This photo taken last week at Heritage Garden, shows the pavers we installed at the entrance to the corner of the garden, at Steven Smith and Grand, Escondido. Steven Smith Landscape, Inc. is currently participating in a collaborative effort to build this park in the

Armando submitted this just in time for Easter greetings. Osteospermum or African Daisy is a member of the Asteraceae family. They like sunny, well-drained conditions and are a tender perennial; best in an area where the winters are frost-free.  Used as a ground cover and

We installed several trees last week, including oranges, avocados and these 36″ box Olive trees. This urban ‘oasis’ is really taking shape beautifully.  Our crews are working hard towards the shared vision of Heritage Garden, Escondido.  We will return this week to document the continued

 Steven Smith Landscape, Inc. is currently participating in a collaborative effort to build a park in the City of Escondido, at the corner of Grand and Steven Smith. The planning stages for “Heritage Garden” have been underway for several months. All the materials and labor

   The evergreen pear tree, Pyrus kawakamii is an early and prolific bloomer.  Found throughout San Diego County, it is prized for its showy winter bloom, and can grow as high as 30′ and also as wide.  They bear a small inedible fruit.  There are

I found this photo in our files that Chris Cutler had taken awhile back.  After some research we decided it was a type of geranium, but what exactly? There are many websites to help you identify plants, if you can set some parameters: petal color,

Searching through our extensive photo archives, I came across this striking flower, from one of our residential installations.  It belongs to Caesalpinia pulcherrima, also known as Peacock Flower, Red Bird of Paradise, Dwarf Poinciana or Pride of Barbados.  Caesalpinia is a rapid growing mounding deciduous

 Once again Steven Smith Landscape, Inc. got a request  from our friends at Stone Brewing Company.  This time Chris Cochran, Community Relations Manager asked for well worn pickaxes, for the September 2012 groundbreaking ceremony of Stone’s new, 22,000-square-foot restaurant and brewery in Liberty Station. Our

Cyclamen persicum  (red and white varieties pictured ) is a beautiful choice for holiday color beds and planters.  Unlike the Poinsettia, Cyclamen is a hardy tuberous perennial with longer lasting blooms (3-4 months vs. just a few weeks for Poinsettia).  The red and white Cyclamen

Steve Smith made an incredible journey this October in the 2012 Million Dollar Challenge for the Challenged Athletes Foundation. ‘The 620 mile journey down the California Coastline from San Francisco to San Diego is a week filled with iconic scenery, epic mileage, and friendship. Every