tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15406960778645160012023-11-16T04:33:16.648-08:00David PedersenLandscape Architecture,
Garden Design,
and Horticulture in CaliforniaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540696077864516001.post-69412706905286956142011-05-05T11:29:00.000-07:002011-05-05T11:58:29.180-07:00Achieving Curb Appeal<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcP3kfXvdM_UOQqoTT3XQPWvyP5dndhc5ZeZdtB38VxNAm9gh8xsMw0ak-inOm1ZnZ9zZQwWYxD1GffyXvWwyoW8zmCQlGWBYjqN_tZWjyOXFRiyN2KsCo-6W2EO4PewvEmLBPzYfQpGM/s1600/E10**.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcP3kfXvdM_UOQqoTT3XQPWvyP5dndhc5ZeZdtB38VxNAm9gh8xsMw0ak-inOm1ZnZ9zZQwWYxD1GffyXvWwyoW8zmCQlGWBYjqN_tZWjyOXFRiyN2KsCo-6W2EO4PewvEmLBPzYfQpGM/s320/E10**.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603308369603745490" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn0bha97XcW7ghumCqtB3_CWgujkotZnd-1TPEMwSBb2QuHUYFyGEF773MpxFThBzzjYJ05kf4lRND3M0S6jUpVNK9d8VXHAETvw2lfAvL5GpIyWbWWfkvpKV9R2ecngcVMXI6eEXolkk/s1600/E20.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn0bha97XcW7ghumCqtB3_CWgujkotZnd-1TPEMwSBb2QuHUYFyGEF773MpxFThBzzjYJ05kf4lRND3M0S6jUpVNK9d8VXHAETvw2lfAvL5GpIyWbWWfkvpKV9R2ecngcVMXI6eEXolkk/s320/E20.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603305861599018386" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px; font-family:'Marker Felt';font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px; font-family:'Marker Felt';font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><p class="vsDescription" id="description_div72157622227700859" title="Click to edit" style=" margin-left: 21px; margin-right: 20px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The entry to one's home is important because it makes a statement about the person who lives there and can leave a lasting impression. I like to utilize <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">hardscape</span>, plants, color, texture, water features, gates, and arbors to create welcoming entry statements that compliment a home's architecture. Here are some tips on achieving "curb appeal."</span></p><p class="vsDescription" id="description_div72157622227700859" title="Click to edit" style="margin-left: 21px; margin-right: 20px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1. Consistency: Keep the design theme consistent. Sometimes homeowners and/or contractors install too many types of things that work against each other. It is preferable to use one type of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">hardscape</span> or stone that flatters the color of the home as well as the architecture. Whether the design theme is modern or traditional, try to stick with that style and be consistent throughout the landscape. Often times "less is more" and a simple landscape can be most flattering. </span></p><p class="vsDescription" id="description_div72157622227700859" title="Click to edit" style=" margin-left: 21px; margin-right: 20px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">2. Visually you want to try and lead people's attention to the front door. You can downplay surrounding areas in order to give the most impact to areas leading to the entry. The impact can be achieved through color of the plant material or front door as well as with a beautiful walkway that draws you in. It is nice when the entry is visible from the street when possible and not overgrown with shrubs and trees.</span></p><p class="vsDescription" id="description_div72157622227700859" title="Click to edit" style="margin-left: 21px; margin-right: 20px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">3.</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">You can often block undesirable elements of a site, such as an <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">unkept</span> neighboring property or a view of a busy street, with strategically placed trees and shrubs. </span></p><p class="vsDescription" id="description_div72157622227700859" title="Click to edit" style="margin-left: 21px; margin-right: 20px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">4.</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Accessories can be very important elements to a landscape. You can have address numbers, a mailbox, and outdoor furniture that are also consistent with the design theme of the architecture and landscape. Even if you don't plan on sitting in your front yard, a bench properly placed can be very welcoming. Remember, less is more and clutter can be distracting. </span></p><p class="vsDescription" id="description_div72157622227700859" title="Click to edit" style="margin-left: 21px; margin-right: 20px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">5.</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Don't forget to think about how your landscape and entry will look after the sun has set. A small scale accent tree near an entry that is lit properly can really add to the curb appeal in the evening hours. It is also welcoming in the evening as well as safe to have an entry walk and address numbers well lit. Often outdoor lighting is underutilized and, when it is done properly, it can accent key elements of the landscape as well as the home itself. </span></p><p class="vsDescription" id="description_div72157622227700859" title="Click to edit" style="margin-left: 21px; margin-right: 20px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">To view more photos of Entry Statements designed by Dave <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Pedersen</span>, please visit our online photo journal at : </span></p><p class="vsDescription" id="description_div72157622227700859" title="Click to edit" style="margin-left: 21px; margin-right: 20px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dplandscape/sets/72157622227700859/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/dplandscape/sets/72157622227700859/</a></p><p class="vsDescription" id="description_div72157622227700859" title="Click to edit" style="margin-left: 21px; margin-right: 20px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; "><br /></p><p class="vsDescription" id="description_div72157622227700859" title="Click to edit" style="margin-left: 21px; margin-right: 20px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; "><br /></p><p class="vsDescription" id="description_div72157622227700859" title="Click to edit" style="margin-left: 21px; margin-right: 20px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="vsDescription" id="description_div72157622227700859" title="Click to edit" style="font-size: 12px; margin-left: 21px; margin-right: 20px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; "><br /></p><div><br /></div></span></div></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540696077864516001.post-16561834600874884472011-03-30T16:48:00.000-07:002011-03-30T17:35:53.372-07:00Our Office Walkway<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnznQ5mAHk3Z8BAtNaAG80f7VU3KHI7-1MxF1XU6dAzrBLFCfcmQbjUq4pQgI5pJNud6ojf9fBd2AuISfBAV1Psor2GVWftfwGwKW2B6SV3Lda450odPurZkbZ6gyT5CDkHMphicEvnCo/s1600/DSCN1979.