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Category Archives: Garden Color
Lawn Goodbye 2023: Hello! Time Flies, Life Goes On
Since completing their Menlo Park front yard January 2019, WordPress Lawn Goodbye 2019: We’ve Got Palms! Frequent Visitors & Low Maintenance Time flies, life goes on. Fall 2023 project Rose contacts me for enhancing the backyard to be enjoyed from … Continue reading
Posted in 2023, 2023, Container Gardening, Drought, Drought Tolerant, Garden Color, Outdoor living room, Perennial, Perennial, Small Space Makeover, Uncategorized, water-wise
Tagged Dog Friendly, Drought Tolerant, Inviting Spaces By Kim, Menlo Park, Outdoor Dining, Outdoor living room, small space makeover
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Lawn Goodbye-Hello Seasonal Buried Treasures
4 Seasons of Color Galore! Dear Kim, Our family and friends were overwhelmed with the gardens. One friend said, “I walk by beautiful gardens every day – but I’ve never seen one this Beautiful!” -Cindy Los Altos This longtime clients … Continue reading
Buried Plant Treasures
Poolside Summer 2022 —A poolside of Buried Treasures!The Hostas and Astibles are back again mingling with red roses, spiral succulent and New Guinea impatiens. Front Entrance!
Lawn Goodbye: Hello Pollinators & San Carlos Stay-Cation
Dana and Grace now have more free time for entertaining friends al fresco and they wanted to have different areas to make that happen. They also wanted their garden to be a respite from the hectic days. Grace wanted a space for renewing her soul – a stay-cation almost as wonderful as putting her toes in the sand when on vacation. There is no place like your own garden to be able to slow down and embrace the gifts you have.
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Prominent Palo Alto Corner Now Colorful
This 2021 Project began with Beth, an existing wonderful Palo Alto client, inviting me to discuss their expansive corner planting area. “The once ugly, uninspiring corner planting beds have now become a destination spot for neighborhood walkers, who often stop … Continue reading
Lawn Goodbye 2020: Freedom Sheltering in Place
These unprecedented times have certainly had a dramatic impact where we collectively need a place to find comfort, refuge and peace surrounded in Nature. Continue reading
Posted in 2020, Container Gardening, Garden Color, Mother Nature, Small Space Makeover, Uncategorized
Tagged Bees, birds, Butterflies, colors, Container Gardening, dahlias, Flowers, Home Gardening, roses, Seasonal
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Lawn Goodbye 2019: We’ve Got Palms! Frequent Visitors & Low Maintenance
Welcoming new Inviting Spaces with curb appeal and an open garage that functions as this retired clients work room and shop for his actually making knives. Brightly blooming plants and flowers in waves of reds, yellows, chartreuse, white and purple from every vista. Continue reading
Warmer January 2018 = Vivid Hues Arriving!
Last month we here in N. CA experienced record high temperatures; warmer days that usual January hitting mid 70’s for over 2 weeks. This has brought on, or dare I say confused the many trees, plants and flowers into significantly … Continue reading
Lawn Goodbye: Hello Urban Living with All Around Enjoyment!
An incredible addition for the benefit of additional stunning lighting from inside vistas to expand bringing outdoors inside or when outside entertaining and her invited guests to relax by the fire expanding the built in added seating across from the fire pit with the mentality the more the merrier!
End of Summer Tour 5 Gardens Inviting Spaces to Enjoy ~Virtual Garden Tour For You~
An Armchair Virtual Garden Tour For You showing with what my camera in hand captures visual moments of these 5 ongoing clients gardens where pausing to witness thriving flowers and plants Summer 2017 clients gardens… The reward for me as … Continue reading