Drought Tolerant Garden

A recently completed project for a drought tolerant garden including water features. To view more photos of this project, please visit our commercial installation gallery at stevensmithlandscape.com

Residential Estate, Rancho Bernardo

A recently completed backyard landscape for a residential estate in Rancho Bernardo.
For more photos, please visit our residential installation gallery at stevensmithlandscape.com

Plant of the Month: May 2011

Cistus or Rockrose is an evergreen shrub with showy spring flowers, drought resistant and tolerant of poor dry soil.  Recommended for fire hazard area plantings.  Sun-loving and fast growing. This is C. purpureus, the Orchid Rockrose, approx. 4 ft. tall and wide, with 3" wide reddish purple flowers.

To see more suggestions for water wise and drought tolerant landscape plants, visit stevensmithlandscape.com