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9eiiPWqy4-Jy-iMFEVFQcA8cXgU00sHShGC6F0YDf7_H5AZnyoimZd8qTUjJNf5i9eVrRXEGwASGP5tK22NJsL0s1bXWf6jSyc0LgJCibXWrrzWsL2syqhR9AZW2CTM26DO5V5kAxxz4/s200/DSCN1964.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590029989100510226" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#003300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#003300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">David Pedersen has been designing landscapes in Orange County, California, for over 25 years. During that period of time he has collected lots of stone samples. For awhile they were stacked around and starting to pile up. In order to better display them we had "Brick's Custom Masonry" create a hodge-podge (for lack of a better term) walkway that leads to our office entrance. Pete's artisans did an amazing job and the walk is quite beautiful. Although the walkway utilizes just a mere fraction of what is available in hardscape, it is very inspirational and can get the ideas happening. Dave is always keeping updated on what Stones and other hardscape materials are available. He is an expert at finding just the right stone for your architectural style. Feel free to stop by and take a look at our gorgeous walkway. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#003300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#003300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540696077864516001.post-36321922748166295672011-02-26T15:50:00.000-08:002011-02-26T17:28:20.272-08:00Think "Honeysuckle Pink" suggests Pantone<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtpN8JSBwh6urRCUJK0v19gmgs1R_c_D5ltFc2wqXwDrYn2me7bajLkl3BVk6ATz5ItW0DlSl04mLUm6gF2HE5yyfNLJFb7_V7BRDuq54qKNm6hgULi3fwaRfLh8c-7EIic7cnqzzMQ4A/s1600/pink+irish+front+door_thumb%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 178px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7jQgLo8rTtHkmb1wAVZpVUnSualvJU4v9WkAdOJuZwSO0l7aVoNZ6dtAkPL_jg_0OnSz9UfHQlnC5r8ph7mkg3Z6C5BCKGhXerTuRlxfBYI88M8itCXt1xdpTWcxpLl5JUBoa32mxy1s/s400/1188.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578151441075424962" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">According to "Pantone", the color of the year is forecasted to be "Honeysuckle Pink." It is expected that pink will be popular in the fashion and interior design industry. If you have a desire to carry out the pink theme in your garden, here are some suggestions for people living in the moderate Southern California climates.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', serif;">Here are the plant names in order from left to right: Azalea, mixed floral basket, Hydrangea, Cyclamen, Calla Lily "Gem", Dianthus, Impatiens, Taylor's Perfection Camellia, Chandleri Elegans Varigated Camellia, Gerber Daisy, Verbena, Hybrid Tea Rose "Bewitched", Geranium species, Black Tulip Magnolia Tree, Primrose, mass planting of ornamental Kale, African Trailing Daisy, Ornamental Kale, Carnation variety, Primrose, Colombine, and Honeysuckle. Most of these are annual color (seasonal), but the Azalea, Hydrangea, Camellias, Geranium, and the Magnolia Tree are Perennials but only bloom seasonally. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">If you just want a touch of pink in your garden and don't want the time and financial commitment of changing your landscape you may consider doing "pink themed" containers by your front entry. If you have a cottage style home you could even paint your door a shade of pink and then change it up when "Pantone" comes up with a new favorite for next year. You could also consider adding some pillows on your patio furniture in a pink Sunbrella fabric. Sunbrella is a good fabric choice because it withstands So. Cal. sun and is fade resistant. Whatever you decide to do in your garden enjoy and get ready for some outdoor entertaining. Spring is coming soon.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', serif;color:#009900;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', serif;color:#CC33CC;">Photos of flowers taken by Nancy Pedersen.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', serif;color:#CC33CC;">Photos may not be used without permission of the photographer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', serif;color:#CC33CC;">Thank you.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', serif;color:#009900;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', serif;color:#009900;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', serif;color:#009900;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', serif;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', serif;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', serif;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540696077864516001.post-50279517153771226712010-08-24T16:15:00.000-07:002010-08-24T16:27:58.640-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3IopMwsl41blk9bTukiFxQ-0nM0x-fWnTDXYt446WNGeEVzDsSvd9IBlc4Wc4ZB87dDv7qWOQfEDm40LgMH-bbjbjV_sMn2n2cSdPrB8R7Di3T0K3NlAop9NJXiW-EmcKciFtcNG31LU/s1600/DSCN0760.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3IopMwsl41blk9bTukiFxQ-0nM0x-fWnTDXYt446WNGeEVzDsSvd9IBlc4Wc4ZB87dDv7qWOQfEDm40LgMH-bbjbjV_sMn2n2cSdPrB8R7Di3T0K3NlAop9NJXiW-EmcKciFtcNG31LU/s400/DSCN0760.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509121826512727346" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The murals at Newport Harbor High School are finally complete.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We are happy to find out that Tom will be returning to NHHS to do some more </div><div style="text-align: center;">murals on the Irvine Avenue side of the school which is great because that is the side we see most often. We showed an architect friend of ours some photos of the murals and his response was different from what we expected. He said "what a shame that someone designed a building that was so unattractive that they had to put murals on it." Well, coming from an architectural stand point we can understand where he is coming from. It was very sad to see the old Gothic Revival style building destroyed and the new building does not even come close in its integrity. Well, that being said, we are stuck with the new building and we are delighted that Tom is taking on the huge and time consuming task of designing and painting these incredible murals to make these stark walls appear more beautiful.