by Carol | Mar 7, 2018 | Easy Edibles, Garden Tips, New Improved Plants, Plants I Recommend
Never-Fail Blueberry Varieties for Portland Gardens A few more thoughts on choosing blueberry plants. Last time we discussed some basics for choosing blueberries. I give you a larger selection to consider and continue to encourage the purchase of big plants. Here’s a...
by Carol | Feb 21, 2018 | Dog and Cat Friendly Gardens, Garden Tips, Winter Gardening
Checking for Landscape Safety Hazards Your kids spend the cold and wet Portland winter months cooped up inside, looking for things to do and ways to burn off a whole lot of pent-up energy. When the weather finally warms up in the spring, it’s a mad rush for bicycles,...
by Carol | Feb 7, 2018 | Dog and Cat Friendly Gardens, Dramatic Flowers, Garden Tips, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, No lawn back yard, Shade Garden Tips, Shade Plants, Tree Selection
North Portland Residential Landscape Design for Shade Chris and Jennifer of North Portland contacted me for help with their large shady back yard. Problems They were overwhelmed with the high maintenance of lawn under huge trees. They wanted a back yard for...
by Carol | Jan 24, 2018 | Dramatic Flowers, Garden Tips, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, Plants I Recommend
Portland Year-Round Color Using Chinese Fringe Flower As a Portland residential landscape designer, I have many clients who want exciting year-round color in their landscapes. If they love burgundy foliage (either you love it or hate it, it seems) I often consider...
by Carol | Dec 27, 2017 | Garden Tips, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, New Improved Plants, Plants I Recommend
Pruning Nandina easily, the perfect low maintenance plant, for Portland residential landscapes I promised I would follow up from my last blog about Nandina domestica – Heavenly Bamboo and how seriously low maintenance they are. I’ll give you my easy pruning...
by Carol | Dec 13, 2017 | Garden Tips, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, Plants I Recommend, Winter Gardening
Colorful Four Season Plant for Portland Residential Landscape Designs I like to use Nandina as a colorful four season plant for my Portland landscape designs. Advantages The foliage is colorful year around. Very low maintenance plants if you know the cool pruning tip....
