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Mountain View Front Yard Express Garden Makeover

Designed By Julie Orr, installed by SouthBay Design and Landscape [...]

By Julie Orr|2012-01-16T21:45:07+00:00January 16, 2012|Front Yard Ideas|0 Comments

Top 10 Water Wise, Low Maintenance Plants

These Julie Orr Design top plants choices not only have [...]

By Julie Orr|2010-07-14T23:44:33+00:00July 14, 2010|Backyard Ideas, California Native Plants, Front Yard Ideas, Low Maintenance|1 Comment

Landscape Design Video Tips

Going clockwise from the top left, these landscaping lectures cover [...]

By Julie Orr|2010-06-21T18:53:35+00:00June 21, 2010|Low Maintenance, Sustainability, Water Saving Tips|0 Comments

Decorative Stone Retaining Walls

By Julie Orr|2010-06-10T15:34:57+00:00June 10, 2010|Front Yard Ideas|1 Comment

Colorful Containers

Often times it is the design details that can transform [...]

By Julie Orr|2010-06-10T15:26:26+00:00June 10, 2010|Featured, Front Yard Ideas, Low Maintenance|0 Comments

Low Maintenance, Year-Round Color

By Julie Orr|2010-05-26T00:47:45+00:00May 26, 2010|Featured, Front Yard Ideas, Low Maintenance|1 Comment

Edible Landscaping for Front Yards

By Julie Orr|2010-04-04T13:58:36+00:00April 4, 2010|Edibles, Front Yard Ideas|0 Comments

The Craftsman home said goodbye to its water-thirsty lawn and concrete hardscape, and now features a dry creek bed that drains rainwater away from the house, marked by a rock fountain surrounded by California gray rush.

By Julie Orr|2010-02-20T12:33:06+00:00February 20, 2010|California Native Plants, Events, Lawns, Sustainability, Water Saving Tips|0 Comments

The Do’s and Don’ts for Lawns

I have removed and reduced many-a-lawn now for clients that [...]

By Julie Orr|2009-06-12T10:15:51+00:00June 12, 2009|California Native Plants, Lawns, Sustainability, Water Saving Tips|0 Comments