Best Plants for San Diego: Native Beauties, Matilija Poppies & Cleveland Sage

I love to see Matilija poppies growing in the wild.  What a beautiful sight.  These gorgeous, perennial plants are considered shrubs, growing to eight-ten feet tall, and they are some of the best plants for San Diego.  They spread by rhizomes and their large paper-mache looking white flowers have a huge yellow center.   Matilija…
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Xeriscape in San Diego Balboa Park

Yesterday I had the opportunity to represent APLD (Association of Professional Landscape Designers) at EarthDay in Balboa Park.  What a great day of interacting with the public and educating them about the benefits of using a professional landscape designer.  Along with fellow San Diego district member Deb Oleary, we joined San Diego to celebrate EarthDay to…
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