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Our Landscaping Ideas of Greatness today focuses on Segmental Retaining Walls. Scarlett’s Landscape, Inc has installed many of these walls in the Ventura and Santa Barbara area, most recently completing two projects in Carpinteria and Oakview, which is near Ojai. These are also commonly referred to as keystone walls because […]

Pots are a nice addition to any landscape and we try incorporate them into all our landscape designs. Today we are going to show you how to correctly plant a pot as well as add irrigation and drainage. These photos are from a job we recently did in Faria Beach, […]

Well its a new year and here in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties its the time of the year it can be cold and rainy. We want to give you a couple tips for getting your landscape through the winter.   First off, you want to make sure that your drains, drainage […]

Our featured project this month is a small but highly necessary drainage project we completed recently in Thousand Oaks. As you will see in the photos, this client’s garage actually sat below grade in the corner of their front yard. To compound matters, they had some man made hills that […]

Great news for Water Wise Landscapes in Santa Barbara, Goleta, Montecito, Summerland, Carpinteria and other areas of Santa Barbara county! The family of Santa Barbara County water providers has gotten together and approved a program that gives you cash for making your garden more water wise. Rebates are available up […]

December Christmas Lights Contest – Win a Full Color Landscape Design for your front or back yard! Post your house photo to our Facebook Wall and we will announce the winner on December 31st. Must be a current photo of your home…Seasons Greetings!

Starting December 1st, sign up for our e-newsletter and enter to win one of 5 $50 Wood Ranch Gift Cards. Wood Ranch is a Ventura County and Santa Barbara favorite for a uniquely American BBQ Dining Experience and if youre one of the few who have never tried it, youre in for […]

Whenever we design a new project for a customer here in Ventura County, we always include low voltage landscape lighting whether or not it was asked for. And more often then not, customers say “Why do I need that?”, especially when they see the price. But for the typical front or backyard […]

Environmentally speaking, sacrificing turf benefits by mandating native plants is net negative when viewed from a perspective that considers more than water conservation alone. Every situation is different, but get the facts before you make a decision Air purification All plants convert carbon dioxide to oxygen through photosynthesis. The rate […]