This May project deserves a long reel…and Madonna.
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What used to be a lot and a half of cedar chips, a few garden boxes, and lots of edible production, is now a secret oasis of eco-lawn, dining area, fire pit, hot tub, and edible production in a tidy (big) package.
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Designed, planted, and tended to by our client, our mission was to provide a new blank slate for her and her daughter to use and play in.
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Proud of my team for sticking with me to the very end and successful enough to want another project of this size.
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Another install from June that deserves a post.
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Handyman Bill came in and did a lot of the prep work for us, but it still takes a landscaper’s eye to create the finer details.
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This little backyard is ready for all the summer BBQs. The front yard speaks for itself.
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Designer: @radishgardens
Plants, paths, flagstone, drip: GDPDX
Pergola, raised boxes: handyman Bill
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Just a quick little path and seating area for this pink cutie.
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The step stones are ready for @wildscapegardens to work her groundcover magic.
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Just a cute little garden in front of a sweet home that will cheer up the whole neighborhood.
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You can swipe quick, but make sure to stick around for Phil Collins.
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Designer: @dorseylee
Install: GDPDX
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Seems like forever ago we did this little background retreat.
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This one packed it all in: a new sauna, a sweet little outdoor shower, new back deck, stairs, and landing, a gorgeous metal pergola designed by my crew Leah, more trellises, updated irrigation, and added lighting.
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Hilary of Landscape Design in a Day checked all of the client’s boxes on this and made our jobs look easy.
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Designer: @rabidplantswoman, Landscape Design in a Day
Deck: Rick @rpsc_llc
Plants, Shower, Irrigation: @gardendesignpdx
Thank goodness for my awesome crew and amazing clients.
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Being injured at home is a terrible feeling, but my crew keeps the schedule moving forward as planned and crushing the work.
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Carol from Design in a Day created this little native haven full of wildflowers, sun loving, drought tolerant, bee magnets, and loads of winter bloomers.
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Excited to see less chips and more plants in a year or two!
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Designer: Carol Lindsay, Landscape Design in a Day
Install: GDPDX team
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Geewhiz this was a fun one!
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A very old Mimosa tree that caused a whole lot of problems eventually was taken down from the back left corner…. In comes Hilary with Landscape Design in a Day to give the front yard a second life.
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Hilary included a little rain garden, some driveway access for the neighbors, and a mail person’s path…isn’t she so thoughtful!
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Nice work team:
Designer: Hilary Hutler, Landscape Design in a Day
Install, plants, drip: @gardendesignpdx
๐ธ: @landoflulu
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Final phase done on this mostly established woodland garden (check out those ferns!).
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Last year we did the front yard, then Dan came in and built some beautiful steps and a sweet circular seating area in the backyard, then they built that gorgeous Cedar fence….and THEN we got in there and finished it all up with a gardener’s footpath, a lot of plant improvements, simplified the lava rock a bit (client wanted to keep all of it ๐ณ), and added some much needed drip irrigation. A few plants are missing still, but I don’t think you’ll notice since there’s so much to look at ๐
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My client is a hard one to read, but a pat on the shoulder and a “it looks so good!” in a monotone voice is all I needed.
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Designer: Barb Simon
Fence, Back steps, circular patio: Dan @hurleylandscapeinstallations
Plants, Footpath, Irrigation: @gardendesignpdx
Raingarden: installed by the city years ago
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Had a very small part in this project, but still proud of it.
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All the credit goes to Dan & Hilary who made this front and backyard combo a highlight of the spring season.
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Did you notice the difference of color in the fence from the shade of the missing Cedar? Or the turf no more? Or the cherry petals I didn’t want to blow away? So many details.
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Designer: @rabidplantswoman
Install: @hurleylandscapeinstallations
Irrigation: @gardendesignpdx
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When you walk a project in October, then walk up to the same backyard in April, you’ve got two separate projects ๐
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But we stuck with it, pulled out a few trees, a few honeysuckle monsters, and kept to the schedule ๐ช
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We also found loads of toys- see the last picture with the world’s smallest shovel.
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One day the client might update the lawn, but for now, this backyard is kid and Saint Bernard-ready!
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Designer: @rabidplantswoman
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Last week’s project was a real stunner!
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Working in the dry, warm sun was also a new experience this year and I’d take a few more of those weeks if I could.
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Thank you Meredith for all the Little T cookies, lunches, endless coffees and drinks, and the willingness to help plant for a bit. You spoiled us!
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Designer: Adam of Flora Fina
Rain garden & Brick (2021): @winterbloomlc
Plants, Drip, Mulch: @gardendesignpdx
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Two sidewalk beds all planted up, design-on-the-fly style.
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Fun drought tolerant plants include Zauschneria, Manzanita, Deschampsia, Teucrium, and more.
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My client waited a long time for this one day install.
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I designed this small garden last summer and given the higher elevation and making sure to get every plant variety just right, she patiently waited till this week.
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After giving me a big hug when we were all wrapped up, I’d say the wait was worth it.
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Thanks to my crew for roughing it in the on-and-off downpours, the last minute supply runs, and the sets of stairs.
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Small front yards don’t have to be boring.
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No design + chill client = creative fun!
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We swapped out the crumbling veggie beds for some new ones, added a rain garden for the nearby downspout, built a mini crevice garden for the hot slope, and reused some onsite materials for a fun new path. The neighborhood fairies liked the new garden so much they decided to stick around too ๐
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I hope A+C have as much fun playing in their new garden as we did building it โค๏ธ
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This was a wet one!
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Not only did it rain inches throughout the project, I also had to bore under two sidewalks with more water…
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Luckily @rabidplantswoman chose some good plants for when the rain does finally let up.
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Designer: @rabidplantswoman
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If this isn’t one of my faves…
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I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves.
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Designer: yours truly @gardendesignpdx
Patio: @hurleylandscapeinstallations
Deck & Fence/Gate: @hurleylandscapeinstallations
Plants & Drip: @gardendesignpdx
Steel Planters: Eastside Steel
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