by Carol | Jun 15, 2016 | Before and Afters, Customer Testimonials, Design Basics, No Lawn Front Yards
I recently got this great email from my client Cathy. She said “Hi Carol, People stop on a regular basis and ply Greg and I for info on who did the landscape design. We both often blank on your name but Greg did remember your company name today. Anyway, the...
by Carol | Apr 20, 2016 | Design Basics, Drought Tolerant Garden, Garden Tips, No Lawn Front Yards
Three years into my career as an independent landscape designer I wanted to create a simpler and more accessible process of affordable landscape design for smaller properties. The result is Landscape Design in a Day, which works like this: Step 1: Using the Design...
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 | Jun 17, 2015 | Before and Afters, Customer Testimonials, Dramatic Flowers, Garden Tips, No Lawn Front Yards
Ah, the glory of a new home. Everything is, well, so new. So fresh. And there’s not a chip, dent or scratch anywhere (yet). Outside, however, it’s another matter altogether. With most new homes, there simply isn’t anything but dirt. So what to...
by Carol | Dec 24, 2014 | Customer Testimonials, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, No Lawn Front Yards
Kris Jones is a professional graphics designer of Red Door Designs. She hired me to help her with what seemed an impossible task. Kris wanted a private outdoor dining lounge in her tiny front landscape that was next to a public sidewalk. She told me on the phone...
by Carol | Oct 3, 2014 | Before and Afters, Customer Testimonials, Garden Tips, No Lawn Front Yards
Yes! But you may think being an expert gardener and having a life long passion for plants would mean you don’t need a landscape designer. Sherry Uchytil had to sell her multi-level garden and home due to family health problems. She and her husband Kelly put on a...
