Retaining walls take ample planning and strong landscaping knowledge, so be sure of your DIY skills if you plan on building ...

Allow your house to have some breathing room. “When we remove old plantings, the house can ‘breathe’, and it becomes evident that simplicity is usually the best strategy,” explains Millhouse. “The ...

One of the first questions I ask when consulting with a landscape client is "Do you want to have evergreens as the foundation for your landscape?" The response is usually quite comical. The lady ...

Shrubs planted around a house foundation serve several functions in the landscape. Not only do they cover the slab or concrete block foundation, the plants also soften the sharp edge between the lawn ...

Fire season is almost over, and so far San Diego has been very lucky with no major wildfires, but it’s not to soon to begin thinking about firescaping your home for the long term. Firescaping ...

SHANNON NICHOL designs significant landscapes around the country, yet her work hearkens back to her childhood in Whatcom County near Mount Baker. “I literally grew up in the woods, and I understand ...

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Previous experience: Gill, a Rhodes Scholar, served as senior vice president and chief program officer at the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and as a vice president of Freedman Consulting.

The California Turfgrass & Landscape Foundation is up and running. A diverse group of turf and landscape professionals throughout the state met at Palos Verdes Golf Club on June 1 to form a state-wide ...