Some Favorite Winter Things
During the gray winter months, I really notice plants that provide pops of color. This holiday, several friends sent out a card that...
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Jesica Zebouah
Feb 9, 20232 min read
Retain and Contain (walls and edgers)
Landscapers think a lot about reshaping and leveling the land when planning a new project. We consider slopes, hills, humps, bumps, tree...
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Jesica Zebouah
Aug 31, 20222 min read
What do we mean by drought-tolerant?
Clients often mention"drought-tolerant" as a quality they want in their plants as we plan a new garden. Here in the Bay Area, this would...
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Jesica Zebouah
Apr 21, 20222 min read
Landscape Professionals explained
Just like when you're remodeling the inside of your home, when you redo your landscaping, you have a few choices when hiring landscape...
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Jesica Zebouah
Dec 14, 20212 min read
Winter work in the garden
This is the time when people ask what there is to do in the garden now that it's raining and plants and trees are going dormant. Winter...
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Jesica Zebouah
Oct 29, 20212 min read
Pergolas, Arbors, Trellises and Lattice
This is the first in several posts I'll be discussing landscaping terminology. When I speak with people about these four items in...
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Jesica Zebouah
Oct 21, 20213 min read
The Good Kind of Watering
30 years ago this week, the Oakland and Berkeley hills were devastated by a very fast moving, very hot wildfire. Now, at this point in...
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Jesica Zebouah
Oct 13, 20213 min read
Spray vs Drip irrigation
Clients tell me often, "Drip tubing is a pain. They get disconnected and geyser all over the place. Aren't sprinklers better and more...
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Jesica Zebouah
Oct 4, 20213 min read
Get control of your irrigation
Welcome to the DtE blog, thank you for being here! I've been speaking to clients and colleagues about the same things for years and they...
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