Floral cottage garden, 2008, La Mesa, three months after planting. Composed of herbaceous perennials and annuals, including Lavender, Yarrow, Daisies, Chrysanthemums, Pelargoniums, Geraniums, Plectranthus, Catharanthus, Penstemon, Alyssum, Nasturtiums, Lobelia, Kangaroo Paw, annual Morning Glory, Salvia 'Hot Lips', and more.   Irrigation is by adjustable micro-sprays inserted into blank 1/2" tubing which is attached to the 'wavy' fence top by plastic loop fasteners.

Busy verdant floral woodland, as per client preference, 6 months after installation, 2008, Pt. Loma. Fern on left is Woodwardia fimbriata, small ferns in foreground are Blechnum occidentale, taller silvery ferns are Polypodium aureum, smaller bluer silvery ferns are Polypodium aureum ‘Blue Crisp’ (grows about half the size of standard ‘aureum’), variegated 'Firecracker' Fuchsia in foreground, and elsewhere, non-variegated Fuchsia to the left is ‘Gartenmeister’, some volunteer perennial viola and annual blue lobelia by foreground wall edges, baby tears is the main groundcover, Jasminum polyanthum vine on right, pink impatiens right center, white impatiens with pinkdotflowercenter left center, blue Hydrangea in right background, Malvaviscus arboreus behind Hydrangea. Pre-existing trees: Orange in foreground, Persimmon on right, edible Fig behind Malvaviscus, Magnolia grandiflora in background center, Pyrus kawakamii on left.  Irrigation is by both Rainbird spray knozzles on risers, popups, and stationary non-adjustable micro sprays on blank 1/2" tubing, raised by 1/4" stiff tubing.

January 2019, five years after installation.  San Diego native plants composition in habitat style in Linda Vista.   Green-grassy bunch in middle in wash-pond is Juncus mexicanus.   Del Mar Manzanita at right, Torrey Pine next to DMM, left-back.   Laurel Sumac at left-back of wash-pond.  Toyon at back center against fence and far right corner against fence.  Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum) at bottom-front. 

Dymondia margaretae groundcover growing between marble squares which were already present, January 2009, Mt. Soledad. Installed August 2008. Drip irrigation tubing under Dymondia sod is Netafim brand, techline cv 0.6gpm @ 12" emitter spacing.

Click on photo at left to enlarge.  Rolando neighborhood yard, three years after installation.   Previously a grass lawn.   Purpose is low maintenance, simple, and fairly water-wise over the long term and some flowering year-round.  Flagstones for pathway and to give some 'slack' to the groundcover for walking on.   Groundcover is Dymondia, which gives a unique lawn effect with occasional tiny yellow flowers and needs no mowing, staying about an inch or two in height depending on watering frequency and quantity, and is moderately walkable without damage after some establishment within months.   Purple, pink, and yellow Arctotis in middle island; Geijera trees and two boulders(Palm Springs Gold) in middle island; Lavatera maritima at right(which is next to the front door, just out of picture to right), and Rhaphiolepis 'Harbinger of Spring' and Pittosporum tobira 'variegata' at foundation of house.  Bougainvillea 'Torch Glow' at base of fence at left.   Flagstone is 'Regular Tan'.  Boulders and light-beige 1/8" crushed rock(California Gold) from KRC Rock in Lakeside.

Irrigation is with Hunter MP Rotator nozzles, - rotary multi-stream multi-trajectory nozzles -, which are the lowest precipitation-rate sprinkler nozzles available, which apply water more slowly and also more uniformly than conventional sprays.   And, even though the precipitation rate of the rotator nozzles is 4 times less than (1/4 that of...) standard spray nozzles, it has been found to make the necessary run-time increase for equivalent distribution to be close to '3-times', instead of '4-times', that of standard spray nozzles, due to:   1.  the larger streams of water(which are rotating) with negligible misting, at least compared to sprays and other rotors, and hence greatly reducing evaporation and fly-away loss during application compared to standard sprays and rotors of equal radius (though yes, there is the longer run time,.. so, evaporation equivalents would have to be figured to give the fullest true comparison,... but anyway)  2.  slower precipitation rate which can make for a more uniform absorption of the water into the soil, and  3.  Potentially more consistent uniformity of water distribution(higher distribution uniformity) than sprays, given a same number of heads/nozzles used in a zone.  The irrigation controller used is a Hunter Smart Irrigation Controller, with six stations.  Smart Controllers use sensors and transmitted weather information to automatically manage watering run times to help insure most efficient water use in a given landscape.  Also, the Smart Controller cancels the ability of the valves to turn on during rainy weather.

