by Carol | Jun 3, 2015 | Before and Afters, Design Basics, Dog and Cat Friendly Gardens, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, Synthetic Lawn and Dogs
Hardscapes Support Lake Oswego Garden Landscaping Garden Consultation – Margaret hired me as a garden coach. We worked together for several years. Her property in Lake Oswego has typical problems; clay soil, greedy tree roots, soggy lawn with moss and drainage...
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 4, 2015 | Before and Afters, Garden Tips
Before: Hidden Craftsman Gem I think before and after photos are fun to look at. Here is a home on SW 52nd in Portland that went on the market and needed some serious curb appeal to attract buyers. Their interior designer, Mary Tongue, from HOMEmakers of Oregon...
by Carol | Sep 16, 2014 | Before and Afters, Customer Testimonials, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, No Lawn Front Yards, Tree Selection
Can She Do it? Design 2 tiny concrete jungle gardens into unique graceful entries The Design Challenge Initially Jeff and Carrie hired me to create a Landscape Design in a Day for their small backyard. They loved the design we created together and installed it...
by Carol | May 2, 2014 | Before and Afters, Customer Testimonials, Dog and Cat Friendly Gardens, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples
Landscaping for Your Dog Peanut was the only one using this back yard. My client Susan wanted the back yard to be private, very simple and wanted to solve problems such as where to put her bikes, hide the garbage cans and create a mud room for Peanut to come and go...