California Gardening: Ideas Appreciated, 1 by WormsLovSharon

WormsLovSharon wrote:
I had access to a friend that had large boulders on his property. I just had to have them moved to my property. Some are very large and more than half of the boulder is buried. They were used to build raised areas over the front and back landscape. I also do a large amount of container planting. I discovered it is very difficult to get much of anything to grow at ground level. I can get anything to grow if it is raised and mulched. In Florida, they call them hurricanes. In Las Vegas, they call them high winds. We are more protected now because our neighbor planted pines that are now over 25 feet tall all along our south wall and we are on the green belt surrounded by trees in the park. You are not that far from Vegas. With the cheap air fares you could fly over for the day. My husband and I could pick you up. We are both retired. We were both Mortgage Bankers with JP Morgan Chase. I have lived in Las Vegas since 1960. I am on the board, in charge of the landscaping for our HOA and work directly with the landscape company and tree service. There are trees that grow very fast and are beautiful. Do you have any fencing? We have stuccoed cinder block fences on both side yards. I had raised beds made out of cinder blocks for my herb and vegetable garden. Let me help you because I have already made all the mistakes you will make.