Photo below, other angle:

Closeup of flagstone 'patio', with the Dymondia growing within:

Click on photo at left to enlarge.  Informal tropical-habitat-style patch-garden with three Chamaedorea cluster palms, a few clumps of Phlebodium aureum ferns(taller fern clumps, and the leaves resembling the Chamaedorea palm leaves), Diplazium esculentum fern (lower spreading fern), variegated Spider Plant clumps(it's a spreader-clumper), and bits of low spreading Persicaria capitata (pink clover) and Austtralian Violet (Viola hederacea).  In OB/PL.  Planted in Spring 2019, photos in 2023). {Phoenix roebellini palms already present from 20 years + earlier).

 Click on photo at left to enlarge.

The foward portion slightly left of center should be planted with drifts of more of the golden, and, orange, Sedum nussbaumarianum.   Installed summer 2013.  More density of planting could've been done.   Photo May 2015.

Plants used are:   Aloe striata x maculata hybrid, Aloe vera, Agave celsii albicans 'UCB', Agave 'Joe Hoak', Agave titanota, Agave weberii 'Arizona Star', Aeonium 'Sunburst', Aeonium 'Jack Catlin', Aeonium 'Kiwi', Beaucarnea recurvata, Crassula pubescens radicans, Crassula 'campfire', Crassula ovata 'sunset', Crassula ovata 'variegata', Cleistocactus strausii, Cotyledon orbiculata 'white ears', Euphorbia milii 'pink', Euphorbia milii 'variegata', Euphorbia tirucali 'firesticks', Echinocactus grusonii, Graptopetalum paraguayense, Graptopetalum pentandrum superbum, Kalanchoe luciae/thyrsiflora, Mammilaria parkinsonii, Pachypodium lamerei, Pachypodium lamerei 'ramosum', Portulacaria afra 'variegata', Sedum nussbaumerianum 'orange' and 'yellow', Senecio serpens.

Bed in foreground with:    Aloe plicatillis, like a little 'tree'.  Aloe 'Blue Elf' on left and right of picture.  Aloe brevifolia behind(forward in photo) center of plicatillis.  Dudleya hassei on both sides of brevifolia.  Aloe 'Donnie' on left and right, other side of boulders, one per boulder.  Crassula falcata also other side of boulders, left and right, one per boulder(only a leaf-bit of left-one visible in this photo).

All rock materials, - decomposed granite, gravel, boulders -, are Palm Springs Gold from KRC Rock.   The d.g. was used to make the mounds; 3/8" rock is about 1" deep; and then the boulders.   

Irrigation is by micro-stream and micro-spray adjustable emitters, 360° and 180°.

Note:  This planting was planted in fall of 2009.  Picture at left is August 2011.   As of 2011, no more irrigation is necessary, except maybe a bit on the Aloe 'donnie' very infrequently, maybe a few times at the most per summer.  Watering the A. plicatillis during the warm season could cause it to do poorly or rot.   

In Coronado Cays.

Photo below August 2018:  

South side corridor planting, same property as photos 16 &17, shaded for the most part, and entirely for much of it.

Nestled by the house on the left are Sansevieria schweinfurthia, and along the wall on the right are Sansevieria trifasciata, and two tall-ish clumps of Dracaena marginita, - one clump further down the corridor, essentially out of view.  Irrigation:  two 1gph emitters per S. schw., two 2gph emitters per S. tri., three 2gph emitters per Dracaena, and an additional 180° stream emitter per Dracaena on a separate zone run time that would water every week or two, depending on the weather.  The Sansevierias were only watered once initially, then a couple times during the first summer after planting, and basically never again, except for rain, and, the light to moderate seepage that 'drifts' over from the neighbor.  

