Garden Secrets — Montecito Landscape

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

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

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.

Your Weeds Are Speaking-Are You Listening?

Spring has sprung and no-doubt so have the weeds. Before you attack them with your hoe, you may want go out and talk to them, they could be trying to tell you something.

Garden Trivia, Gardening Tip, Random MusingsLisa CullenMay 6, 2015Comment

3 Ways California Drought is Affecting Bees

Today I caught up with Bee Keeper, Nick Wigle of Super Bee Rescue and had a chance to get a few questions answered. I wanted to know how the California Drought was affecting Bee populations. And, I wanted to know what homeowners could do about it.

Garden Design, Gardening Tip, Random MusingsLisa CullenMay 1, 2015 Comments

Life After Lawns- The Secret Story

For the first time in history the State of California has implemented mandatory water cuts. We don't need to belabor the point about California’s water crisis we’ve all heard enough bad news. The real question becomes “Can anything be done about it?”

Garden Design, Gardening Tip, Random MusingsLisa CullenApril 21, 2015Comment

Spring, Nesting Season and Baseball

Spring is in the air and this morning I awoke to my favorite sound, bird song. Every year, about this time, birds start singing just before dawn, the official heralds of spring.

Gardening Tip, Random MusingsLisa CullenApril 1, 2015Comment

Garden Essence, Joy & Claude Monet

What is the essence of a garden? Is it the types of plants? Is it the type of stone or tile used? Is it achievement of perfection? The painter, Claude Monet described it as enchantment, that je ne sais quoi quality that transforms a yard into a garden.

Garden Design, Garden Trivia, It's About The Joy!, Random MusingsLisa CullenMarch 31, 2015Montecito LandscapeComment