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540696077864516001.post-61600254101835153632010-08-07T22:22:00.000-07:002010-08-07T22:34:37.173-07:00More Mural Photos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQnpgFiLcL0g-EhKOr2d1wtOU02zYX6e2Vu2_jWW-EantOLwWxuQBIKlr0R0LKkAJSm-xlbg8yNmDePEUKenFJr3EE7q3DhqTt5Fzpvx4YnlQ1150PVMGFrpgy1Aixqz3FZT_7dTmgI8/s1600/DSCN0747.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQnpgFiLcL0g-EhKOr2d1wtOU02zYX6e2Vu2_jWW-EantOLwWxuQBIKlr0R0LKkAJSm-xlbg8yNmDePEUKenFJr3EE7q3DhqTt5Fzpvx4YnlQ1150PVMGFrpgy1Aixqz3FZT_7dTmgI8/s400/DSCN0747.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502908115033431602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh70PFFSb1IvGCJQSK7YSYp9r99F4wzLmBI2Z7KI29Wd-dbJPeMIjH_a9ZY1O2fWuxWeF81UfJuU-8AJLk8YmVUfDJfQX1xnkk_Br7dPWVmYDdfXlR5tR3cf8JbobgHAoFOQ9RzUkr4fRU/s1600/DSCN0746.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnLMnDFQahp4m-ZOMjuazNURqjc8Zp6L7SCdgge7WQiaJBeRW4iBRvUsPG8TYiL9QW36QU4TVxLBswFEp9_FPYb2YE0piqPJekTuDUqNTuIfCSdEs_frNUOycDGV1pk8Tzy1XVJnMjm8/s400/DSCN0742.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502907151913578722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUyXaPH2eQBfWusm60tzgPCJzd5hmoJ4aBdEpUm-4IeRxO46Sta8rqKI-9VyuEEPuYblrdQS_bDEUjn7kvXV74V0_UsjXWNc9OymVl20B3C5Qw7Yw9x7NVtEMubvjqQ_egBgzzvcViLF8/s1600/DSCN0741.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUyXaPH2eQBfWusm60tzgPCJzd5hmoJ4aBdEpUm-4IeRxO46Sta8rqKI-9VyuEEPuYblrdQS_bDEUjn7kvXV74V0_UsjXWNc9OymVl20B3C5Qw7Yw9x7NVtEMubvjqQ_egBgzzvcViLF8/s400/DSCN0741.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502907141276691234" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6DcDe_jXOg51VpmTQddUEqL6M3HKchyphenhyphenXgLA6yxEqRYTBxjgxrur5Yrkz3jhs9Gqs8tt32O3PftRYN0mrAWsNq636Ba56WdcLsmt5-vN934X8ro_qEeqhHUsCsCMclqbIRZXUHx-dvNXI/s1600/DSCN0739.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6DcDe_jXOg51VpmTQddUEqL6M3HKchyphenhyphenXgLA6yxEqRYTBxjgxrur5Yrkz3jhs9Gqs8tt32O3PftRYN0mrAWsNq636Ba56WdcLsmt5-vN934X8ro_qEeqhHUsCsCMclqbIRZXUHx-dvNXI/s400/DSCN0739.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502907125919413522" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540696077864516001.post-967825686031024402010-08-07T22:01:00.000-07:002010-08-12T10:52:16.581-07:00Southern California Mural Artist<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD6sGghbQlRWdUULL3n0avCu9ZfDyalPoNEmLrvTV59rT9afoOZ4_jFTiLzMY-tbN-uRo55v9eiqdRIX-Mu8ymz_Fq46JZ8MxClQL3xbalUFy1VufKkD2p5E9blv3cadbHyv41SYatDA4/s1600/DSCN0740.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD6sGghbQlRWdUULL3n0avCu9ZfDyalPoNEmLrvTV59rT9afoOZ4_jFTiLzMY-tbN-uRo55v9eiqdRIX-Mu8ymz_Fq46JZ8MxClQL3xbalUFy1VufKkD2p5E9blv3cadbHyv41SYatDA4/s320/DSCN0740.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502903773660438546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUM591oi8cvEBvEVUlRyAUFDfyGsoPjTxs316mlVs8km5DzTqO21tYY7qVWPdhQwNOLDTXo0hRrDVjPYGYQZwMz4vj-U3h4P9g-vhL3Hkm9tYIftYDKBRtQnmso4qPCd2E9URQTTu3cE/s1600/DSCN0738.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUM591oi8cvEBvEVUlRyAUFDfyGsoPjTxs316mlVs8km5DzTqO21tYY7qVWPdhQwNOLDTXo0hRrDVjPYGYQZwMz4vj-U3h4P9g-vhL3Hkm9tYIftYDKBRtQnmso4qPCd2E9URQTTu3cE/s320/DSCN0738.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502903233976262066" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">In the summer we take advantage of the local school fields and let our dogs off leash so that they can run. We usually cut through the local high school, Newport Harbor High, and often end up at a nearby junior high. We have been noticing two enormous and beautiful murals evolving on the side of one of the new buildings. They are giant and impressive and it is hard to feel the actual scale of things unless you are standing underneath them. Most of the time when we walk by and admire the progress of the murals the artist has been on a lift, very high in the air, and unavailable to talk. Yesterday, however, he was doing some work closer to the ground level and we got to chat with him. I was very curious as to whether he had always been an artist and if he had studied art in school or if he was a natural talent. He introduced himself as Tom <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;">Seibert</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> and answered that he had gone to UC Riverside and was a biology major. He had taken art history as well but had not officially studied art. I thought it amazing that someone could take an idea and translate it into something so enormous onto the side of the building. We asked if he had always been talented at painting murals and he humbly answered "I don't know if I am." We are going to continue to walk by and visit this mural as it is getting finished. He believed there would be another two weeks worth of work on the project before it would be completed.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Other people have passed by to admire his work as well. Tom mentioned that on the weekend a wedding party had happened upon his mural and asked if they could take some portraits in front of his project. He had also had some young visitors stopping by every day on their way to swim lessons. These lucky youngsters actually got to help him out with a bit of painting on the ship mural. They will forever be able to proudly say they helped with this beautiful piece of history. Visit Tom's website to see some more of his beautiful works.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">http://www.muralsforschools.com</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tom's story continues. Like I mentioned before, Tom is very humble and isn't one to speak about himself at all. A special friend of his sent me an e-mail and here it is:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "> <div id="id_4c64324b37f9937da3968" class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" style="display: inline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Hi Dave & Nancy! I'm Chris, Tom's girlfriend, up on the Central Coast. He has told me about your visits & the pics. He sent me your blog this morning. I just wanted to thank you for these great pictures & writing such a nice piece on hi</span></b></span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">m. He is very talented and humble, you're right! We are so blessed that Tom is out there working right now, one year ago, he had a bone marrow transplant at the City of Hope. Thank God he is still here to 'colour our worlds'! Your appreciation is awesome! Thanks again! : )</span></b></span></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540696077864516001.post-27070081172789297532010-06-19T17:03:00.000-07:002010-08-07T22:47:41.492-07:00Drought Tolerant Garden within Huntington Beach Central Park<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLzvUJR9Ql0c9-V1zEOPm4t2X0lAKHjC_XXfTJ5NpdR8jPmsT8s5OE7ZfRrSbstpum2TSJ6LRud6OR4OnIJ1QUBNC7N55LRZXx1o8EzbyXWANmLYhE3QbbdWrC7iDPGgFeQa2yWG7xek/s1600/DSCN0322.