Friday, February 4, 2011

Residential Installations, New Photos

Please visit our Installation Gallery and click on the Residential tab to see new photos showcasing our landscape installations for  La Jolla and  Rancho Santa Fe homes. Photos credits: Doug Livingston, Livingston Associates.

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Plant of the Month: February 2011


Aloe arborescens, 'Tree aloe' or 'Torch aloe' is a drought tolerant densely growing succulent native to South Africa, size is approximately 10 ft. tall and 6 ft. wide. Gray-green spiny edged leaves with bright red or yellow winter flowers in long spiky clusters. A. arborescens shares similar medicinal properties with Aloe vera, for burn treatment etc. Attractive to birds, butterflies and bees.

To see more suggestions for drought resistant landscape plants