Three Tips to Make Your Property More Fire-Resistant

By tonipogue

Is there anything you can do to fireproof your home and property? Unfortunately, no, but there are many steps you can take to make your property more fire resistant and to reduce damage from fires. This relatively new type of landscaping is called firescaping and focuses on slowing the spread of fire toward a structure by using fire-resistant materials and plants.

An Interview with Voyage LA

By tonipogue

I had a wonderful time doing an interview with Voyage LA Magazine recently. We talked about landscape design as a tool to improve health and well being, how the field is adjusting to climate change, and the design process I think through every time I put together a landscape plan. I hope you enjoy it!…

Three Ways to Lose Your Lawn

By tonipogue

Ready to replace your lawn with a low-water, low-maintenance landscape? You have several choices. I often hear that people don’t want their lawn any longer but think the only other option is a yard full of rock and cacti. While you can certainly have a desert landscape, it’s not your only option.

Planting for Pollinators

By tonipogue

The decline of pollinators such as honeybees and monarch butterflies has been prominent in the news recently, and as a result I am frequently asked if I can design pollinator gardens. The good news is that different types of pollinators exist everywhere, and it does not take much space to provide a place for food, shelter and rest.