by Alana Chau | Sep 24, 2020 | Before and Afters, Customer Testimonials, No lawn back yard
Designing a Garden for Bees & Birds Client Wish List Doreen and Sam wanted a no-grass pollinator paradise in their backyard. They are successful vegetable and fruit gardeners and wanted to maintain that function in the new garden without sacrificing beauty. The...
by Carol | Jul 21, 2020 | Before and Afters, Customer Testimonials, Dog and Cat Friendly Gardens, Landscape Styles, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, New Improved Plants, Plants I Recommend, Tree Selection
How to Adapt When the Modern Landscape Design Changes My new clients are a family of six, four humans and two dogs. Their home near Portland’s Mt Tabor is three stories (2 plus a daylight basement) of mid century modern. It’s what I call a sleeper home. The...
by Carol | Jun 24, 2020 | Before and Afters, Deck Design, Landscape Styles, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, No Lawn Front Yards, Synthetic Lawn and Dogs
Woodstock Mid Century Modern Landscape Design Remodel Starts with the Right Fence Mid century modern landscape in Woodstock neighborhood I got a phone call from Larry and Jan. I could tell we were a great match from the first phone call. This 1955 home sits on...
by Carol | Jun 12, 2020 | Deck Design, Garden Tips, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, No lawn back yard, Tree Selection
Affordable Landscape Remodel for Woodlawn Neighborhood Back Yard My new clients have a corner lot in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. They were referred by their friend Julia whose Rose City neighborhood landscape I had designed. The flow of this back...
by Alana Chau | Jun 4, 2020 | Before and Afters, Deck Design, No lawn back yard
Updated Hardscape With Existing Native Oregon Plants Clients Wish List This client is a gardener extraordinaire. She had several beloved existing plants to work into the design, and a list of favorite plants. The planting plan would be a collaborative design effort...
