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A short montage of an amazing peaceful garden, home office and waiting area. This amazing Asian-themed garden is a joy to visit and also to work in. Once ensconced in its small, private world, you would never expect that you are in the middle of the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles.
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One of my client’s has an amazing home office set amid this equally as amazing garden. I was visiting for a computer support call today and asked if I could take a few pictures to share with you.The garden is Asian-themed and is such a peaceful spot even in the midst of the San Fernando Valley. I could imagine myself working quite happily in this garden.
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My son is a huge Minecraft fan — and a bit of an expert — so I am trying to get him to give me some secrets of Minecraft. With the little time I have in-game, I decided to see if I could use it to do a little playing and maybe even some planning.
Here is my small stab at a little Minecraft gardening. I have put in some pumpkins, melons and even a small stand of wheat their in the back. (LAUGH)
I am going to work up a video of my playing around and maybe give you some ideas how you can use Minecraft yourself.
You can find out more about Minecraft at Minecraft.net
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Remember that hug pile of mulch we had dropped off last weekend?
Gone!
All the paths in both the front and back gardens, as well as the side of our driveway are now covered with a good level of mulch that should last for at least 2 seasons. We need to take a bit more off that stack on the side of the driveway there, but that is more a case of raking into the rest of the area than actually carting it around.
It actually took less time that I thought it might. The backyard took the longest due to the need to move the mulch farther using the wheelbarrow. The front yard took a fraction of the time as it was simply closer to the mulch pile. It was also a smaller area to cover.
Would I do this again? Probably, although I think I would hire a couple of guys to help us move around the mulch and spend more time supervising myself. It was a big job, but good to know that between myself, my wife and my son, we were able to get it done in a relatively short time. Total actually work time over 2 weekends was probably about 6 hours.
I grabbed 3 short videos using the SocialCam iPhone app while at the Southern California Spring Garden Show 2012. Enjoy!
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Another sketch from my gardening journal.
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This large central decoration at the Souther California Spring Garden Show was designed by Fiesta Floats, who regularly design parade floats for the annual Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California.
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We trying out a method of planting small bunches of carrots in deep vertical containers. We don’t really have a good ground plot for carrots, so this container allows us to have decent, soft soil and move it around to get the best sunlight. Right on cue, the seedlings emerged about 2 days ago. I’ll report further as they develop.
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Garden designed and created by:
Sarah’s Gardens
Sarah’s Garden 714.916.3106
Garden Pros Landscape & Construction 714.387.4753
714-397-4753 or 714-387-4753
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