by Carol | Aug 31, 2022 | Before and Afters, Customer Testimonials, Dog and Cat Friendly Gardens, Garden Tips, Plants I Recommend, Privacy
North Portland Back Yard Gets Private, Colorful Plantings My new clients, Michael and Ryan, moved to N Portland’s Concordia neighborhood from a farm in Pennsylvania. They knew some horticulture science and had a lot of confidence coming into the project from both a...
by Carol | Aug 5, 2022 | Customer Testimonials, Deck Design, Dramatic Flowers, Drought Tolerant Garden, Garden Tips, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, No lawn back yard, Privacy
Portland Landscape Designers Visit Portland Back Yards We will see installed back yard landscape designs focused on outdoor living in N. E. Portland neighborhoods Concordia, Cully, Roseway, Rose City Park neighborhoods. Outdoor Living Patio Needs Privacy in Concordia...
by Alana Chau | Jul 19, 2022 | Garden Pests, Garden Tips, Gardening Green, No Lawn Front Yards, Rain Garden
Sustainable Native Garden Design Front Yard Meadow Garden Dawson approached us at wanting a garden that is as good for the land as it is for him. He was on the cusp of retirement and had never tended a garden before, so part of our project plan included follow-up...
by Carol | Jul 1, 2022 | Fall Gardening, Garden Tips, Landscape Styles, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, No lawn back yard, Plants I Recommend, Tree Selection
Adding Native Oregon Plants to the Trees My friend Larry bought a property with huge Douglas Fir trees and he wants to create landscape for wildlife in the Pacific Northwest. He wants a back yard forest. He sent me a photo of his new property’s back yard after I...
by Carol | Jun 10, 2022 | Before and Afters, Dramatic Flowers, Garden Tips, Landscape Styles, No lawn back yard, Water features
Hardscape Solutions for Portland Back Yards With A Modern Twist We enjoy visiting our past back yard designs and today we are in NE and SE Portland. We will see installed back yard hardscape landscape designs and modern gardens in Portland neighborhoods Grant Park,...
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...