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5 Secrets to Beautiful End of Summer Garden

Summer still has a month to go and after a long dry spell your garden might need a little help. But it isn’t the kind of help you might be thinking. Here are 5 secrets to a happier summer garden.

5 Tips for a Perfect Fiesta Garden Santa Barbara Style

Fiesta Santa Barbara is Back!

Santa Barbara Old Spanish Days is back for the first time in three years! And that is cause to celebrate. Here are 5 tips for a summer fiesta garden Santa Barbara style

The Montecito Meadow

The Montecito Meadow might be the perfect solution to the drought dilemma

What Everyone Needs to Know About Marigolds

Garden Design, Garden Trivia, Gardening Tip, It's About The Joy!, Random Musings, UncategorizedOctober 28, 2016drought tolerant, edible gardens, garden design, landscape design ideas, montecito, organic gardening, santa barbara Comment

Garden Getaway Santa Barbara Style

Garden Design, Garden Trivia, Gardening Tip, It's About The Joy!, Random Musings, UncategorizedAugust 5, 2016drought tolerant, garden design, landscape design ideas, montecito, organic gardening, santa barbara Comments

Garden Party Santa Barbara Style-Viva La Fiesta!

Garden Design, Gardening Tip, Random Musings, UncategorizedJuly 29, 2016drought tolerant, garden design, garden makeover, landscape design ideas, montecito, santa barbaraComment

Garden Transformations-The Earth is Our Canvas

Client Project, Garden Design, Garden Trivia, Gardening Tip, It's About The Joy!, UncategorizedJuly 22, 2016drought tolerant, garden design, garden makeover, landscape design ideas, montecito, santa barbara Comment

Gardening With Kids

Garden Design, Garden Trivia, Gardening Tip, It's About The Joy!, Random Musings, UncategorizedJune 20, 2016edible gardens, garden design, landscape design ideas, montecito, organic gardening, santa barbaraComment

Summer Garden Secrets

Garden Design, Garden Trivia, Gardening Tip, It's About The Joy!, Random Musings, UncategorizedJune 7, 2016drought tolerant, edible gardens, garden design, landscape design ideas, montecito, santa barbaraComment

Spring Gardening

Garden Design, Gardening Tip, It's About The Joy!, Random Musings, UncategorizedApril 12, 2016drought tolerant, edible gardens, garden design, montecito, organic gardening, santa barbaraComment

How To Stay Within Your Water Allocation

Garden Design, Garden Trivia, Gardening Tip, Random Musings, UncategorizedFebruary 15, 2016drought, drought tolerant, garden design, Gardening, landscape design ideas, montecito, santa barbaraComment

Essential Gardening Books

Garden Design, Garden Trivia, Gardening Tip, Random Musings, UncategorizedJanuary 29, 2016drought tolerant, edible gardens, garden design, garden makeover, landscape design ideas, montecito, organic gardening, santa barbaraComment

Memoir of a Montecito Gardener

Garden Design, Garden Trivia, It's About The Joy!, Random Musings, UncategorizedJanuary 19, 2016Gardening, landscape design ideas, montecito, santa barbaraComment

Rose Pruning Tips From Oprah's Garden

Garden Design, Garden Trivia, Gardening Tip, It's About The Joy!, Random Musings, UncategorizedJanuary 11, 2016garden makeover, Gardening, landscape design ideas, montecito, organic gardening, santa barbara Comments

3 key things to do in your garden in January

Garden Design, Garden Trivia, Gardening Tip, It's About The Joy!, UncategorizedJanuary 3, 2016garden design, Gardening, organic gardeningComment

Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays from everyone at Montecito Landscape. It's been quite a year and I can't believe 2015 is already at an end. The holidays are a good time for both you and your garden to get a bit of a rest.

Why Have a Garden?

With all the talk about water and drought it’s easy to lose sight of why have a garden in the first place. Whether it is filled with succulents, native plants, vegetables, flowers or anything else you can dream up, we have gardens because they give us beauty and pleasure.

5 Inspiring Drought Tolerant Landscape Designs

If you are contemplating removing lawn and replacing it with something that needs less water, the good news, it is a chance to have some fun. Here are my Top Five drought tolerant landscape design ideas.