by Alana Chau | Sep 24, 2020 | Before and Afters, Customer Testimonials, No lawn back yard
Designing a Garden for Bees & Birds Client Wish List Doreen and Sam wanted a no-grass pollinator paradise in their backyard. They are successful vegetable and fruit gardeners and wanted to maintain that function in the new garden without sacrificing beauty. The...
by Alana Chau | Aug 6, 2020 | Before and Afters, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, No Lawn Front Yards, Rain Garden
Colorful Low Maintenance Landscape Update In St. Johns Clients Wish List Terry and Connie wanted a carefree front yard with nice curb appeal. After new construction finished next door, they felt motivated to update their mess of a front yard (their words, not mine!)....
by Carol | Jul 21, 2020 | Before and Afters, Customer Testimonials, Dog and Cat Friendly Gardens, Landscape Styles, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, New Improved Plants, Plants I Recommend, Tree Selection
How to Adapt When the Modern Landscape Design Changes My new clients are a family of six, four humans and two dogs. Their home near Portland’s Mt Tabor is three stories (2 plus a daylight basement) of mid century modern. It’s what I call a sleeper home. The...
by Carol | Jun 24, 2020 | Before and Afters, Deck Design, Landscape Styles, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, No Lawn Front Yards, Synthetic Lawn and Dogs
Woodstock Mid Century Modern Landscape Design Remodel Starts with the Right Fence Mid century modern landscape in Woodstock neighborhood I got a phone call from Larry and Jan. I could tell we were a great match from the first phone call. This 1955 home sits on...
by Alana Chau | Jun 4, 2020 | Before and Afters, Deck Design, No lawn back yard
Updated Hardscape With Existing Native Oregon Plants Clients Wish List This client is a gardener extraordinaire. She had several beloved existing plants to work into the design, and a list of favorite plants. The planting plan would be a collaborative design effort...
by Alana Chau | May 22, 2020 | Before and Afters, Customer Testimonials, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, No lawn back yard, Plants I Recommend, Tree Selection
Concordia Backyard Re-Design Clients Wish List Josh and Gina lived in this NE Portland home in the Concordia neighborhood for many years before deciding it was time to hire a landscape designer to redo the backyard. They wanted to convert the garage into an...
