Elizabeth Miller Fine Gardens

06/05/2020

Look!
Norries Garden shop at the arboretum sells Leucospermum "High Gold" and illustrates its beauty with a photo of one growing in one of my designs! If you want one in your garden too, go to their new website shopucscarboretum...

01/25/2020

A new sump pump for my own garden! soon to be beautiful again! good drainage is key to many of the flowers and fruits we want to grow...

02/16/2019

Look the design for Terrace Homes was recognized by Scotts Valley Water District Last month! replacing lawns with drought tolerant plants and keeping rainwater on site!

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01/31/2019

rain rain ! we will now never tire of it! life giving, sweet sounding lovely rain!

California's "polar vortex"-influenced dry spell not as long as anticipated In my last post, I discussed the potential for an extended California dry spell--largely the result of time-lagged effects from a recent split of the stratospheric polar vortex and subsequent disruption of the Norther

11/22/2018

A new project... a garden for a creative couple and for hummingbirds.... stay tuned!

07/29/2018

I was invited to visit a garden I designed several years ago... My lovely clients have really cared for it and enjoy it so much... very gratifying to see... and they only water every three weeks!

03/14/2018

A new project is a new adventure.. this is the before photo...

03/12/2018

a small commercial planting to enhance entry and street presence

03/12/2018

So fortunate to have been selected to replace lawns and root invasive Liquidambar trees with beautiful low maintenance drought tolerant plants for a whole neighborhood in Scotts Valley...

03/12/2018

another sweet small very personal garden....

03/12/2018

this beautiful garden is now three years old and still looking great. Thanks to wonderful clients who really care for it.