by Carol | Feb 7, 2018 | Dog and Cat Friendly Gardens, Dramatic Flowers, Garden Tips, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, No lawn back yard, Shade Garden Tips, Shade Plants, Tree Selection
North Portland Residential Landscape Design for Shade Chris and Jennifer of North Portland contacted me for help with their large shady back yard. Problems They were overwhelmed with the high maintenance of lawn under huge trees. They wanted a back yard for...
by Carol | Sep 6, 2017 | Garden Tips, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, Parking Strips, Plants I Recommend, Shade Plants, Tree Selection
Native Plants for Drought Tolerant City Landscaping People dream of a landscape that will need no watering. Sometimes because they think it will be less work but more likely these days they recognize that water or the lack of it is an environmental problem that will...
by Carol | May 3, 2017 | Before and Afters, Customer Testimonials, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, No lawn back yard, Plants I Recommend, Shade Plants, Tree Selection
Modern Low Maintenance Landscape Design My new client Emily contacted me with two problems. One – she needed a landscape design for her new home that would be pleasing and fit her space and her style. She wanted to enjoy being outdoors in her small backyard in...
by Carol | Feb 22, 2017 | Garden Tips, Plants I Recommend, Tree Selection
Oregon Hillside Residential Landscape Design Controlling Erosion on Hillsides As a Portland landscape designer I often work with hillside properties. I also own a vacation home on Harstine Island in Mason County, Washington. We built our house about 10 years...
by Carol | Sep 21, 2016 | Before and Afters, Easy Edibles, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, Tree Selection
Washington Hardscape Landscaping My new clients were from southern California and now lived in Ridgefield, Washington. They were new to the Northwest. They loved their new home and neighborhood and believed all their difficult small back yard needed was the right...
by Carol | Aug 24, 2016 | Garden Pests, Garden Tips, New Improved Plants, Plants I Recommend, Tree Selection
Protecting Our Portland Birch Trees from Bronze Birch Borer Birch Trees Dying from Bronze Birch Borer Many developers, builders and home owners picked the Himalayan White Birch (also called Jacquemontii,) for its crisply white bark and over planted them. They even...
