about the author
Briana Lyon
Veteran sustainable, native and drought-tolerant landscape designer from Los Angeles. Also an organic Permaculture farmer who works in the SFÂ bay & even Canada!
HOT DESIGNS
Wild California Succulent Combinations
I love combing the streets of suburban L.A. for landscaping surprises. This gem in South Pasaden...
HOT TIPS: how to get comfortable in the wild & FALL IN LOVE with nature
Love getting out in nature but still get a lil freaked out??
I took my 3-year-old daughter into a...
Online Landscape Design in California... Here's how you can save thousands in design fees!
we deliver packages in enough different sizes that you can get a BIG chunk of your yard done without paying hundreds or even thousands of dollars in design fees. Yes, you will save thousands of dollars in custom design fees. We should know, because that's what we used to charge!
How-To's
4-Easy-Steps to California Preplanned Gardens
Get ready to transform your Southern California yard with our easy to install preplanned gardens....
Best Planting Practices
How to put your plant in the ground with TLC.Â
That's right: Tender Loving Care.Â
The act of plan...
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How to Dig a [perfect] Hole
Thought it was easy huh? Well truth is there's a lot of not-so-perfect ways to dig a hole for pla...