by Carol | Jan 20, 2026 | Dog and Cat Friendly Gardens, Easy Edibles, Fall Gardening, Garden Tips, Plants I Recommend, PNW Garden Maintenance, Spring Gardening, Summer Garden Tips
A Care & Fertilizing Guide for Growing Blueberries in Portland, Oregon Gardens, from your landscape designer — for clients with backyard blueberries (and maybe a dog or two). 1. Safety First — For Dogs and Plants Before adding any fertilizer or mulch, think about...
by Carol | Nov 6, 2025 | Garden Tips, PNW Garden Maintenance, Shade Garden Tips, Shade Plants
Protecting Your Shade Plants from Root Weevil Damage in Portland Oregon As a landscape designer, one of my jobs is to help clients protect the value of their investment. A beautiful design only holds its value if the plants stay healthy and attractive, and that...
by Landscape Design in a Day | Dec 23, 2024 | Garden Tips, PNW Garden Maintenance, Seasonal Event, Winter Gardening
Be careful: dryness under your house overhang can kill your new plants over their first winter. If you have an overhang on the house, your new shrubs will need watering on the back side this first winter to make it. It will be stone dry back under the overhang. This...