Click on photo at left to enlarge.  Six years after installation, Southern California coastal native plants habitat style cottage floral garden in Pt. Loma/SouthOB.  April 2017.   Plants all native to coastal to foothills Southern California and the SoCaL Islands.  Photo includes:  Dendromecon harfordii(bush poppy), Calystegia macrostegia 'anacapa pink'(SoCaL morning glory native variety), Leptosyne gigantea(giant coreopsis), Eriogonum grande-rubescens, Dudleya edulis, Dudleya pulverulenta, Cryptantha clevelandii(white flowers, aka popcorn flower), Camissonia bistorta, Mirabilis californica, Stipa lepida(the grass in front of the big bush),...and further back are Eriogonum arborescens and Toyon.  Palm is Brahea edulis, native to Guadalupe Island, which is in the same floristic province.   Photo below taken around the right side of the Dendromecon bush, on a sunny morning, different day.

Dendromecon rigida (yellow) and Cryptantha clevelandii (white)(aka Popcorn Flower), in photo below, in back by house:

Pt. Loma, October 2015.  Previously mostly a lawn, two years after the lawn renovation.   Was done as part of the 'water smart' lawn rebate program, wherein the water authority paid my client/property-owner $2.00 per square foot of lawn which was replaced with the much lower water-use plants.   With the exception of an eliptical dirt planting space' around the Japanese Black Pine, the squarish space around the pine was entirely grass lawn.  The lawn was replaced with only eight 1gallon Myoporum parvifolium(smaller form of the species, known as 'pink' due to occasional tiny pink flowers), which as you can see, spread quite a lot; plus three one gallon Asparagus 'meyeri' were also installed in the space.   Full coverage of the Myoporum groundcover occurred within one year, though this photo is almost two years after installation.  The Japanese Black Pine was also pruned at the time of installation, rather severely, but it can recover as you can see.  It was pruned more than it should have, so it's had a slow recovery, but it's doing well and looks good now.  This is the same Japanese Black Pine as in photo 1 and other photos in the Prune/Lace/Shape/Groom photos page.

 Same place as photos 10 and 11, two years prior, early Spring 2010.  The pink Raphiolepis and variegated Pittosporum together are meant to have a 'neopolitan' ice cream color combo effect, - pink-whitish-yellowish-dark.

Close up showing Salvia canariensis(purplish), yellow flowered silver-leaved Gazania groundcover, and red flowered Salvia greggi(at left along house, flowers too small to show in the photo), yellow flowered 'Moonshine' Yarrow at right, yellow flowered Calylophus left of Yarrow, and miscellaneous other plants in background, including Gaura, Salvia greggi, and more.

Glaucous-scape, with a few red accents, mostly composed of South African plants.   Intended as a very durable, low water use, low maintenance, relatively simple and low budget, moonscape/cloudscape/glaucous-scape that distinctively connects with the white and blue of the house.  Plants listed in Photo 31.  Surface material is the greyish manufactured sand from Gravel'nGrit, and, the salt & pepper boulders are from Alpine Rock and Block, both in Lakeside(not Alpine).   Irrigation is by subsurface drip using the new coppershield dripline from Rainbird, which allows for infrequent irrigation due to the copper shielding of the emitters which repels root intrusion, rather than by water super-saturation by frequent irrigation such as daily or every other day as generally required with other makes for root repellancy at the emitter. However, except for the palm tree, and the initial irrigation soakings, the rest of the plants will rarely be watered for the rest of their life, because they are so drought tolerant, in addition to the mulching effect of the manufactured sand which greatly helps in retaining moisture from substantial rainfall or occasional hand watering.   If the succulents might ever appear to get too dry during Summer-Fall, they'll get watered by shower-watering with a hand held hose.  The cycads will be given more water through the dry season, maybe once every two weeks, for faster growth.  Because Aloe dichotoma ssp. ramosissima is in the succulent irrigation zone, that zone will not be watered by the irrigation system during the warm half of the year due to ease of succumbing to rot and hence death in warm moist soils.   Only if there is very minimal rainfall during winter would the irrigation system for that zone be turned on in late winter to early spring, no more than once, for about an hour and a half, and only for the purpose of boosting rate of growth, since the plants will survive anyway.  Typically if the succulents get more water than needed they can sometimes grow gawkily and become less intensely colored in the white and red tones.  Some succulents can tolerate a fair amount of warm season watering, some succulents don't tolerate as much.

May 2013 

Showing decomposed granite pathway, color chosen to resemble color of the house.   The DG is 'California Gold' from Southwest Boulder.   SWB has a lighter colored California Gold than some other sources.   Edging is 4''x8' metal edging, dark brown.   Some additional plants were installed in the compositional upgrading which was done, such as the Cordyline 'salsa', Gardenia thunbergia, and Aloe Vera.   Installed winter 2021-2022.

