by Carol | Aug 1, 2019 | Before and Afters, Garden Tips, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, No Lawn Front Yards, Plants I Recommend
Kenton Mid Century Modern Landscape Design My client Wendy, in the Kenton neighborhood of North Portland, wanted a landscape designer to help her realize a mid century modern landscape design style vision. Her mid century modern was built in 1957. She had a lot of...
by Carol | Jun 12, 2019 | Before and Afters, Garden Tips, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, New Improved Plants, No Lawn Front Yards, Shade Plants, Tree Selection
Rose City Front Yard Landscaping With No Grass Here is a classic Rose City Portland bungalow with a tiny front yard. My clients Julia and Bruce wanted a welcoming no lawn entry garden. They were planning to raise their family in this home so they wanted a landscape...
by Alana Chau | Mar 6, 2019 | Dog and Cat Friendly Gardens, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, No lawn back yard, Plants I Recommend, Shade Garden Tips, Shade Plants
Options for Dog Friendly Landscaping in Portland Oregon In my years working with my clients designing dog friendly yards, I’ve come up with many strategies to prevent my client’s dogs from bringing the outside in. In the summer it might be a stick which...
by Carol | Feb 6, 2019 | Before and Afters, Dog and Cat Friendly Gardens, Garden Tips, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, No Lawn Front Yards
Modern Entry for Portland Hillside Home Unique Front Entry Needed a Creative Solution My client has a good design eye and she loves modern architectural style and modern style landscapes. However, her new home in Portland’s West Hills had a boatload of...
by Carol | Nov 6, 2018 | Garden Pests, Garden Tips, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples
Resistance is Futile-Plants that take over your landscape. This blog is about attractive plants that take over your landscape. They are tempting and for sale at most garden centers. Star Trek The Next Generation came out 20+ years ago but I was busy building my...
by Carol | Jun 13, 2018 | Garden Tips, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, New Improved Plants, Parking Strips, Plants I Recommend, Winter Gardening
How to Help Your Manzanita Thrive In St. Johns Portland Manzanita (called Arctostaplylos – Arc toe staff eye loss) is the new cool darling plant here in Portland. The reasons why are numerous, unique “new” plant, drought tolerance, attractive in winter and all year,...
