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As the world becomes increasingly environmentally conscious, more and more people are taking to their gardens to create beautiful and functional landscapes look good AND serve a practical purpose. For many of us, this means creating an “edible landscape” – a garden that looks stunning and provides fresh, healthy produce.
Harmony Design Northwest has won their 10th annual Best of Houzz Award for Customer Service, chosen by the millions of homeowners that comprise the Houzz community from among more than 3 million active home building, remodeling and design industry professionals.
We’re proud to participate in the Certified Backyard Habitat program, helping homeowners create thriving habitats that benefit pollinators and other beneficial insects, reduces water and air pollution and creates wildlife habitat in urban environments.
Add long lasting color to your landscape with our Top 5 Perennial Performers and make a statement this summer!
March (Spring) is the PERFECT time to start a fresh garden project so to spark your landscape excitement we’re sharing our Top 5 Spring Blooming Shrubs.
To help you make the best choice for your yard, we’re sharing our Top 5 Spring Blooming Landscape Trees. These trees are stunners, thrive in the changing Pacific Northwest climate and are highly favored by landscape professionals.
We’re excited to announce our 2023 Blog Series: Top 5 Performing Plant Lists for the Pacific Northwest Each month we’ll feature five of our favorite trees, plants, vines, perennials and grasses.
Harmony Design Northwest has won their 10th annual Best of Houzz Award for Customer Service, chosen by the millions of homeowners that comprise the Houzz community from among more than 3 million active home building, remodeling and design industry professionals.
We’re in the fall edition of Willamette Week’s home magazine, Nester for our dog friendly landscape design. Find us on page 54 in the “Get it Done: Local Solutions Guide for Everyday Projects” section.
It’s fire season again and we’d like to share this Wildfire Safety Guide, a complete resource for how to strengthen your home against wildfire. Just as for any natural disaster, planning ahead is the key to staying safe and protecting your property. Read on to learn how to protect your home with Fire Smart Landscaping.
Artificial grass is becoming more popular both indoors and outdoors because of its attractiveness, durability, practicality, and ease of maintenance.
Harmony Design Northwest has won their 9th annual Best of Houzz Award for Customer Service. Slightly more than 3% of Houzz’s 2.7 million active home professionals win Best of Houzz awards each year.
If we’ve learned anything from the past two years, it’s that being outside is essential for our mental, physical and spiritual health, and that livable yards improve our quality of life. What we hear more than anything from clients is their desire for outdoor spaces for both relaxing away from the day’s stresses and for connecting – with their kids, neighbors, families and friends.
With climate change impacting us in immediate and direct ways like the wildfires of 2020 and the 2021 heat dome, it’s time to think about fire smart landscaping. Here’s tips on how to protect your home with fire smart landscaping.
We’ve won a 2021 Best of Houzz Award in Customer Service– our eighth since 2013! This award offers a homeowner-to-homeowner guide to the top kitchen and bath remodelers, architects, interior designers, landscape pros and other residential design and remodeling professionals on Houzz. The Best Of Houzz badge is a powerful way to communicate the trust that homeowners have in a pro’s business. It’s just one of many tools on the Houzz platform that help pros convey their unique expertise, and help homeowners find the right professionals for their projects.
Modern house architecture features a repetition of minimal shapes that form dynamic exteriors. A combination of expansive hardscaped areas and mostly evergreen plants will provide the foundation for a distinctive landscape design for a modern house.
When thinking about designing a landscape for an American Foursquare style home it’s important to consider the architectural characteristics that make these tried-and-true homes so recognizable. In the pictured landscapes shrubs of different heights and small accent trees frame the foundation of these foursquare homes.
Read the article in Oregon Home Magazine to see one of our pet friendly designs and get dog friendly landscape tips!
When thinking about designing a landscape for a mid-century modern or ranch style house it’s important to consider the architectural characteristics that make these homes aesthetically classic. Take note of the asymmetrical geometric planes, simple flat roof lines, and how the large glass panel windows offer natural light and a connection with the outdoors.
When designing a landscape for a Tudor style cottage it’s important to consider the architectural characteristics that make these homes so distinct and romantic. In the pictured landscapes, designed by Harmony Design Northwest in Portland, OR, classic landscaping with evergreen shrubs and small accent trees enhance the charm of these Portland tudor homes.
When landscaping a Bungalow or Craftsman home it is important to consider the architectural characters that make these homes so warm and inviting. We’ll show you how to make your landscape as charming as your house.
Portland is known for its eclectic neighborhoods of Craftsman Bungalows, Tudors, Mid-Century Modern Ranches, Traditional Cape Cods, and Modern architectural styles to name a few. The right landscaping will add a burst of curb appeal that compliments your home’s architecture and makes your home look fantastic.
Practicing feng shui, an ancient art formalized thousands of years ago, is a necessity in your home – but what many people forget is that it can be tremendously beneficial to practice it outdoors, too.
We love our pets and our yards, but the two don’t always live in harmony. The key to a dog friendly yard is to combine functional space with beautiful landscaping both you and your dog will enjoy.
If you just start building your dream yard and garden without proper planning, then you’re going to run into financial trouble. Most landscape projects will likely cost more than you think. The only way to ensure that the total cost doesn’t sneak up bite you is to outline a solid budget before any work begins and be honest with your landscape designer and /or contractor.
Visit our 2019 Portland Spring Home & Garden Show Showcase Garden Feb. 21-24. We’re competing in the Excellence in Landscapes Competition!
Visit our 2019 Portland Spring Home & Garden Show Showcase Garden Feb. 21-24. We’re competing in the Excellence in Landscapes Competition!
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.
We did it again! We’re honored to win our fifth annual “Best Of Customer Service” award on Houzz®, the leading platform for home remodeling and design. Harmony Design Northwest was chosen by the more than 40 million monthly unique users that comprise the Houzz community from among more than one million active home building, remodeling, interior and landscape design industry professionals.
