by Alana Chau | Jun 24, 2022 | Before and Afters, Dog and Cat Friendly Gardens, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, No lawn back yard
Outdoor Living Needed in Grant Park Residential Landscape Design These Grant Park homeowners just finished updating the stucco exterior of their home and were eager to finally tackle the landscape. The entry was not working at all; it wasn’t clear how to get to...
by Carol | May 19, 2022 | Dog and Cat Friendly Gardens, Garden Tips, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, No lawn back yard, No Lawn Front Yards, Shade Garden Tips, Synthetic Lawn and Dogs
Dog friendly Back Yards in North Portland Here at Landscape Design in a Day we create a lot of dog friendly landscapes for our Portland clients. Today I’ll share my experience (pro and con) with 5 typical surfaces for dog friendly backyards. And I’ll...
by Alana Chau | Jan 20, 2022 | Dog and Cat Friendly Gardens, Garden Tips, Plants I Recommend, Synthetic Lawn and Dogs
Protecting Plants from Dogs in Portland Landscapes Carol had the opportunity to be interviewed by Houzz about Protecting Your Pet From Your Yard and Your Yard from your Pet. There are more tidbits and photos in this blog. But first, a story… Some clients of...
by Carol | Dec 30, 2021 | Accessory Dwelling Unit ADU, Before and Afters, Customer Testimonials, Dog and Cat Friendly Gardens, Garden Tips, No lawn back yard, Tree Selection
Happy Landscape Creating Privacy in Kerns Neighborhood I love to create privacy landscape design solutions that integrate solutions to all the issues. Next let me say I love this property because it’s tricky and the design is going to be all about happy outdoor...
by Carol | Feb 25, 2021 | Before and Afters, Customer Testimonials, Dog and Cat Friendly Gardens, Garden Tips
Landscape in Irvington Neighborhood for Downsizing Boomer Clients My clients had just moved into a bungalow on a small lot in NE Portland. They are baby boomers and were downsizing from a larger home and property. This house was “charm” itself with a...
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...
