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by Jeffrey Gordon Smith Landscape Architecture
Baywood Park, CA, US 93402 · 636 photos
Avila Valley Estate
http://www.jgsdesigns.com

 
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lindsayrazzaz wrote:
Beautiful work. What is the groundcover between the pavers? Thanks! »
· · Comment · 4 months ago
Jeffrey Gordon Smith Landscape Architecture This is Elfin Thyme!
4 months ago ·
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mccoyke wrote:
what type of trees are the tall skinny ones? »
· Comment · 8 months ago
Jeffrey Gordon Smith Landscape Architecture These are Italian Cypress .
7 months ago ·
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barbdire wrote:
What is the beautiful corner specimen tree, please? - It does not look gray enough to be an olive. I'm looking for a tree that looks like an olive tree but will thrive in a zone 7. »
· Comment · 12 months ago
Jeffrey Gordon Smith Landscape Architecture This is an Olive, Olea europa.
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mbosher wrote:
Irrigation - What type of irrigation did you use for the elfin thyme, if any? »
· Comment · 13 months ago
Jeffrey Gordon Smith Landscape Architecture Netafim subsurface drip irrigation. http://www.netafim.com/
13 months ago ·
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Cindi Keller wrote:
Are the 4'x4' poured in place? »
· Comment · 14 months ago
lucygallo I am wondering the same thing, I called several precast places in Miami and all have the same suggestion "pour them yourself"
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