Hypolepis punctata is a type of fern, a spreading (rhizomatous) fern, which does excellently in sun, with moderate water, and can also do well in bright full shade.    Normal Heights, 2017.

(click on underlined title to read more info)  A San Diego native habitat style 'enviroscape', in Linda Vista, photo at left (click on to enlarge) is February, 2017.  Photos above are mid March 2017 at top, June 2018 middle, and February 2017 at bottom, - notice the water basin in the middle area, as contoured for by intent, for habitat purpose styling.  Juncus mexicanus is in the midst of the water basin.  The basin, or 'wash' fills with water during substantial rainfall.    Aside from Dendromecon harfordii, bush poppy (yellow flowers), all the rest are native to San Diego within about a mile of the ocean at points within their native range.  Plants in this composition include, the following, though only some are discernable in the photos:  Salvia apiana, Dendromecon harfordii, Toyon, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Jojoba, Stipa lepida, Helianthemum scoparium, Lemonade Berry, Epilobium californicum, Juncus mexicanus, Cercocarpus minutiflorus, Del Mar Manzanita, Comarostaphylis diversifolia ssp. div., Xylococcus(mission manzanita), Malosma, Calystegia macrostegia, Torrey Pine, Cneoridium dumosum, Quercus dumosa, Yucca schidigera, Dudleya species, Lonicera subspicata, Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia,...

Photos below are one month after installation, February 2014.   The photos above show it 3 to 4 1/2 years later.  The mulch is the 2" mulch from Miramar Landfill, installed at approximately 50% density not more than about 1" thick.  That's what I describe as a 'habitat style' mulch density for a general coverage.  A little more density is put immediately over the rootballs of the installed plants and a little beyond the rootballs, though the thickness is still the same, 3/4" to 1".

The only irrigation used, which was to get the initial establishment in the first year to two years, depending on the particular plant and position of the plant, was only with adjustable spike emitters, which are made by multiple brands, and which are connected by 1/4 blank tubing which are connected to 17mm diameter blank tubing, which is approximately 5/8'' diameter.

Another perspective, July 2015, at left (click on to enlarge).  Photo below, late spring 2017.  The grass is Stipa lepida:

Photos below, Feb./March 2018:  showing off the bush form of Del Mar Manzanita, in bloom(flowers) in the top photo below, with a Torrey Pine, some local Buckwheat, local Stipa lepida grass, and assorted other local natives.  

Photo below shows Del Mar Manzinata with Dendromecon rigida on the left (Dendromecon rigida, - aka mainland 'bush poppy').

Click on photo at left to enlarge.  Spring 2013

Intended as a rustic-naturalistic 'cottage garden' composition, composed of a select group of plants native to the Southern California Coastal Floristic Province which extends from Santa Barbara county to Central Baja/Cedros Island, with many being native to the islands within this range.   More photos can be seen by clicking on 'SoCaL Nativescapes Photos' on the 'AddNames' page

Spring to mid-summer is the main 'show time', though with adequate rains it can begin to take on a full character by early winter, and carry on a varying good show through mid to late summer.  Fall time is a relatively dormant 'down time'.  Part of 'the show' is from annual plants and fresh-n-floral growth flushes, which get cut down in fall as they go dry or get tattered.  

The palm is Brahea edulis, which is endemic(native only to) to Guadalupe Island, which is about 220 miles southwest of this location which is in Pt. Loma.   The rest of the plants in this plantscape are the following(though not all evident in the photos):   

Yellow flowers in front of left photo are Camissonia bistorta, aka 'foothill suncup'. 

Island endemics:  Dendromecon harfordii, Epilobium 'Catalina', Eriogonum arborescens, Eriogonum giganteum, Eriogonum grande rubescens, Galvezia speciosa(glabrous and tomentose), Lavatera assurgentiflora(and subspecies glabra also), Leymus condensatus 'canyon prince', Perityle incana, Verbena lilacina.

Both islands and mainland natives:  Calystegia macrostegia ssp. macrostegia, Camissonia cheiranthifolia, Constancea nevinii, Cucurbita foetidissima, Datura wrightii, Diplacus puniceus, Dudleya brittonii, Dudleya pulverulenta, Encelia californica, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Isomeris arborea, Keckiella cordifolia, Marah macrocarpus, Mirabilis laevis/californica,  Prunus lyonii.

