by Carol | Nov 26, 2023 | Before and Afters, Customer Testimonials, Drought Tolerant Garden, Garden Tips, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, No Lawn Front Yards, Rain Garden
A Mid Century Inspired Ardenwald Neighborhood Garden Includes Pollinator Friendly Plants In the second part of our blog series about the Front Yard Makeover in the Ardenwald neighborhood of Portland, we’ll delve deeper into the selection and installation of the...
by Landscape Design in a Day | Sep 27, 2023 | Fall Gardening, Garden Tips, Shade Garden Tips, Summer Garden Tips
Portland Plant Tips In Kern Neighborhood Residential Landscape Design In Part 1, I dropped by my clients Chris and Veronica’s Kern neighborhood back yard to get my eyes on their privacy tree, a Japanese elm called City Sprite planted 3 years ago by Landscape Design in...
by Carol | Sep 15, 2023 | Before and Afters, Dramatic Flowers, Drought Tolerant Garden, Garden Pests, Garden Tips, No lawn back yard, Privacy, Shade Plants, Summer Garden Tips, Tree Selection
Japanese Elm Update for Portland Privacy Landscape Design I dropped by my clients Chris and Veronica’s Kern neighborhood back yard to get my eyes on their privacy tree, a Japanese elm called City Sprite planted 3 years ago by Landscape Design in a Day. It is lush and...
by Landscape Design in a Day | Aug 16, 2023 | Before and Afters, Dramatic Flowers, Garden Tips, No lawn back yard, Outdoor Living, Plants I Recommend
Dream Cottage Garden Plantings for NE Portland Outdoor Living Space Shade Trees for Small City Properties An aside about shade trees…..Most clients these days want to invest in a shade tree given how much hotter summers in Portland are with global warming. It’s...
by Carol | Aug 2, 2023 | Before and Afters, Dramatic Flowers, Garden Tips, No lawn back yard, Outdoor Living, Plants I Recommend
Design a Magical & Spacious Backyard Makeover for Outdoor Living in NE Portland’s Grant Park Neighborhood Recently I had the pleasure of designing with Annely and Wayne, a lovely couple living in Portland’s northeast side. They wanted to turn a small and...