Garden Secrets — Montecito Landscape

Client Project, Garden Design, Gardening TipJuly 15, 2016drought tolerant, garden design, garden makeover, landscape design ideas, montecito, santa barbaraComment

George Washington, Independence & Gardening

Happy Independence Day! Our founding fathers were farmers and gardeners and George Washington was no different. Here are some little known facts about our first president

Formal Tuscan Garden with a Twist

Client Project, Garden Design, Gardening TipJune 23, 2016drought tolerant, garden design, garden makeover, landscape design ideas, montecito, santa barbaraComment

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

5 Golden Rules for a Beautiful Drought Tolerant Garden

Client Project, Garden Design, Garden Trivia, Gardening Tip, Random MusingsApril 5, 2016drought tolerant, garden design, landscape design ideas, montecito, 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

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

Rain At Last! Has El Nino Finally Arrived?

Garden Design, Gardening Tip, It's About The Joy!, Random MusingsJanuary 5, 2016drought, drought tolerant, garden design, Gardening, landscape design ideas, montecito, organic gardening, santa barbaraComment

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 New Year! Welcome 2016

Happy New Year and welcome 2016! Can you believe that it is the eve of 2016? Wow! The New Year is a good time to reflect on days past and to focus on goals for the year ahead. For me, my garden is a good place to start.

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.

Montecito Landscape Gets National Attention

Montecito Landscape was featured in Landscape Management Magazine November issue and it was a bit of a surprise. When I was contacted by the magazine, they asked if I'd mind being interviewed for a feature. Of course I said "yes" but didn't know what to expect.

Three Easy Ways To Get Ready for El Nino

According to the "experts" we may be in for a Godzilla-sized El Nino this winter. We really need the rain, but is your garden ready for "The Big One"? When the rain comes, you want to be sitting by a cozy fire with a cup of cocoa and a good book, not soaking wet in the pouring rain unclogging your drains. Here are three easy ways to ensure you get the hot cocoa option when El Nino comes.

Garden Design, Gardening TipLisa CullenOctober 26, 2015Comment

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.

4 Water-Wise Garden Tips

After over 50 years of landscape design and installation in Montecito, CA we have learned a few things about efficient watering and believe if one applies these simple basic water-wise garden tips you can have a beautiful garden even in dry years.

Can We Learn To Live Without Lawns? Lawn Alternatives

In California lawns seem be a thing of the past. If so, the real question is can we learn to live without them? and if so, what are some viable lawn alternatives?

Garden Design, Gardening TipLisa CullenMay 18, 2015drought tolerant, edible gardens, garden makeoverComment