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 | Mar 10, 2025 | Drought Tolerant Garden, Garden Tips, Gardening Green, New Improved Plants, Parking Strips, Plants I Recommend, Tree Selection
Designers test tree. This Olive tree stands the test of time. I drive by this tree often and have watched it handle 10 Portland winters. In summer it gets hot south sun with reflected heat from paving in NW Industrial area of Portland (NW Pettygrove). Why Olive...
by Alana Chau | Jul 17, 2021 | Before and Afters, Drought Tolerant Garden, Easy Edibles, Gardening Green, No Lawn Front Yards
Wildlife Friendly Front Yard Landscape Design The front of Erin’s home is a very wonderful spot to sit. It has a high roof and deep overhangs- perfect for an outdoor loveseat. What the front yard did not have was any reason to sit out there at all. In fact,...
by Carol | Sep 25, 2018 | Customer Testimonials, Easy Edibles, Garden Tips, No lawn back yard, No Lawn Front Yards
Portland Fruit For Your Garden Design My client Sherry has been in her new home and garden for about 5 years now. She has kept me informed about her garden adventures so I’m sharing them with you. It’s great to see people having fun with edibles and her garden...
by Carol | Jun 29, 2016 | Easy Edibles, Garden Tips
Gardener and guest blogger Chrissy Lavielle tells us how to grow and cook scarlet runner beans. Her recipe below, “Scarlet Runner Bean Soup”, is fantastic. Early in April, when the soil is just beginning to warm up, I plant the scarlet runner beans. It...
