Solve Renovation Challenges
Houzz. January 2025. By Marianne Lipanovich: In an ideal world, every landscape renovation would proceed without any delays or issues. In reality, landscape pros often need to tackle existing challenges and those that crop up unexpectedly during a project. Read on to learn how five outdoor pros on Houzz created beautiful, functional outdoor spaces despite project obstacles.
Hauntingly Beautiful Goth Gardens Are Trending
Realtor. By Jennifer Geddes: Goth gardens, a haunting approach to sowing flowers and veggies that [is] trending in a big way… The dark, moody look has taken social media by storm, with hundreds of thousands of likes on TikTok, nearly 19,000 posts on Instagram, and a 50% jump in Google searches for “goth garden” this month alone. Read More
Protect Your Home
Sunset Magazine. September 20, 2024. By Kristin Guy: With recent wildfires flooding the news and ample end-of-summer heat spikes keeping us on our toes, now is as good a time as ever to reconsider fire safety and how that aligns with your garden and landscaping choices. Read More
10 Hot Outdoor Kitchen Features
Houzz. August 2024. By Marianne Lipanovich: A well-designed outdoor kitchen can elevate your cooking and entertaining experience. We asked landscape professionals on Houzz to share the top outdoor kitchen design elements they always recommend to their clients and why. Read on to learn more about the grills, layouts, materials and other features they think nearly all well-appointed outdoor kitchens could use. With summer drawing to a close, now’s the perfect time to plan for next year’s projects.
Storybook Cottage Wonderland
LA Times. April 15, 2024. By Jeanette Marantos: Once upon a time, under Universal Studios’ watchful Minion eye, there was a Storybook house in Studio City with a steep, sagging roof, a towering, tottering chimney and a yard so boring and prone to flooding that its charm was pretty much negated. Read More
Capture and Drain Water With Style
Houzz. April 1, 2024. By Marianne Lipanovich: A rainy day can be a blessing for your garden, but rain also can lead to erosion, puddling or excess runoff. Rain gardens, bioswales, dry creek beds and strategically placed rain chains can help you handle that excess water in your yard while simultaneously cleaning it and keeping it out of the stormwater system. Read More
Rock Permeable Paving
Houzz. March 22, 2024. By Marianne Lipanovich: Permeable paving offers an alternative to concrete or other solid materials you might consider for the walking, relaxing or dining areas in your yard… To get the ideas flowing, check out these 15 spaces on Houzz that feature a variety of permeable paving options. Read More
Tour Private LA Gardens
LA Times. March 19, 2024. By Jeanette Marantos: With all the recent rain, 2024 is shaping up to be a fabulous year for flowers, not just in the wild but also in private gardens around Southern California. Lucky for garden enviers, many of those gates will be opening wide this spring as part of the annual fundraising tradition known as garden tours. Read More
Leaders of Influence
Los Angeles Business Journal. January 2024. Welcome to the sixth edition of our annual supplement honoring LA’s most influential women in the construction, architecture and engineering fields. The building industry offers great opportunities for advancement for women. In fact, the industry has managed to avoid any gender pay gap, with women actually making about 1% more than men in average income.
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