by Gonzalez Angela | Dec 27, 2012 | Landscaping
Landscaping requires lots of irrigation, which hurts wallets and the environment. Grass lawns require as much as 10 gallons per square foot per year! A small lawn at 30 feet by ten feet, 300 square feet, would consume 3,000 gallons of water a year. That’s a lot...
by Gonzalez Angela | Dec 20, 2012 | Landscaping, Patios, Stone Pavers
Rain purifies the air, and cleanses the ground. It can be polite, or a terrible force of nature to be feared. New hardscape designs always include a drainage plan, and installers meticulously carry out those plans. On a driveway, rain combined with improper drainage...
by Gonzalez Angela | Dec 17, 2012 | Landscaping
On a recent trip to Ojai, CA with family I noted something beautiful: desert landscaping in a raised planter bed lined with local boulders. The shopping center on West Ojai Ave., Hwy 150, incorporated the local horticulture as a design theme throughout the shopping...
by Gonzalez Angela | Dec 12, 2012 | Landscaping, Patios
Looking to create a beautiful outdoor space for your home and family? Don’t want to settle for a simple potted plant? Great! Genesis is here to help. We’ve been designing outdoor spaces since 1993, and we love creating outdoor patios. A back patio carries...
by Gonzalez Angela | Dec 11, 2012 | Landscaping, Pools and Pool Decks, Retaining Walls, Stone Pavers
The image featured in the previous post, Outdoor BBQ: Living Out of Doors, was taken at a San Diego project Genesis recently completed. Pleased with project, we decided to make a video showcasing the project. I hope this is the first of many “Design...
by Gonzalez Angela | Nov 28, 2012 | Landscaping, Pools and Pool Decks, Stone Pavers
Ever feel like there’s an old friend you keep forgetting to call? Someone you would visit often as a child? I’m here to tell you you’re not crazy. It’s the sun. And he misses you. So many individuals spend the majority of their weeks...
