by Carol | May 16, 2018 | Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, Plants I Recommend
Wire Vine – Friend or Foe? Do you have a structure you need to cover and don’t mind occasional pruning? Do you like plants with interesting color, texture and tiny leaves? I have your plant. Wire vine – Muehlenbeckia Here are 4 ways to use wire vine. Wire vine...
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...
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 | Jan 10, 2018 | Before and Afters, Customer Testimonials, Dramatic Flowers, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, No Lawn Front Yards
Montavilla Bungalow Landscape Design for Entry This NE Portland bungalow landscape design project was a joy. My charming client had a new home that was beautifully updated on the inside but the landscape was a blank canvas and a bit rough. It needed a landscape design...
by Carol | Dec 13, 2017 | Garden Tips, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, Plants I Recommend, Winter Gardening
Colorful Four Season Plant for Portland Residential Landscape Designs I like to use Nandina as a colorful four season plant for my Portland landscape designs. Advantages The foliage is colorful year around. Very low maintenance plants if you know the cool pruning tip....
