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Got Habitat?
Posted on April 12, 2013 by admin in Landscape & Garden Design.For a couple of years now I have been helping homeowners turn their properties into Certified Backyard Habitats. Mostly I have been consulting – provide guidance and advice on how to incorporate good design principles with a landscape comprised primarily of native plants. But this spring I had the opportunity to design a master landscape [...]
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Fido in the Foliage: Creating a Dog Friendly Landscape
Posted on February 21, 2013 by admin in Landscape & Garden Blog, Landscape & Garden Design, Landscapes & Gardens, Outdoor Living, Pet Friendly Landscapes.It’s no secret…we love our pets, and we love our gardens. Unfortunately, the two don’t always live in harmony. Whether Dolly is digging up the daisies or Wally is “watering” the lawn, creating a pet friendly landscape you will both enjoy is easy with just a few simple steps. CONSIDER FUNCTION. When planning a pet [...]
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2013 Yard, Garden & Patio Show is Here!
Posted on February 8, 2013 by admin in Landscape & Garden Design, Landscape & Garden Events & Classes, Landscapes & Gardens, OR Landscape & Garden Events, Plants, Portland.You know spring is coming when it’s time for the 2013 Yard, Garden & Patio Show! Opening today, this year’s show looks like a real winner. The show’s theme is “Gardens through the Ages,” with seven showcase gardens for inspiration. The show also welcomes Billy Derian, host of DIY Network’s show “Extra Yardage“ and the [...]
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Harmony Design NW awarded 2013 “Best of Houzz” in Customer Satisfaction
Posted on January 22, 2013 by admin in Landscape & Garden Design, Landscapes & Gardens.Portland, OR — January 23, 2013 – Harmony Design Northwest of Portland, OR has been awarded 2013 “Best Of Houzz” in Customer Satisfaction by Houzz, the leading online platform for residential remodeling and design. The ten year old landscape design company was chosen by the more than 11 million monthly users that comprise the Houzz [...]
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We’ve raised $9500!
Posted on December 20, 2012 by admin in Landscape & Garden Design.Thank you to all who have contributed to Donna and Jaimie to help them after fire destroyed their home. Every little bit helps and I know that they are very, grateful for your support. Our goal is to raise $15,000 by the end of January, so we are over half way there!
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Donna Burdick and Jamie Hansen lost their home to a fire December 9th-Please help
Posted on December 11, 2012 by admin in Landscape & Garden Design.This post is courtesy of Carol Lindsay, Design in a Day Landscapes. “Landscape contractors Donna Burdick, ANLD member, & her partner Jamie Hansen, of D and J Landscape Contracting in WA suffered a terrible tragedy this weekend. Their home burned to the ground and three of their beloved dogs died in the fire. Donna suffered [...]
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My Top Three Online Plant Lists
Posted on October 27, 2012 by admin in Landscape & Garden Blog, Landscape & Garden Design, Landscapes & Gardens, Plants.As a professional landscape designer and plant nerd, I feel like I should know EVERY PLANT in my clients’ gardens. But even after nine years in the business I sometimes have to swallow my pride and ask a client to identify a plant. Especially in late fall and early spring, when perennials and deciduous shrubs [...]
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Celebrate National Bee Day with the Tour de Hives
Posted on August 16, 2012 by admin in Beekeeping, Bees, OR Landscape & Garden Events, Tour de Bees, Urban Beekeeping, Urban Farming, Zenger Farm.Saturday, August 18th, 2012 is National Bee Day! Celebrate the wonderful world of Portland’s bees and beekeepers with the Tour de Hives, a self guided tour (and post event party at Lucky Lab on SE Hawthorne), highlighting backyard beekeepers in the Portland, Oregon urban landscape. Meet neighborhood beekeepers, learn about what they are doing to steward the [...]
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Great Read: Digital Imaging Programs for Landscape Design
Posted on August 9, 2012 by admin in Landscape & Garden Design.We are in the news! A few months ago Lindsey Getz, a writer with Lawn & Landscape magazine interviewed me for a designer’s opinion on the future of landscape design software and applications. The article is very interesting and educational, covering viewpoints and opinions from a variety of landscape professionals. Here’s a blurb: When it [...]
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Garden Tool Review: The CobraHead Weeder
Posted on August 5, 2012 by admin in Garden Tools, Landscape & Garden Design, Landscapes & Gardens.Since I am currently without much space for a garden, I don’t use too many garden tools. But the one tool that I use constantly (besides a hand trowel) is the multipurpose CobraHead® Weeder and Cultivator hand tool. I use it for weeding, cultivating, breaking up clods, making planting holes and furrows, and planting bulbs. [...]
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