by Angela Gonzalez | Dec 14, 2017 | Landscaping, Patios
California gatherings are often celebrated outdoors. For those of us that enjoy outdoor gatherings, especially during the holiday seasons. Follow these 5 simple tips to make sure you’re the ultimate host. Call Your Outdoor Makeover Specialist Most importantly...
by Angela Gonzalez | Jan 17, 2013 | Stone Pavers, Uncategorized
Long weekends like the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday take people outside. I like to think of them as an exodus from office chairs and television screens, to sunshine and BBQ chicken with friends. However, the view may be startling for some. Un-kept lawns, cracking...
by Angela Gonzalez | Dec 27, 2012 | Landscaping
Landscaping requires lots of irrigation, which hurts wallets and the environment. Grass lawns require as much as 10 gallons per square foot per year! A small lawn at 30 feet by ten feet, 300 square feet, would consume 3,000 gallons of water a year. That’s a lot...
by Angela Gonzalez | Dec 21, 2012 | Stone Pavers
On Tuesday December 11 2012, Rachel L. McCarty of Reddick, FL arrived home from work and hit a big bump in her driveway. She got out of her car and discovered approximately 300 square feet of her driveway gone. She had not authorized anyone to remove the driveway, and...
by Angela Gonzalez | Dec 20, 2012 | Landscaping, Patios, Stone Pavers
Rain purifies the air, and cleanses the ground. It can be polite, or a terrible force of nature to be feared. New hardscape designs always include a drainage plan, and installers meticulously carry out those plans. On a driveway, rain combined with improper drainage...
by Angela Gonzalez | Dec 17, 2012 | Landscaping
On a recent trip to Ojai, CA with family I noted something beautiful: desert landscaping in a raised planter bed lined with local boulders. The shopping center on West Ojai Ave., Hwy 150, incorporated the local horticulture as a design theme throughout the shopping...
by Angela Gonzalez | Dec 14, 2012 | Patios, Stone Pavers
As a design and installation company, Genesis sees a lot of driveways. We recently just hit our 10,000th job! Most of those hardscape projects incorporate manufactured concrete pavers, but every once in a while we meet a customer who wants something different, natural...
by Angela Gonzalez | Dec 12, 2012 | Landscaping, Patios
Looking to create a beautiful outdoor space for your home and family? Don’t want to settle for a simple potted plant? Great! Genesis is here to help. We’ve been designing outdoor spaces since 1993, and we love creating outdoor patios. A back patio carries...
by Angela Gonzalez | Dec 11, 2012 | Landscaping, Pools and Pool Decks, Retaining Walls, Stone Pavers
The image featured in the previous post, Outdoor BBQ: Living Out of Doors, was taken at a San Diego project Genesis recently completed. Pleased with project, we decided to make a video showcasing the project. I hope this is the first of many “Design...
by Angela Gonzalez | Nov 28, 2012 | Landscaping, Pools and Pool Decks, Stone Pavers
Ever feel like there’s an old friend you keep forgetting to call? Someone you would visit often as a child? I’m here to tell you you’re not crazy. It’s the sun. And he misses you. So many individuals spend the majority of their weeks...
