by Alana Chau | Nov 13, 2019 | Deck Design, Designers Journal
Portland Landscape Designer Alana Chau Hi I’m Alana and I love being a Landscape Designer. I met Carol one December day at Cistus Nursery on Sauvie Island. I was a sales associate and she wanted a unique plant gift for her sister. She was the only customer there...
by Alana Chau | Mar 6, 2019 | Dog and Cat Friendly Gardens, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, No lawn back yard, Plants I Recommend, Shade Garden Tips, Shade Plants
Options for Dog Friendly Landscaping in Portland Oregon In my years working with my clients designing dog friendly yards, I’ve come up with many strategies to prevent my client’s dogs from bringing the outside in. In the summer it might be a stick which...
by Carol | Apr 5, 2017 | Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, Plants I Recommend, Seasonal Event
Designers Garden Tour Save the Date: June 17, 2017 Saturday from 10 am – 4 pm This is my favorite event of the year. It’s not a typical garden tour where the focus is only on attractive plant material. Each landscape from the paths to patios, plant...
by Carol | Apr 20, 2016 | Design Basics, Drought Tolerant Garden, Garden Tips, No Lawn Front Yards
Three years into my career as an independent landscape designer I wanted to create a simpler and more accessible process of affordable landscape design for smaller properties. The result is Landscape Design in a Day, which works like this: Step 1: Using the Design...
by Carol | May 4, 2015 | Before and Afters, Customer Testimonials, garage design
My clients had a large property that had been a historic dairy. They already had the fabulous old craftsman house that they had lovingly restored. I was hired to create a landscape design. They needed a detached garage for cars, extra parking and a studio for...