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLzvUJR9Ql0c9-V1zEOPm4t2X0lAKHjC_XXfTJ5NpdR8jPmsT8s5OE7ZfRrSbstpum2TSJ6LRud6OR4OnIJ1QUBNC7N55LRZXx1o8EzbyXWANmLYhE3QbbdWrC7iDPGgFeQa2yWG7xek/s200/DSCN0322.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484644440921359746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPvuoTJ5ukIrfcgzRWxaFtQVy7gortasI022d62_ZKhcvErRrGveWPylO_1CC6qk_wRUTmKLTocrPq2Z52LgBRWiD7Tt_4ilQKy-tIoi57QyBCqQ5RB56iOvYhsBPXoXj5fa54i4NnzG8/s1600/DSCN0321.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPvuoTJ5ukIrfcgzRWxaFtQVy7gortasI022d62_ZKhcvErRrGveWPylO_1CC6qk_wRUTmKLTocrPq2Z52LgBRWiD7Tt_4ilQKy-tIoi57QyBCqQ5RB56iOvYhsBPXoXj5fa54i4NnzG8/s200/DSCN0321.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484643307882312418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCeWXWym5_iArIQq3aKBDcH1tOBOaH9Yk3wuo0f3j6RkDzpNttXbiQok4-g0kdhWr8RvEfMDnG0oTUn0XnYgVxymQYywvE4YYnBzc0lJooHJbjJHtmN4rzeE4chE_YC-emwdFy6_Y0uKI/s1600/DSCN0316.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCeWXWym5_iArIQq3aKBDcH1tOBOaH9Yk3wuo0f3j6RkDzpNttXbiQok4-g0kdhWr8RvEfMDnG0oTUn0XnYgVxymQYywvE4YYnBzc0lJooHJbjJHtmN4rzeE4chE_YC-emwdFy6_Y0uKI/s200/DSCN0316.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484643294137991730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje69Jzx0u_KmskwpwXgFpTT73qGmZ0cAfAAtZBwhA1KB7tqwh4xLwQx80rSwnqJPnzmvwAVPSalcU2kEd2P1bIprZeCNfDEU2a-yYhGdzUGp4yoMmaSx0z5nvWr4ucspJp60zYp9JfnHc/s1600/DSCN0310.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje69Jzx0u_KmskwpwXgFpTT73qGmZ0cAfAAtZBwhA1KB7tqwh4xLwQx80rSwnqJPnzmvwAVPSalcU2kEd2P1bIprZeCNfDEU2a-yYhGdzUGp4yoMmaSx0z5nvWr4ucspJp60zYp9JfnHc/s200/DSCN0310.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484643281940271842" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is the pathway into the garden. Wouldn't you consider this "green" because it is reusing </div><div style="text-align: center;">some broken concrete removed from somewhere else? It looks good here.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhipdsOcVub73HYrHJDZxaSkiE2CKMO_FJ24bsOKXAIFwqo1sZaSQ1lylgkI5Ya8dT_L5ZB1MjXBBejOD2Dg1UZ3W9H5n1bOFEx1rbTSrXcgPqI-7v8HzOwTNoKZBx4hUJQf6iwpfaEfh0/s1600/DSCN0315.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhipdsOcVub73HYrHJDZxaSkiE2CKMO_FJ24bsOKXAIFwqo1sZaSQ1lylgkI5Ya8dT_L5ZB1MjXBBejOD2Dg1UZ3W9H5n1bOFEx1rbTSrXcgPqI-7v8HzOwTNoKZBx4hUJQf6iwpfaEfh0/s200/DSCN0315.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484643272482702018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaGvv8EWY3Wwy_Ea1no8haJvzTUk44nWbH3HjVmVhyphenhyphenJiJ9rWmL_2jukfd2BpL8hXN-Xv1ve04bpGLt4x3x6K6ndXulQGBBd8TsoWJeru5Z-B9pYYzYe1H-yBicoNI9XKBupMcPGVhlKCQ/s1600/DSCN0311.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaGvv8EWY3Wwy_Ea1no8haJvzTUk44nWbH3HjVmVhyphenhyphenJiJ9rWmL_2jukfd2BpL8hXN-Xv1ve04bpGLt4x3x6K6ndXulQGBBd8TsoWJeru5Z-B9pYYzYe1H-yBicoNI9XKBupMcPGVhlKCQ/s200/DSCN0311.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484643255575724098" /></a><br />Within the Central Park in H.B. there is a rather unmaintained wild garden that displays some natives and drought tolerant type of plants. Although unkept it has a "secret" garden feel to it and I think that kids would love to run through it and hide amongst the overgrown plants.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540696077864516001.post-82200336465699964892010-06-19T16:39:00.000-07:002010-06-19T17:02:00.184-07:00Central Park photos of Neutra Architecture & Water Features<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2WuZM6N8rUUn4rJrYfjx24mK7oy__QSFJVmwyNWl_bZLMGJYsHibcObene_uOvO08MU1AeVES6xf6Fh_yJoa3h-OOTGBZzL-BIBCl6lqbBGkWluFZo2soDqkKJVzvJX_u4l62_fthLdg/s1600/DSCN0348.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2WuZM6N8rUUn4rJrYfjx24mK7oy__QSFJVmwyNWl_bZLMGJYsHibcObene_uOvO08MU1AeVES6xf6Fh_yJoa3h-OOTGBZzL-BIBCl6lqbBGkWluFZo2soDqkKJVzvJX_u4l62_fthLdg/s200/DSCN0348.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484638899718138690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2g2__3OqzlfVL14-lnY1O1OcDw35tv2EEBn2mfLsEiVpatQ7gQnaPH3KPwFuBSTeJMTPC92xwuahBSX_c1JNEVZTR9lRlyMMrrQ9Tr1OOjYEHwtyhfgsje3SvdXikXiPNFzvsxxlOFAs/s1600/DSCN0346.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdUIdu1338iCVeN1h11rAkLdYe2q5FUODwJBCN9RZ9BYs-gl8F28s9zjjfoU27VbxEfO4dIUIDTEW9gAqunrq4iZVaZbHNwMQkAVY5SiTZiM4UrqRkAcipcn52pP9wAJt0KdZ67n9f27o/s200/DSCN0308.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484635552436503010" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540696077864516001.post-3457586688324583182010-06-19T16:30:00.000-07:002010-06-19T16:38:03.969-07:00Architecture by Neutra<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xTG3IlWbOs78iYtV27pTshYzdlS7-ht73eLcOSvCYR3Hg4FICBbmKctloKe0U-L2Bx0xCrcA2lIiLsmDMHNqr16nPvtjU3i_2DkRyy7TAsgKrnXfgDE5P2nZOCRF9VJMzF_f1EAW-S0/s1600/DSCN0324.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xTG3IlWbOs78iYtV27pTshYzdlS7-ht73eLcOSvCYR3Hg4FICBbmKctloKe0U-L2Bx0xCrcA2lIiLsmDMHNqr16nPvtjU3i_2DkRyy7TAsgKrnXfgDE5P2nZOCRF9VJMzF_f1EAW-S0/s200/DSCN0324.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484632786652362946" /></a><br />When we came upon the Library we admired the mid-century or post modern look of the structure, the water features and the public bathrooms. We were curious to find out who the architect was and thought that it had to be someone very talented. Imagine our surprise when we discovered that the city of H.B. had hired the Neutra firm. Here is a little blurb from the City's website regarding the history of the beautiful library:<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Library Board members, wanting a first hand view, toured libraries in California that had recently been constructed and were of similar size. The board developed a list of some 35 architects that they were interested in considering and eventually narrowed it down to 17 whom they invited in for interviews. Of the 17, the firm of Richard & Dion Neutra was asked to design the library. Shortly before the actual signing of the agreement,</span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Neutra" title="Richard Neutra" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Richard Neutra</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> died while on tour and his son, </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dion_Neutra" title="Dion Neutra" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Dion</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, was retained to design the project.