Mainland only:  Calystegia macrostegia ssp. arida, Camissonia bistorta, Comarostaphylis diversifolia ssp. diversifolia, Dendromecon rigida, Dudleya pulverulenta, Eriodictyon crassifolium ssp. crassifolium, Penstemon centranthifolius.

Initial planting was spring of 2011, with some plant subtractions and additions since then.

Photo below shows:

Dudleya brittonii in front, Dendromecon harfordii(island bush poppy) yellow flowers behind Dudleya and right back, Camissonia bistorta(foothill suncup) - the other yellow flowers, Mimulus aurantiacus red flowers behind front Dendromecon, Eriodictyon crassifolium behind Mimulus, Eriogonum giganteum at left in pre-bloom bud stage, Calystegia macrostegia ssp. arida below the Eriogonum, Leymus 'canyon prince' (blue wild rye) at right, Mirabilis laevis, bush form from north Baja, at left diagonal behind of forward blue wild rye.

Spring 2012

Both photos late June 2017.

The SoCaL islands emphasis garden in June 2020.

New design-install in San Carlos neighborhood, summer 2012, near Cowles Mtn., - though with the Olive tree in middle and Pyracantha screen at right previously existing.  The space was previously a lawn. The cobble stones at the base of the Olive tree are from digging out of the ground for the irrigation system and planting plants.  Desert Gold decomposed granite is used for the raised pathways(from RCP Rock) with Autumn Gold flagstone(from KRC Rock) settled halfway into the DG.  The DG is about four inches higher than the base soil level.  The mulch is the minimum grade mulch (sometimes known as 'free mulch')(the preferred mulch from the Miramar Landfill is their '2'' Mulch',.. it works great at suitable thickness, whether from 1'' minus, and more if prudent for the context) from the Miramar Landfill, laid about 2" thick (although only 3/4" to 1" is, as I've found, preferable maximum, with partially see-through density, for this kind of mulch, since thicker may tend to cause newly planted plant stunting to due naturally occurring 'growth retardants' in this mulch) , it's composed of random residential and municipal plant shreddings mainly composed of 1/2" diameter by a few inches long and smaller plant pieces/particles and a fair amount of 'fines'.  The native plants which were planted here never really thrived in this space.   The species included, Eriogonum fasciculatum, E. arborescens, and E. giganteum, Leymus 'canyon prince', Epilobium californicum, Comarostaphylis div. div., and even Oenothera elata, surprisingly didn't do well.   This mulch is not recommended to be used for young plantings(even though it is here shown in the photo), since it seems to cause stunting/slow development of newly planted plants which aren't of a particularly tough character due to apparently naturally occurring growth retardants in the partially decomposed mixed-municipal plant materials which, when watered, exude growth-inhibiting 'exudates', especially from the 'fines',... like with coffee grounds or some teas, it leaches out more easily when more finely ground.  Although, that exudate quality also causes inhibition of weed development, though weeds will still grow a fair bit, though maybe less so than typically.  Also, the competition from the established roots of the Olive tree and Pyracantha is the possible or probable main reasons for the stunting and difficulty for the native plants to thrive, plus the 'nature' of the soil which was previously a lawn, which could've had some problem issue about it, though the lawn seemed ok, not great, and which was mostly Kikuyu grass.  There is also an old large Schinus molle pepper tree on the other side of the driveway which could be another root competition cause for the stunted growth of the native plants.  Although, two lemonade berries were planted right below the pepper tree and they both have grown well.

Acalypha actinophyla 'tree' with Hypolepis punctata ferns, in Del Mar, 2 years after installation.  2016.

Allied Gardens neighborhood, summer 2012, a few months after installation, showing an entry way with south sunny exposure and north facing shady exposure.  Using Hypolepis punctata fern on the sunny side, with Dypsis lutescens palm on both sides, Polypodium(Phlebodium) aureum fern on shady side.  Some Viola odorata is at groundlevel on both sides.    Hypolepis punctata fern does excellently in full sun exposure, with moderate watering, even in inland climates.   More water more height, less water less height.

