Heather Lenkin on KRLA 870 - Home Wizards

This last Saturday morning, Heather Lenkin made a guest appearance on KRLA 870 radio here in Los Angeles.  The radio show, Home Wizards, is put on by a fellow garden enthusiast, Cindy Dole on Saturday mornings. Highlights included 12 Design Tips for creating a successful home and garden landscape, 20 great heat loving flowers that can withstand the So Cal heat waves, and we even gave away some very fun pot designs for the balcony to our loyal listeners!

12 Design Tips - For a Successful Home

 Landscape

1. Relate the parts to the whole – link the interior to the exterior, the exterior to the interior, and the architecture to the garden.   
2. Create a welcoming approach and arrival sequence   
   
3. Create a great entry                
   
4. Create a perimeter framework – borders, walls, garden rooms
   
5. Accentuate the Positive, Eliminate the Negative – Vistas and Views , Focal Points
   
6. Links and passages
   
7. Proportion and Scale
8. Illusion and Drama
   
9. Pattern, Repetition, Rhythm, Cadence
   
10. Color, seasonal interest, texture, scent
    
11. Invite wildlife
    
12. Entertain yourself

20 Heat Loving Flowers - For Summer Gardens

1. ageratum (bottom right)
   
2. alyssum (top right)
3. angelonia
   
4. blue hibiscus
   
5. brazilian plume flower, justicia carnea
6. cestrum
7. cuphea  
   
8. hibiscus
   
9. lion's tale, leonitis leonorus
   
10. lobelia (middle right)
11. marigold
    
12. nicotiana
13. pentas
    
14. petunia
15. portulaca
16. princess flower
    
17. salvia
    
18. verbena
19. vinca
20. zauschneria California fuscia