Landscaping Outdoor Living in Portland’s Urban NE Neighborhoods Backyard Outdoor Living in Portland’s Urban NE Neighborhoods often requires a covered area. While backyard outdoor living conjures up visions of intimate gatherings with close friends and family sometimes only a covered area will offer any privacy from a 3 story apartment building next door. A small […]
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North Portland Back Yard Gets Private, Colorful Plantings My new clients, Michael and Ryan, moved to N Portland’s Concordia neighborhood from a farm in Pennsylvania. They knew some horticulture science and had a lot of confidence coming into the project from both a design point of view and working with plants. Their new home in […]
Sustainable Native Garden Design Front Yard Meadow Garden Dawson approached us at wanting a garden that is as good for the land as it is for him. He was on the cusp of retirement and had never tended a garden before, so part of our project plan included follow-up visits to teach plants, pests and […]
Adding Native Oregon Plants to the Trees My friend Larry bought a property with huge Douglas Fir trees and he wants to create landscape for wildlife in the Pacific Northwest. He wants a back yard forest. He sent me a photo of his new property’s back yard after I offered to give him a few […]
New University Park Landscape Design Clients Need Shade In my first conversation with Jay, the words he used to describe what he wanted for his back yard were oasis, outdoor sanctuary, shady and cool, privacy, colorful lush plantings, and low maintenance. Then he laughed and asked me if that was even possible. His wife was […]
