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.
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.