- (1/10/12)
- I am under strict orders from Julia and Bella to put a more recent picture up. They change so fast and they think the original one(that I love!!, but is 4 years old…) is outdated. I can’t bear to remove the old one, but I will put a new one, of the three of us, at the top!
- the girls on ice (Bella, Carla & Julia)
Growing up, here in the beautiful SF bay area, my very least favorite chore was working in the garden. (there were BUGS!) Now, flowers…trees…plants of all kinds…stone walls…brick paths…garden designs…sun exposure, all these things live in my head- every day, almost all day on some days. I guess this is no more unusual than hating onions as a child and then becoming an onion farmer, but to me it’s still seems a little funny because to this day I maintain quite a stubborn aversion to bugs!
Anyway, this is what I do. Plants. gardens. exterior decorating, landscapes. It’s also who I am, in addition to being the devoted mother of Julia and Isabella. I can’t, nor do I want to, imagine my life with out any of these beautiful things. Someday I want to be a really old lady with a garden that draws people to it. Including me.
Oh yeah, my business is Carla Lazzarini Design. I live in Half Moon Bay, California and I imagine, make and keep gardens for myself and clients all over the San Francisco Bay Area.
UPDATE (as of 9/22/09)…
I figured I should update this page because my family configuration has changed since I started this blog! I now have a heavenly husband and a divine daughter-in-law!
Julia, Bella, Carla, Jeff and Tara
Hi Carla!
Aunt Carol just sent me un update on your blog and I just love it! Wish you’d come down and do our yard! Mike loves to work in the yard and I, unfortunately, like to sit by the pool! Hope you and are your girls are enjoying summer . . . come and visit any time! (Love Jeff’s chair, tell him hi!)
xoxo Carolyn
Hi Carla! I loved your blog!! You are such a talented artist (and I love Jeff’s chair). Wish you could come do our yard! Mike loves to work in the garden, but I unfortunately, just like to sit by the pool. xoxox
Carolyn
Thanks, Carolyn! I’m glad you’re enjoying it. We’re at your aunt Carol’s house right now- on our way to B.C… I wish I could come down there & do your yard too!
Hi Family. Love the blog!! very impressed. love to U all.
Thanks, Sister!! (if you subscribe- on the ‘home page’- you’ll get updates when I write new posts…) Love you!
Beautiful blog, website, garden, family, by a beautiful daughter!
Love
Awwwww! Thanks, maman!
Sister! I just saw your web/blog page. Very Impressed!! You are an amazing artist, person, mom, & sister-in-law. I love you! NOW….please come to Dubai and transform my yard to look like yours. The HEAT is tough to deal with. I’ve been reduced to various “cactus” like plants that can stand the direct sun. I bring “Miracle Grow” from the States and it seems to help a lot! But what else can I do?
Sister- You’re already doing the right things! Sticking with succulents, cactus-y plants and natives is best. You won’t have to fight nature as much. When I’m creating a garden in a unfamiliar or difficult environment, the first thing I do is walk or drive around the immediate area and observe what’s already growing that looks healthy & happy- then plant those plants. How you combine them and place them gets a little more tricky. That part is hard to explain. You’re right, I’d have to come see you to help with that part! Good luck and keep watering & fertilizing… – Sister
PS: thanks for the sweet compliments!