by Carol | Sep 2, 2015 | Dog and Cat Friendly Gardens, Dramatic Flowers, Garden Tips, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, New Improved Plants, Plants I Recommend, Shade Plants
Euphorbia a Perfect Plant or “She Devil”? Growers clearly think euphorbia (spurge) is a perfect plant – Blooming Nursery, a local grower, shows over 50 varieties in their on line catalog. Many varieties have come along in the last ten years. What is...
by Carol | Aug 19, 2015 | Dog and Cat Friendly Gardens, Garden Tips, Plants I Recommend, Shade Garden Tips, Shade Plants, Tree Selection
Small Shade Trees for Your Dog Friendly Landscaping It’s hot and dogs are smart. They want shade and we can provide it or be warned, they may figure out something on their own. A lot of dogs left to their own devices in a treeless yard will dig a hole under...
by Carol | May 20, 2015 | Dog and Cat Friendly Gardens, Garden Tips, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, New Improved Plants, Parking Strips, Plants I Recommend, Shade Plants
Selecting Stepable Path Plants for Portland Landscapes Maybe it’s not fair that most people don’t know the finer points of selecting stepable path plants. The truth is planting between pavers successfully without insider knowledge rarely ever results in...
by Carol | Mar 21, 2014 | Fall Gardening, Garden Tips, Shade Garden Tips, Shade Plants
Five Important Garden Tips You Need Weeds and Garden Mulch Use mulch or even bark dust initially. The first two years in your new landscape are critical for controlling weeds. While installing your new plants, the soil has probably been disturbed and this wakes up...
by Carol | Jan 31, 2014 | Before and Afters, Customer Testimonials, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, Shade Plants
Condominium owner Katherine Knight had a tiny disaster back yard. She went on Angie’s List and found Carol Lindsay Landscape Design in a Day and on the phone we hit it off instantly. She told me “It all sucks, what I want is a beautiful low maintenance...
by Carol | Apr 11, 2013 | Dramatic Flowers, Plants I Recommend, Shade Plants
Hellebores are trendy but we don’t hold that against them. Notice some of the flowers are doubles. This photo is from the Hardy Plant Society Display at the Yard Garden and Patio Show. Many flowers these days now hold their faces up, not nodding down. This...