Spring 2018 new install, in San Carlos, near Cowles Mtn.   Naturalistic habitat style.  Photo taken in August.   Decomposed granite pathways which are of 'stabilized DG', with composite bender board for the edging, and large flagstone 'bridge' which is reinforced with three length-wise 3/4" metal pipes and two end edge-length pipes, one at each end of the flagstone.  Surrounding mature vegetation/shrubs were pre-existing.  The San Diego natives which were planted include:   one Xylococcus (Mission Manzanita), one Quercus dumosa (Scrub Oak), Salvia/Sage(with some hybrids), Mirabilis laevis, Trichostemma lanatum, Epilobium californicum, Toyon, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Sisyrinchium bellum, and Bahiopsis lanatum.   The mulch used was a light layer of the '2" Mulch" from Miramar Landfill.   The rocks used are from KRC Rock, Lakeside, - three different rocks were used.  One type was mixed cobble stone, another type was mixed jagged, and the third type was the larger boulders of a different tonality.  

Previously a disheveled lawn space, which I and my helpers made into the decomposed granite space, steps, deck, and pergola.   The pergola was a pre-made kit from Costco which we put together.  Summer 2022, Loma Portal.

Entrance to Southwest Boulder(for your rock, dirt, and paving supplies), east Pacific Beach/Bay Ho area.  Rock-creek work by Advanced Waterscapes.   New install.  I did the plantscape composition, with all local regional natives, which are the following:   Eriogonum fasciculatum(local buckwheat bush/San Diego/flat-top buckwheat bush), Laural Sumac, Toyon, Lemonade Berry, Jojoba, Epilobium canum, Bergerocactus emoryi, Dudleya edulis, Dudleya lanceolata, Dudleya brittonii(northern Baja Norte native, nearly the same habitat community as San Diego; the only one not native to San Diego used in the composition not counting the pre-existing Aleppo pines and iceplant in background).   Photo below is of Bergerocactus emoryi and Dudleya brittonii, - a super duo matchup.   Also, as an artistic aside of concept, think of their use together as conveying a theme of 'The Jewel', a nominal theme I'm just making up in concept,.... with inspiration coming from their potential use in particular yet to be built native plantscapes in La Jolla.

Regarding picture at left:  Turf space primarily planted with Phyla nodiflora, which can make a good lawn,.. watering usually no more than once per week during the warm majority of the year.  It's moderately walkable.  Pt. Loma, spring 2015, planted 2014.  [Magnolia, Cordyline(dark brown), and Agapanthus already present on site].  

Although, within a couple years after the photo at left, maintenance and watering wasn't adequately done (done by other people, not me.  Plus the owner was often stationed away for many months along with their three children), and so the composition got too messy and beyond tidy salvaging.   And so, in June 2020 we re-did the front landscaping as shown in the photo below to a very simple but nicely interesting composition, and with only minimal needed maintenance, with tasteful choices of two plant types and arrangement.   The newly installed plants are Cape Rush (Chondropetalum tectorum) immediately in front of the house, and Agapanthus (both white and blue) arranged amongst the 3/8'' crushed rock grey-gravel.   The Magnolia tree is a dwarf variety, probably St. Mary's, though which can potentially get to about 20'.

Late May 2013, SoCaL island endemics and coastal mainland natives cottage garden.

June 2014 at left (click on).   June 2017 below:   

Early June 2017.  Southern California coastal floristic province select plantscape, with emphasis on SoCaL Islands endemics.   White flowers are Eriogonum arborescens and Eriogonum giganteum.  Rouge flowers are Eriogonum grande rubescens.  Yellow flowered bushes are Dendromecon harfordii.  Larger bushes in background are Malva assurgentiflora.   Palm is Brahea edulis.  Photo below, two weeks later.  

 Summer 2022, OB / Point Loma.   Flagstone patio and path, blue-grey crushed-rock fines (DG/decomposed granite), flagstone-ledger edging of two of the planter spaces, composite edging on the right upper planting space in front of the studio, mulch is the 2'' mulch from Miramar Landfill (not the free mulch), and some regional native plants were planted.

In this project we installed flagstone pathways, a flagstone patio (by olive tree) connected by a flagstone pathway, a DG patio by the sycamore tree (direct on dirt and roots, no roadbase), and a cobble creek-stream.   Bonita neighborhood, mid-spring to early summer 2022.  We also installed the mulch(Miramar landfill 2'' mulch, similar or same as Forest Mulch sold at other vendors), and will install selected plants in November.