by Carol | Feb 3, 2016 | Before and Afters, Customer Testimonials, Dramatic Flowers, Garden Tips
Joanne Diehl found her perfect home in Portland. I met her in the early spring. Her new home showed the results of careful attention to color, the interior was full of soft hues, contrasted with a deep red, a favorite color. Mostly Joanne felt there were no...
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 | Jan 5, 2016 | Dramatic Flowers, Garden Tips, Plants I Recommend, Shade Plants
If you love Hellebores (like I do) don’t miss this open garden. The O’Byrne family designs Hellebores and have an international following. Marietta and Ernie are rock stars in the garden design world. Their Hellebores will dazzle you with color and...
by Carol | Dec 16, 2015 | Before and Afters, Customer Testimonials, Easy Edibles, Garden Tips
Tying Front & Backyard Together With Modern Design Jen Martin knew what she wanted and has a strong sense of style but her tiny back yard in NE Portland had her stymied. Jen wanted play space for her kids, room for growing veggies and more privacy. The view of...
by Carol | Dec 2, 2015 | Before and Afters, Easy Edibles, Garden Tips, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, No Lawn Front Yards, Parking Strips
Low water landscape design for young family: TJ and Lori had a new house in the Beaumont Wilshire neighborhood. They were planning the landscape long term for their son and future siblings. I love to design the landscape where my client’s children will grow...
by Carol | Nov 18, 2015 | Before and Afters, Dog and Cat Friendly Gardens, Garden Tips
I met this happy couple at the Yard Garden & Patio show. They had the best little puzzle for me to work on. They had a small landscape and a small back porch. They needed it to expand somehow to add a hot tub, a dining entertaining area and keep their cozy...
