Gardening Tip — Garden Secrets — Montecito Landscape

It's been a while

Happy Fall! It's been awhile since I've posted and I thought I'd catch you up on what's been happening. There are lots of new projects to share. The first one is one I call Montecito Mediterranean in the Oaks. This one is extra special for many reasons.

We have worked here for decades, this is owner number three who we have helped! I think this is the best. Outdoor kitchen, wood-fired pizza oven, pergola, edible gardens and new Flagstone patio.

Enjoy! Happy Fall. xo Lisa

Landscape Design-Five Pro Tips for Fall

Happy Fall! Your garden can look gorgeous all year round, here are my 5 pro design tips for a beautiful year-round garden

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.

Coriander, Julia Child, Lust and Bedbugs

Julia Child is famous for hating Cilantro aka fresh coriander. To celebrate her birthday, here’s a bit of fun and history about Cilantro.

Part of the fun in gardening is discovering the history of plants, how they were used in ancient times and of course how they are regarded in current culture. Since coriander is one of the world’s most frequently-used herbs, let’s start there.

Garden Design for the senses-Color

Create mood in your garden with color. Find out how

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

Independence Day, George Washington & Gardening

Happy Independence Day! George Washington was an extraordinary statesman and is credited with bringing Mules to America. But his stand on Human Rights might surprise you. Read more..

Garden Design with Kids and Pets

Kids and pets can be a challenge in any garden, but don’t despair. The two can work together in harmony.

The Montecito Meadow

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

Tea Time-Edible Garden Innovation

Looking for something new for your edible garden? A Tea Garden might be just what you are looking for

The Essential Ingredient

Creating a private paradise in your backyard is the real purpose of landscape design. A garden provides refuge, a sanctuary from the sometimes hectic pace of life; a place to recharge, regroup and get away from the pressures and demands of daily life

Gardening, Optimism and Leaf Blowers

To be a gardener is to be an optimist and being an optimist is a good thing. Who would you rather spend time with: Someone who complains about how bad it all is or someone who can find the good in any situation?

Victory Gardens 2.0

With all the craziness going on in the world today, it’s a good time to get back to basics.

Gardening Tip, It's About The Joy!Lisa CullenApril 2, 2020Edible garden, Vegetable Garden, Victory GardensComment

Viva La Fiesta of Summer in the Garden

Viva la Fiesta! Summer is in full swing and nothing says summer like a garden of bountiful color

Garden Design, Gardening Tip, It's About The Joy!Lisa CullenAugust 9, 2018fiesta, garden, old spanish days, summer gardenComment

Celebrate the Season with a Summer Garden

Why not plant a summer garden this year? With all life’s challenges and demands it’s easy to lose sight of why one should plant a garden in the first place. Why put attention on something so trivial? Whether it is filled with succulents, native plants, vegetables, flowers or anything else you can dream up, we plant gardens because they give us beauty and pleasure.