by Landscape Design in a Day | May 20, 2026 | Backyard Landscape Design, Backyard Office or Studio, Before and Afters, covered outdoor enertaining, garage design, Outdoor Living
Wabash Cabana project before: view of old garage doors (and family dog). Cabana Project Recap In Wabash Backyard Landscape Design Part 1, we discussed the design challenges of reimagining a small space next to a garage into a beautiful outdoor space plus a...
by Carol | Apr 29, 2026 | Backyard Landscape Design, Backyard Office or Studio, Before and Afters, covered outdoor enertaining, garage design, Outdoor Living
Tiny backyard in Arbor Lodge gets an experienced designer to make space for outdoor living East face of the garage before we open up the cabana side and add a set of small garage access doors. Arbor Lodge tiny backyard landscape design remodels the garage to get...
by Landscape Design in a Day | Mar 12, 2026 | Backyard Landscape Design, Before and Afters, covered outdoor enertaining, Economical Landscape Design, garage design, Hardscape Design, Outdoor Living
Let’s talk about one of the smartest, most sustainable moves we made: saving and reusing their old patio pavers. The polymeric sand should be replaced occasionally as normal maintenance. Giving Old Pavers a New Life The “Money-Saving and Environment-Saving Award” for...
by Carol | Mar 5, 2026 | Backyard Landscape Design, Before and Afters, covered outdoor enertaining, Economical Landscape Design, garage design, Hardscape Design, Outdoor Living
Small Portland Backyard, Big Northwest Dreams: Designing a North Portland Outdoor Living Space Clients love their house and neighborhood but want dining, lounging and grass for their dog. It’s too small. What do do? The Dream: Reimagining Outdoor...
by Carol | May 4, 2015 | Before and Afters, Customer Testimonials, garage design
My clients had a large property that had been a historic dairy. They already had the fabulous old craftsman house that they had lovingly restored. I was hired to create a landscape design. They needed a detached garage for cars, extra parking and a studio for...