by Carol | Apr 13, 2021 | Design Basics, Garden Tips, New Improved Plants, No lawn back yard, Plants I Recommend
Privacy Designs for Small City Landscapes I like to use clumping bamboo for my small city properties to achieve privacy and to screen out unattractive views. Here are 3 small city landscapes that make good use of clumping bamboo. Private Entry Garden in Busy...
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...
by Carol | Jul 16, 2019 | Easy Edibles, Garden Tips, New Improved Plants, Plants I Recommend, Tree Selection
Selecting Dwarf Apple Trees for Small City Landscapes Recently I specified apple trees for a client with a small yard. I chose ‘Liberty’ for disease resistance and flavor and ‘Akane’. Along with the name of the apple I wanted, I also specified...
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 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,...
by Carol | May 2, 2018 | Dramatic Flowers, Garden Tips, Landscape Styles, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, New Improved Plants, Plants I Recommend, Winter Gardening
Drought Tolerant Landscaping with Manzanita Plants in Portland Why am I excited about using Manzanita in my Portland landscape designs? It’s the water To advocate the use of Manzanita is to advocate the use of drought tolerant plants. Happily we landscape designers...