</span></span></span><br /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:sans-serif, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: -webkit-xxx-large; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:sans-serif, serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540696077864516001.post-4911558579369573682010-06-19T16:13:00.000-07:002010-06-19T16:29:02.622-07:00Huntington Beach Central Park<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfzVlQGrLTAqPx1gbd7Ti6akeHHUh4_xfQTF3sGr9zx-Vh2Tx5kCfYE0QaOaWmgsQ7hgw45cWVxVCCKu_3jMnxlS0o6JdKBKErEHsVbzK9tTk-VJqUd21GgNldJMa8oG8Tenh3UhWMOCk/s1600/DSCN0303.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfzVlQGrLTAqPx1gbd7Ti6akeHHUh4_xfQTF3sGr9zx-Vh2Tx5kCfYE0QaOaWmgsQ7hgw45cWVxVCCKu_3jMnxlS0o6JdKBKErEHsVbzK9tTk-VJqUd21GgNldJMa8oG8Tenh3UhWMOCk/s200/DSCN0303.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484630769422771170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimC4GikHWbaFdWPMPBu633HjKxyiYV_IFCrMQuz3lFxFqR5avFpG5oTyS3NZVqAPZUK4gso0p1rka4Q1uosee6wKd6mT3CcqNVPtmysK5IKrUPmPWohYeItgQqHu8rEgED2SAOBOzhZGg/s1600/DSCN0302.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimC4GikHWbaFdWPMPBu633HjKxyiYV_IFCrMQuz3lFxFqR5avFpG5oTyS3NZVqAPZUK4gso0p1rka4Q1uosee6wKd6mT3CcqNVPtmysK5IKrUPmPWohYeItgQqHu8rEgED2SAOBOzhZGg/s200/DSCN0302.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484630758178484674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0I-bN5MzuE2ddvwjyJNmoHzS7LNfMlGZdAwwNXeiaSuGGPF6WTFbcSspsYmt2FfYJUaRJKrUDrLy_LLC81HJ9USqraKUr-t9IUOzFvP14YZK-RvPU1MAqGYW9fy-C-IqAywwL6mWmPI/s1600/DSCN0297.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0I-bN5MzuE2ddvwjyJNmoHzS7LNfMlGZdAwwNXeiaSuGGPF6WTFbcSspsYmt2FfYJUaRJKrUDrLy_LLC81HJ9USqraKUr-t9IUOzFvP14YZK-RvPU1MAqGYW9fy-C-IqAywwL6mWmPI/s200/DSCN0297.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484628887168581074" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Day Trip to Huntington Beach Central Park</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We are always looking for places to go with the dogs to take a nice walk and eat breakfast. We have been to Huntington Beach Central Park several times but didn't realize that it is on both sides of Goldenwest. This time we made it to the other side and explored acres upon acres of the park. It is really a great spot for a stroll but, unfortunately, Alice's is not going to be open after Labor Day weekend. It has long been a destination breakfast place with a view of the lake. There still will be one place open that is directly off Goldenwest. It also has outdoor dining where you can take your dogs with you and even order things on the menu for your dogs. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There are acres of open space and trails to wonder around in Central Park. One side of the park consists of some ponds, trails, squirrels, the beautiful library and some exercise stations with signs that tell you what to do at each station. We were surprised to see that there were some domesticated rabbits let loose at this park. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540696077864516001.post-17033857973703298342010-05-09T18:58:00.001-07:002010-05-09T19:04:21.236-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Cx7ECAu7fctdNcfyYBK1XShyzeD_z5WPVHxMD4DDiDq2hEfCDH-ChaWjyTQJsYphzPc9MzYnC63YvahjiWh3ODGFK4dGyRI4BbPLrpG0O2NcHDEL4zMPlhFehaBw4mdL2mCtJghLdlo/s1600/IMG_3893.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Cx7ECAu7fctdNcfyYBK1XShyzeD_z5WPVHxMD4DDiDq2hEfCDH-ChaWjyTQJsYphzPc9MzYnC63YvahjiWh3ODGFK4dGyRI4BbPLrpG0O2NcHDEL4zMPlhFehaBw4mdL2mCtJghLdlo/s200/IMG_3893.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469456042889353090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldLRotSgHqA69vh1tjL9EfqtZ2iO_MV-GQeaqVm9b5gyBpCxv9NRppRzybCe0ViQ97Q90QLTh25mXEm7stvcv4FhVQEW3mYrGIKyylFFU51eihnPSmcx4yFjP_wU9xA5RGe1c_S1J5q8/s1600/IMG_3891.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qQFZw9vhYFPsDqOxJbnuMDMR9DUlSBM2uxrApHT7sZeQBL92A2FgUF5sovHeLCdz1jygBbu3RlVyaB1PfaYdWneo4opGkBhPcjM2ocbwGmruKQ65i7IszUXrGiiS0w_sz1kVLz4fz0k/s200/IMG_3885_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469453897422441698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuyeLC_H-HPFjT8_GcVGKlk8KFNWXBRb9gnIH-_1tz07Eowm0SahHYqIaAvrPnQvnbHYT_Cww4voQIfrwweOaAiPwlPdfRK49P4eSq_O9dYkn2_te24zDs-tw0sk2j_2TI_y1HUEZt5Tk/s1600/IMG_3885.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuyeLC_H-HPFjT8_GcVGKlk8KFNWXBRb9gnIH-_1tz07Eowm0SahHYqIaAvrPnQvnbHYT_Cww4voQIfrwweOaAiPwlPdfRK49P4eSq_O9dYkn2_te24zDs-tw0sk2j_2TI_y1HUEZt5Tk/s200/IMG_3885.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469453035676164146" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Hot Summer Survivors and Gorgeous colors.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:verdana, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">There are many new varieties of Gazania that have outstanding garden performance. They have strong colors and larger blooms and are very hardy. The entire drought-tolerant series makes durable, easy-to-grow plants that excel in beds, containers and hanging baskets, as well as edgings or groundcovers. They blend well with suculant gardens as well as traditional and English Style Gardens.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540696077864516001.post-80186633304217632962009-10-06T11:56:00.000-07:002009-10-06T12:13:09.779-07:00Cambria, California, cottage gardens<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxc7tMTjAUozKpkbLn_2FeJGB7ldI8tjXpL796fnKpT1UVZ6dwdfCRQ2FRx2_UVZTYm2s9L_4zRD3GyJFYLUFcyI-fnt_fsAkAi8hT7eg83xcyIAIc54vmgBQ52V1FXJbcQNZbNhp6CV4/s1600-h/IMG_2250.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0wKcPRBpgpp2UzOet0FKsIAg7md9kSuZfJL_-1hdh0OPC-38pM58r3kC9Xm26aQ9IWLLvAQcqjXYMkWRfJxbnegt3tBaAxz3NqcOJwttguJUqWMNHCsEBIRnjBnF4G7I-_nM2GQtlE0/s320/IMG_2238.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389565934521329218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJVEnaMbRdcquO_MARikaNlmt1oCqwEoNz_Vi50M0Upuh85IfmnFTPjtwzenyxrXzmRQBllB7Ra49V3g0a9yfeJvHZKkgmJ3U5ZNAoKH0m5V2bsiWdsnYeM7_Lj4zIraU3AFEfbK031s/s1600-h/IMG_2233.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJVEnaMbRdcquO_MARikaNlmt1oCqwEoNz_Vi50M0Upuh85IfmnFTPjtwzenyxrXzmRQBllB7Ra49V3g0a9yfeJvHZKkgmJ3U5ZNAoKH0m5V2bsiWdsnYeM7_Lj4zIraU3AFEfbK031s/s320/IMG_2233.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389565924748567426" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">We haven't been to Cambria, California, in over 20 years. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Many of the vintage cottages have since been restored, some a little to much for our taste, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">but many still retain their vintage cottage style gardens and pickets fences. </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540696077864516001.post-8920328797739387332009-09-26T17:29:00.000-07:002009-09-26T18:16:53.003-07:00What do you mean, "kill the lawn?"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixCHUjuogFj_wKE3MIhNpBwWh6f4OecVQecFPY7y3s0SJ772Cy_ymrJZn8C3HnZLQo7amqlS4GP8qdVSa5R5U9bEk3u875i8I6UHZojNkvKYhGx9kJl-G4TEp4cltlq6ElIOO1bNTqmOs/s1600-h/IMG_2367.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixCHUjuogFj_wKE3MIhNpBwWh6f4OecVQecFPY7y3s0SJ772Cy_ymrJZn8C3HnZLQo7amqlS4GP8qdVSa5R5U9bEk3u875i8I6UHZojNkvKYhGx9kJl-G4TEp4cltlq6ElIOO1bNTqmOs/s320/IMG_2367.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385947645028894850" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Ask Me How</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">I have been seeing these bumper stickers on cars for a while and didn't know what they meant. I decided to find out and I signed up for a weekend 3 hour class at the "Tree of Life Nursery." They offered a 3 hour class on a Saturday that incorporated three topics including "how to kill your lawn," California Native Plants, and tips on maintaining your California Native Garden. Quite often these classes are only held one at a time so it was a good opportunity to take them all at once.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Their were about 36 people all seated underneath the most gorgeous California Sycamore you have ever seen. It was fortunate that we had some shade because it was a very hot morning and getting hotter by the hour. You could not ask for a more beautiful setting for an outdoor classroom. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">The first class, the one that resulted in the mysterious bumper sticker, was "how to kill your lawn." I don't know what I thought the class would incorporate, but I didn't think it meant to literally kill the lawn. Surprise! That is exactly what it meant. I didn't realize that killing a lawn was so tricky, but there are two types of lawns that need to be killed in two totally different ways. There are cool season grasses and warm season grasses.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Cool season grasses include fescue, marathon, bluegrass and other grass blends that stay green in the winter. Most of our clients for the Landscape Architecture business we own have the fescue type grasses for their primary lawns. The majority of homeowners in the Newport Beach area want a lush and green lawn all year regardless of how expensive their water bill may be. The other type of grass includes warm season grasses such as Bermuda, St. Augustine, Zoyzia and any other rhizomatous grasses that are brown in the winter. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Cool season grasses, while harder to grow and keep green, are easier to kill. The fastest way to kill it is to smother it with mulch and don't water it, strip and flip it using a sod cutting machine, or rototill it if there are no rhizomatous weedy grasses mixed into it. If you have nut grass weeds growing in your lawn, (like we do in our back yard), you will need a more aggressive approach to removing your lawn - like that of the warm season grasses.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Warm season grasses are easy to grow but much harder to kill. You can not rototill them. You have to hand remove the grass by weeding and digging out the roots which is very labor intensive. You can also use an herbicide. Although very controversial, herbicides are the most effective way to kill the warm season grasses because it kills the roots. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A slow way to kill your grasses is water, grow and kill and repeat the cycle several times until the lawn doesn't come up anymore. This takes a lot of time and your neighbors won't be very happy with you for having such an ugly yard for so long. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">After teaching us how to kill the lawn I thought that there would be replacements recommended for a "lawn-like" plant to replace it with. We have a dog and I can't imagine having some sort of lawn type plant for her. However, I was somewhat disappointed not to be given information like that. They did give us a list of thirty plants to put in a low water requiring native plant garden, but they weren't low growing or grass like. My husband and I would like to replace our front lawn to try and decrease our ever growing water bill. Dave, my husband and a landscape architect, has been researching the different grass types that don't need much water or maintenance. So far it seems that the Carex variety of grasses are the best and look decent all year long. Some of the other types tend to need to be replaced every couple of years and who really wants to do that? If you do a google search for images and type in Carex you will see many types of this grass and they are quite attractive. Well, enough for now! This is what I learned in the first hour of class.... Sometime soon I will blog about what else I learned in the following two hours. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540696077864516001.post-80710275417971689282009-08-04T14:49:00.000-07:002009-08-04T14:52:55.715-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">For photos of Landscape Designs by David Pedersen, please see the photos posted on our flickr account:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; ">http://www.flickr.com/photos/dplandscape/sets/72157619293629550/</span><br /></div></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540696077864516001.post-91067698381551415022009-07-23T16:49:00.001-07:002009-07-23T17:07:29.864-07:00Our Australian Cattle Dog<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtifEaxuow3M7JHsTLW_jJkoJSAKYorHwfPj48h9fMaP5oc7lCWPRIskg6D9wQgA887o7hclJhiDvxA1RI5LSewY9rVChQALFPtXP607WrmGkVav9qQ8UYkVxNUI4LNGtQPjGw-_TGvSI/s1600-h/IMG_2022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtifEaxuow3M7JHsTLW_jJkoJSAKYorHwfPj48h9fMaP5oc7lCWPRIskg6D9wQgA887o7hclJhiDvxA1RI5LSewY9rVChQALFPtXP607WrmGkVav9qQ8UYkVxNUI4LNGtQPjGw-_TGvSI/s320/IMG_2022.