It is every gardener’s dilemma…how to create a garden that will look great in winter. The trick is to think of your winter landscape in a whole new light. Rather than mourning the lost colors of summer, celebrate the wintry subtleties of shape, texture, form, and negative space.
Having a lovely lawn and garden can make you feel better about your home and give you a nice place to relax. However, if you are a senior on a budget, you need some help to keep your yard looking its best without breaking the bank. Here are a few simple ways you can help your garden, your health, and your savings thrive.
Homeowners are always looking for ways to make their backyards a calming retreat from the stress of everyday life. Here’s a few ideas for creating a welcoming backyard oasis that you’ll enjoy year round. It can be as easy as adding a bubbling water feature or a building a pergola on your patio.
If you’re like homeowners around the country, then you’re probably always looking for ways to improve your home’s beauty while also adding to its resale value. While many homeowners choose to invest in roof replacements or kitchen remodels, investing in landscape design is one of the best ways to improve your home’s value while…
Here in the Portland and the Pacific Northwest, our normally temperate summers are becoming hotter and dryer, sparking not just wildfires but a growing need for more cooling shade in the urban landscape. Shade gardening is an art form all its own, but here’s few basic rules to help you create your own shady garden. For help in selecting small trees, see the Bonus Feature, “Top Ten Small Trees”.
This is just a bit of our Vancouver, WA client’s landscape and driveway being installed in August. Spring is here, but it’s not too late – now is the perfect time to start designing your new landscape if you want to enjoy a brand new landscape and outdoor living area this summer. Granted, it…
Join us for a Succulent Wooden Box Workshop with Everything AJ’s and her mobile Succulent Bus! These boxes make great centerpieces or decor accents for your patio table. We’ll choose our plants and materials from a large assortment of plants and decor, then we’ll have fun making our boxes while enjoying a glass of wine and good…
One of the best things about spring gardening in the Portland area is the plethora of landscape, garden and flower events, most of which are fun for the whole family. Here’s a list of events – fun and educational – to keep you busy throughout spring.
It was an honor to be interviewed for PDX Money, a podcast that highlights the business and economic issues that impact Portland and the surrounding communities. In it I share my career story, insights into the landscape design industry, local landscape and garden trends, and what it’s like to work in Portland as a landscape design professional.
In nature’s ultimate wisdom, she knows that during the long months of grey and gloom of winter, what we need most just about now is COLOR! Here are some top performing plants in our region to consider for winter color in your landscape.