by Carol | Apr 20, 2016 | Design Basics, Drought Tolerant Garden, Garden Tips, No Lawn Front Yards
Three years into my career as an independent landscape designer I wanted to create a simpler and more accessible process of affordable landscape design for smaller properties. The result is Landscape Design in a Day, which works like this: Step 1: Using the Design...
by Carol | Apr 6, 2016 | Before and Afters, Customer Testimonials, Design Basics, Garden Tips
Drought Tolerant Planting for Updated Garden Curb Appeal Carrie is a real estate agent and understands the importance of curb appeal. She wanted some for her own home. She hoped for colorful easy care plants, low water needs and a good winter look as well as...
by Carol | Jan 20, 2016 | Design Basics, Garden Tips, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, New Improved Plants, Plants I Recommend, Winter Gardening
The Right Dwarf Mugo Pine Can Be the Perfect Addition to Your Low Maintenance Landscape For success in the landscape (which I define as “right plant right place”), it’s important to get the exact plant specified by your designer. Early in my career I...
by Carol | Oct 21, 2015 | Customer Testimonials, Design Basics, Dramatic Flowers, Garden Tips
My client, Sheri Mead, sent me this note from Camas, Washington. What she had to say points out several important garden design concepts: “Hi Carol, I thought of you this morning as I got to the bottom of my stairs, turned the corner and was greeted with a...
by Carol | Jul 1, 2015 | Design Basics, Dog and Cat Friendly Gardens, Garden Tips, Plants I Recommend
Hardscape Is A Great Addition To Your Landscaping I use large built in planters to solve a variety of landscape problems and here are some of my favorites. This front yard planter is about creating privacy for the living room window. Their Willamette Heights house is...
by Carol | Jun 3, 2015 | Before and Afters, Design Basics, Dog and Cat Friendly Gardens, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, Synthetic Lawn and Dogs
Hardscapes Support Lake Oswego Garden Landscaping Garden Consultation – Margaret hired me as a garden coach. We worked together for several years. Her property in Lake Oswego has typical problems; clay soil, greedy tree roots, soggy lawn with moss and drainage...
