents, as well as some complementary bromeliads such as Dyckias and Aechmea recurvata cultivars that can handle full hot sun. Again, even if nothing ever bloomed here, the color contrasts and variations on a theme complement each other. Echeverias, Sedums, Aloes, I could actually design a garden only using these 3 plant groups, but not being a real minimalist, I've never tried such a…

A couple sought a landscape that looked as turn of the century as their 1906 chalet-style Craftsman known as the John Bakewell Phillips house.

A gorgeous combination of golden poppies, red poppies, valley violet, and I don't know what those whites are -- use Santa Barbara daisies? You can put the California fuchsia in the back for better variety of flower type.

Picking a flowering tree that will grow well in California isn't nearly as hard as some colder states. In this article, we look at some of our favorite flowering trees for the temperate California climate!