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361807702089595650" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><div style="text-align: center;">This is Gypsy, our traveling dog. I needed to take a few photos of a project so I took her with me - she loves to ride in the car. When we got there I couldn't figure out why she wouldn't look at me or respond to my voice, and then I noticed that she was staring at horses. She was so totally focused on those horses - she would have loved nothing more than to chase them. <br /></div></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540696077864516001.post-52645029492375801212009-07-22T14:15:00.000-07:002009-07-22T14:19:46.508-07:00Tree of Life Nursery<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">This nursery is one of our favorites for California Natives. It isn't just a nursery, it is a wonderful little destination for a day trip. They have a gift store with books, flower seeds, gifts and usually complimentary coffee and cookies. Because it has been hot lately, I recommend bringing your own cool beverages and snacks.<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">They obviously have a huge assortment of California Natives as well as workshops pertaining to California Native gardening. Their web site is very thorough and I highly suggest you take a look.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">http://www.californianativeplants.com/</span></span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540696077864516001.post-7872173976632064142009-07-22T13:59:00.002-07:002012-03-14T20:16:57.532-07:00L.A. Fire Dept. approved CA native ground cover<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Ornamental Strawberry</span></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">This is a very hardy ground cover and spreads rapidly. I love plants that grow easily and are green! It grows wild but is also available at your local California Natives nursery.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540696077864516001.post-80315691635549805092009-07-22T13:31:00.000-07:002009-07-23T16:47:57.986-07:00LA County Fire Dept. Fire approved CA native tree<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4z_tGciw0PQ6X8XacTEWE1O5UEGpMDUzAboTKMrLMp-Byz5Ym7IEo6mK_CQ0wPC44QLaxx-5q3_3Gt6K9jDVEylabujJ2BKPIRXrJvl7njgIpsVhW3pxhuBvS8FWBU6VGEjN4UbSjENo/s1600-h/IMG_2013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4z_tGciw0PQ6X8XacTEWE1O5UEGpMDUzAboTKMrLMp-Byz5Ym7IEo6mK_CQ0wPC44QLaxx-5q3_3Gt6K9jDVEylabujJ2BKPIRXrJvl7njgIpsVhW3pxhuBvS8FWBU6VGEjN4UbSjENo/s320/IMG_2013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361806507723263490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8p4OxzcJzDcmD0qa9-pCCOTt2_Xv6onY-3ATplvTvuExMn9WqVgxZID5haUXcJ0lMrJpEWRpNBYBHZvlyCdylf5Ev40IGfyU_YhODBh9v7ytFAUbt-rMgXS2sM1j8zSB7CW-TpvA8X8E/s1600-h/IMG_0559.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8p4OxzcJzDcmD0qa9-pCCOTt2_Xv6onY-3ATplvTvuExMn9WqVgxZID5haUXcJ0lMrJpEWRpNBYBHZvlyCdylf5Ev40IGfyU_YhODBh9v7ytFAUbt-rMgXS2sM1j8zSB7CW-TpvA8X8E/s320/IMG_0559.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361806499629530946" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUBTYAmr-2ngHxAQelvpZKxkbYP348kehJ6tPN_5bjr5G82cAmSnYWZlVduN9yGNmIiighOH2G2Vcfga43AaawJmM0Nnw6lFMXiuooB_Amah7sQ529ZEk4o5xdf4e3DIP6j8r8UYD6oiU/s1600-h/IMG_1696.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUBTYAmr-2ngHxAQelvpZKxkbYP348kehJ6tPN_5bjr5G82cAmSnYWZlVduN9yGNmIiighOH2G2Vcfga43AaawJmM0Nnw6lFMXiuooB_Amah7sQ529ZEk4o5xdf4e3DIP6j8r8UYD6oiU/s400/IMG_1696.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361386982156047698" /></a> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; font-family:Georgia;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Platanus racemosa</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">California Sycamore</span></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This is my all time favorite tree. When my husband and I hike in the Newport Coast Area there are natural groves of these in a few spots. They give wonderful shade and the leaves are so beautiful. The photo shows very young California Sycamores just installed at the Mesa Birch Park. This park consists of mostly California Natives. Someday these will be huge and soften the look of the office buildings in the background.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:11.0pt;"><b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540696077864516001.post-69348579760648027952009-07-22T13:25:00.000-07:002009-07-23T16:42:23.002-07:00LA County Fire approved CA native shrubs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCIPrHTN3QQcrtgwg-qE1zt6VHNIlXb025ZfbL9ji8EElVITFHpKp_YkxipkksvqnaQgEd8mdb1yDn8iOqbpktJYFg4r4vFw7bLOhidpeisxLgMnPTDjeC7BrUh4omjm8FqqAhUNVM8Nw/s1600-h/IMG_0563.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCIPrHTN3QQcrtgwg-qE1zt6VHNIlXb025ZfbL9ji8EElVITFHpKp_YkxipkksvqnaQgEd8mdb1yDn8iOqbpktJYFg4r4vFw7bLOhidpeisxLgMnPTDjeC7BrUh4omjm8FqqAhUNVM8Nw/s320/IMG_0563.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361773424318960322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRt04ATDB_X5FHVeS0Qkd884XNdczFUxwQ3Zk2z-A-DrNHgzp8D2TpMS4-UspwWpjVfY5CuwrZKaPdEc7eoMXhdhQW8c20jVrIr5HKTJTb-iHv9aO2Bsdfkov1lm1re5He06FTCs2iiAc/s1600-h/IMG_1781.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRt04ATDB_X5FHVeS0Qkd884XNdczFUxwQ3Zk2z-A-DrNHgzp8D2TpMS4-UspwWpjVfY5CuwrZKaPdEc7eoMXhdhQW8c20jVrIr5HKTJTb-iHv9aO2Bsdfkov1lm1re5He06FTCs2iiAc/s320/IMG_1781.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361770131966267266" /></a><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; font-family:Verdana;">Achillea Moonshine</span><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Common name: Allan Bloom Hybrid</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I have this i</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">n my yard and I love it. The foliage is sort of a grey-green and the flowers are bright yellow. They bloom frequently and add a mass of yellow color to the landscape. This also come in other colors including pink. I haven't been able to find the other colors anywhere local. I have seen this called "Yarrow" also.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;">The pink and white Allan Bloom Hybrids were found at a park entry in Shady Canyon area.