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Fiesta Extravaganza Succulent-scape in Mission Hills, San Diego, December 2021, by Lila (property owner) and Michael Buckner
Submitted by gbm on Sun, 02/13/2022 - 10:48pm
In Mission Hills, December 2021
My description: James Bond mid-twentieth-cenury old-nouveau-rico-suave house and landscape, with Woodwardia radicans ferns
Submitted by gbm on Thu, 10/07/2021 - 8:24pm
Hugging House Trees
Submitted by gbm on Thu, 10/07/2021 - 8:06pm
A few trees of Metrosideros are planted within one foot of the house, and, a Ficus benjamina tree is also planted within one foot of the house on the right side just in from the arch-arbor. Planting the trees practically right up against the house is a very daring strong-minded design sense. This is a big deal, done in a high quality manner. Mission Hills, 2021.
Succulent & Cactus Garden, Encinitas/Leucadia, by Michael Buckner
Submitted by Scott on Tue, 01/10/2017 - 9:46am
North side of Moonlight Beach area up the street slope. San Diego succulent landscaping.
Cactus and Succulent Garden in Mt. Soledad, by Michael Buckner
Submitted by Scott on Tue, 12/20/2016 - 8:19pm
Cactus & succulent garden in Mt. Soledad neighborhood, July 2018, by Michael Buckner (click on title to see more)
Colorful Succulent composition by Michael Buckner, background by Tom Piergrossi, Sin Jen, and Lila the property owner
Submitted by Scott on Sun, 11/10/2013 - 7:15am
Click underlined title for more text) In Mission Hills. The foreground plants are all succulents, except the rouge center is Neoregelia 'Fireball', a type of bromeliad.
Hakea suaveolens with Korean Grass
Submitted by Scott on Wed, 02/29/2012 - 9:35pm 
Near La Jolla Shores, great combo effect here with the Hakea and Korean Grass(Zoysia tenuifolia). Hakea suaveolens is native to Australia, Korean grass, - fair to guess it's native to Korea, but it is native to the 'far east' of Asia. Unknown designer.
Vons blue-yellow-orange-green composition
Submitted by Scott on Mon, 07/11/2011 - 8:11am
Lovely color combo composition at the Vons shopping center on Midway Drive, with Hymenosporum flavum(tree - yellowish), Agapanthus(blue), Hibiscus 'Crown of Bohemia'(orange), and Xylosma congestum(orangish new growth, hedge in background). Unknown designer.
American Classic, front yard and house architecture
Submitted by Scott on Mon, 02/28/2011 - 12:16am
American Classic front yard and house architecture, with San Diego adapted industrial strength plants: Liquidambar, Raphiolepis, Agapanthus, Fescue lawn. In Point Loma. Unknown designer.
Kensington, Michael Buckner succulent-n-cactus designscape
Submitted by Scott on Thu, 02/10/2011 - 8:04pm
San Diego succulent landscaping.
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