Due to the year round warm temperatures of Los Angeles, many homeowners think that this is the ideal environment for designing a tropical landscape. But warmth is not the only requirement for a successful tropical garden design. Tropical plants thrive...
Jane Gates is a professional artist, landscape contractor, and garden coach who has been writing regular print garden columns for Los Angeles magazines and newspapers for over a decade as well as having published over 1500 Internet articles. Owner of Gates & Croft Horticultural Design, she has won awards for her designs, is a member of the Garden Writers Association, and holds art and design degrees from the Rhode Island School of Design and the Academia di Perugia in Italy. Jane has over 25 years of experience in the green industry.
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