Garden Secrets — Montecito Landscape

Al Fresco Dining and Outdoor Kitchen Pro Tips

Santa Barbara is the perfect place to indulge in indoor-outdoor living and to take advantage of this outdoor living areas are essential. Bruce Giffin gives me his pro tips on how to have the perfect outdoor kitchen

Garden Design, It's About The Joy!Lisa CullenJuly 16, 2018al fresco dining, outdoor kitchen, outdoor living, summerComment

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.

Gardening Tip, It's About The Joy!Lisa CullenJuly 2, 2018flowers, garden, Gardening, summer, summer gardenComment

Lawn Alternative | Bocce Ball Court

We know that lawns aren’t great for the environment, but in California we live in our gardens and we need a place to play. How about building a Bocce Ball court?

Garden Design, It's About The Joy!Lisa CullenJune 18, 2018Bocce Ball, California, drought friendly, lawn alternativeComment

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 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

The Secret to Great Garden Design

Client Project, Garden Design, It's About The Joy!, Random MusingsJuly 8, 2016garden 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

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

Montecito Landscape Feature Montecito Magazine

Garden Design, It's About The Joy!, Random MusingsFebruary 10, 2016drought tolerant, garden design, landscape design ideas, montecito, santa barbara Comments

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

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.

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.