by Carol | Jul 11, 2018 | Design Basics, Garden Tips, Landscape Styles, No lawn back yard
Hardscape Landscaping Tips for your Firepit A Portland residential landscape designer shares her thoughts about placing a firepit. My client Lisa had a dream about sitting out in her garden even when it’s cold. I was enthusiastic until I heard she wanted a fixed...
by Carol | Apr 4, 2018 | Before and Afters, Design Basics, Garden Tips, New Improved Plants, Plants I Recommend, Tree Selection
Trees for Portland Residential Landscape Design in Woodstock neighborhood One September afternoon while in Portland’s Woodstock neighborhood I drove by a former client’s home. My clients had moved, and I was curious to see how the design (installed a...
by Carol | Jun 28, 2017 | Design Basics, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, No Lawn Front Yards
Boulders create opportunity in Portland landscape designs. As a Portland landscape designer I love boulders. They are so versatile and especially helpful with complex small urban properties. New construction properties in the city are always on difficult lots now...
by Carol | Jun 15, 2016 | Before and Afters, Customer Testimonials, Design Basics, No Lawn Front Yards
I recently got this great email from my client Cathy. She said “Hi Carol, People stop on a regular basis and ply Greg and I for info on who did the landscape design. We both often blank on your name but Greg did remember your company name today. Anyway, the...
by Carol | Jun 1, 2016 | Design Basics, Dramatic Flowers, Garden Tips, New Improved Plants, Parking Strips, Plants I Recommend, Shade Plants, Tree Selection
Portland Landscape Designer Appreciates Diversity of Dogwood Trees The diversity of dogwoods is well illustrated by these two trees: Cornus Kousa ‘Summer Gold’ and Cornus Controversa ‘June Snow’. Colorful Summer Privacy Tree for Small...
by Carol | May 18, 2016 | Design Basics, Dramatic Flowers, Garden Tips, New Improved Plants, Parking Strips, Plants I Recommend, Shade Plants, Tree Selection
Diversity of Dogwoods – Part I Dogwoods are a very large family. There are twiggy shrub dogwoods whose hot colored stems light up the winter landscape. There is a dogwood who blooms in March with yellow flowers and makes an edible fruit. There are semi...