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540696077864516001.post-43931262433916133042009-07-22T13:10:00.000-07:002009-08-20T08:42:11.500-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2KF5V20RvZEuaw16puADXiazy6X6jvb0_rbeYi5DywwDDmO0oq9nHsGCCA0Bqnm4RuNYUPcTT5DA7fEDNtAerxDvjkeH1431kwHMSP07JbP8FsjncfoQqmQQ2iCIR8CrmHJhZ6fIPZY/s1600-h/IMG_2016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2KF5V20RvZEuaw16puADXiazy6X6jvb0_rbeYi5DywwDDmO0oq9nHsGCCA0Bqnm4RuNYUPcTT5DA7fEDNtAerxDvjkeH1431kwHMSP07JbP8FsjncfoQqmQQ2iCIR8CrmHJhZ6fIPZY/s320/IMG_2016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361803219142668914" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Salvia greggii</span></b></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US;font-family:Verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US;font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Common</span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US;font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> Name:</span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US;font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Autumn Sage</span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><br /></span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I don't have red in my landscape anymore but every time I see Autumn Sage in a garden or while hiking in the local mountains, I stop to admire it. I took this photo at the Mesa-Birch</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Park that was designed by David Pedersen and consists of mostly California Natives.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540696077864516001.post-28922515400552996122009-07-22T12:59:00.000-07:002009-07-23T16:38:13.517-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylzCV3exQUfe53j5nqyRj1PnO2rKSOEbl1x1zXRtrKzm1MfSPXLclNzgXlzqqR83aQpI4WblSPeCVKGhwoFARAsoK2FqZnZitWZ4SVEHJnAeb3zOHXcm7h1dzUZt7ZJ3DDtadYWsZH9s/s1600-h/G10.**JPG.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylzCV3exQUfe53j5nqyRj1PnO2rKSOEbl1x1zXRtrKzm1MfSPXLclNzgXlzqqR83aQpI4WblSPeCVKGhwoFARAsoK2FqZnZitWZ4SVEHJnAeb3zOHXcm7h1dzUZt7ZJ3DDtadYWsZH9s/s400/G10.**JPG.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361378096313509058" /></a><br /><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Lavandula dentata<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; font-family:Verdana;"></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Common name: French Lavender</span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">French Lavender is in the foreground of this Shady Canyon landscape, designed by David Pedersen, Inc. It is hardy and blooms frequently. We also have this in our front yard.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;font-size:18px;"><br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540696077864516001.post-9677333385114875412009-07-22T12:55:00.000-07:002009-07-23T16:39:04.953-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWYH48nG0rmfhlUXf3AVGflZ6owi5FOddu4vMYh7UBgOJQeXZFVbPgPx-wtPUhBXau1M-iRN1d8FneZLChyphenhyphen_WiqROGSxOBBvF6thDfIieChfmsWP3ZqnQj2LsiTeow8YOZCWH-cvoxL34/s1600-h/IMG_1280.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWYH48nG0rmfhlUXf3AVGflZ6owi5FOddu4vMYh7UBgOJQeXZFVbPgPx-wtPUhBXau1M-iRN1d8FneZLChyphenhyphen_WiqROGSxOBBvF6thDfIieChfmsWP3ZqnQj2LsiTeow8YOZCWH-cvoxL34/s320/IMG_1280.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361774374365983266" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Botanical Name:Cercis occidentalis</span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Common Name(s): </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Western Redbud</span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Although considered a shrub, we often use this as a specimen tree.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The flowers are gorgeous and this has a cottage feel to it. We recently put one of these in the front yard of a craftsman home and it looks gorgeous. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">This photo was taken on some walking trails on the Irvine Ranch Water District Property.</span></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540696077864516001.post-27522651863201298422009-07-22T12:47:00.000-07:002009-07-22T12:54:48.437-07:00Fire Resistant California Natives<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">There are some beautiful choices in plant material amongst the California Natives. Some natives, however, are prone to drying out and are highly flammable. My husband and I had two seperate family members affected by the last fire storm in San Diego, one of them even had to rebuild their entire family home. Because of this, we have been more interested in California Natives that are also considered "fire resistant." There are lists available now that show which plants are approved both by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California as well as the Los Angeles Fire Department and other surrounding Fire Departments. No plants can actually prevent a fire from happening, but plants that stay green and have a high moisture content are less likely to add fuel to an already dry, hot, or dangerous situation. A complete list of fire resistant California Natives are available at this site: <br /><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">http://www.bewaterwise.com/fire02.html<br /><br />In my next post I am going to mention a few of the California Natives that my husband and I have used in our own landscapes as well as a few used in one of his projects - a California Native park that was installed recently in Newport Beach, Caliofornia on Acacia Street. </span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540696077864516001.post-15468723208961210552009-07-21T10:57:00.000-07:002009-07-21T11:05:00.622-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhECxiyK-vBxEp3_IqtPL0Sr3Ph4vjBGQs-SifdveKqMQNeVl_TAazxg3fCqvtMT2kKhcU6HUFUxJtrfqPo5mAVurV8zJ6bQZKBl_tgLxsNz0yiNli69WzQ9c5iux3X9qbXlyzhxg5EF4M/s1600-h/IMG_2177.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhECxiyK-vBxEp3_IqtPL0Sr3Ph4vjBGQs-SifdveKqMQNeVl_TAazxg3fCqvtMT2kKhcU6HUFUxJtrfqPo5mAVurV8zJ6bQZKBl_tgLxsNz0yiNli69WzQ9c5iux3X9qbXlyzhxg5EF4M/s400/IMG_2177.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360975926295344450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJKEw9-WaIlGWKuhgdsATss9C53qGAsIn2v4AuwtfPGcLa9nryReSoZTX_9HKL_aW1jGp64cSC3c_BlkVMPa10buXoyjEqg6typ2nO2ClPqa4U7wF1DvRY6C0emeBIpKayBNr8smT6lI/s1600-h/IMG_1438.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJKEw9-WaIlGWKuhgdsATss9C53qGAsIn2v4AuwtfPGcLa9nryReSoZTX_9HKL_aW1jGp64cSC3c_BlkVMPa10buXoyjEqg6typ2nO2ClPqa4U7wF1DvRY6C0emeBIpKayBNr8smT6lI/s400/IMG_1438.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360975921534704434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1IEBjcz-eOp-Dxg_2QYZ3RDHYzHhZ7Nzz5T0tn6MQSjCXzYZPekvxQkYqKA9zsvVuVEfOZmp1hIyVjHFHP4cSsM4Mw-ty0Ekx-nkN_6D7vnRu3hcOsMNVVI-iIZ4B2jBAVZ5bQ8Rqsks/s1600-h/ogrady8.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1IEBjcz-eOp-Dxg_2QYZ3RDHYzHhZ7Nzz5T0tn6MQSjCXzYZPekvxQkYqKA9zsvVuVEfOZmp1hIyVjHFHP4cSsM4Mw-ty0Ekx-nkN_6D7vnRu3hcOsMNVVI-iIZ4B2jBAVZ5bQ8Rqsks/s400/ogrady8.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360974576365772002" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0