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Deep Shade Plants Tried and True
Think about it……………big leaves are like big hands. The more surface area the more light the plants can access. Having said that……this is a perfect example of the rule about how there are no steadfast rules. Our native huckleberry, … Continue reading
Hydrangea Love
There are several lessons in this story for you, O gentle reader………..how to successfully transplant a shrub or tree in July heat……, how to prevent hot weather damage to your plants when we have intense hot weather right on top … Continue reading
Do it yourself garden design
I really enjoyed working on this Design in a Day project. Galen did all the measuring and all the work himself (except the concrete patio). This is a great example of what you can do with a plain backyard, some … Continue reading
Posted in Customer Testimonials
Tagged backyard gardens, do it yourself garden design, Hardscape Design
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Heather – The Perfect Low Maintenance Ground Color
Heather – The Perfect Low Maintenance Ground Color Look at your landscape right now…Could it use a little ground color? A plant with full season color which prefers full day sun, stays low – think 4 inches tall (never higher) … Continue reading
Posted in Fall Gardening, Garden Tips, New Improved plants, Plants I Recommend, Spring Gardening, Winter Gardening
Tagged companion plantings for confiers, companion plantings for grasses, drought tolerant plantings, Evergreen groundcover, evergreen plants w color, Flowering evergreen shrub, garden coach recommends easy care plants, low water plantings, xeriscape plantings
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Itoh Peony Low Maintenance Beauty
Itoh Peony – Low Maintenance Beauty and Thrills for All What’s all the fuss about the new Itoh (say it Eeetoe) Peonys? These new plants eliminate the only weak point of the old fashioned peony, the weak stems which can … Continue reading
Posted in dramatic flowers, Fall Gardening, New Improved plants, Plants I Recommend, Spring Gardening
Tagged attractive dissected leaves, cutting flowers, foliage, fragrant flowers, garden coach favorite, huge summer flowers, improved peony, long blooming flowers, low maintenance flowers, low maintenance shrubs, no flop flowers, peony, Perfect plants for Oregon, Perfect plants for the Northwest, vase flowers
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Garden Tips: Top 5 Spring Garden Prep Tips
Here are my Top 5 spring garden prep tips or things to do now or in early March: Cut back deciduous (gets dead looking in winter) grasses to 2″ tall stubble. Don’t cut back evergreen grasses-they grow back too slowly … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Tips, General Tips, Spring Gardening, Winter Gardening
Tagged extend plant life, flagstone in the garden, spring garden prep
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Easy Edible Plants: Blueberries
Blueberries very easy edible plants. Blueberries are great for your brain. Did I mention easy? Once your plants are established, the trick to growing blueberries is proper pruning. We want to encourage new growth and to do that, we have … Continue reading
Posted in Easy Edibles
Tagged blueberries, easy edibles, edible plants for your front yard, food for your brain, garden tips, plants that are good for your dog, plants to attract birds
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Winter Garden Plants that Sizzle with Color
Hamamelis – Witch hazel ‘Jelena’ Foreground, ‘Arnold’s Promise’ in background-photo Carol Lindsay Don’t miss seeing the bare stems of witch hazel come alive with bright yellow or red orange flowers. I stopped en route to The Oregon Garden last Saturday to take … Continue reading
The Best of 2011 showcases Landscape Design In A Day
Check out the Oregonians Best of 2011 which showcases me and Landscape Design in a Day. The article talks about how todays landscape and garden designers do it all…….a carefully conceived plan just has to encompass layout of hardscape and plant … Continue reading
Garden Design Gives Rental Property Added Splash
“Hi Carol, We just rented our former home to our first tenants. They loved the house, all the remodeling we did paid off. We worked so hard to have everything just perfect. But the yard would have been a sad … Continue reading
