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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Another post-construction garden prep job!
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We took out the contractor’s hog fuel, turned up the compacted soil, and amended with 3 yards of compost blend. Throw in a few Largo pavers from @western_interlock and a few dainty boulders, and it’s all ready for Kyle @ninebark_design to work her magic 🪄
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Designer: @ninebark_design
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Finally got to wrap up phase 2 of this project from last fall and it was just as much, ahem, fun! Removing an 8’ wide bed of river rock with landscape fabric is definitely a job for a dingo!
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The area under the fir trees was dubbed the shi* area with piles of random rock and construction debris. I think they’ll name it something else now though 😍
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Designer: @rabidplantswoman
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New build? Just remodeled your house? This is for you.
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Take a couple extra (cardio) steps to prep your soil….pick axe, add compost (plant dependent), shovel-turn it all in, grade it…your plants will be much happier!
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Thanks to the vision of Linda Meyer, the handyman who made the connection, and Dan who made my pictures look good- our client is going to be thoroughly surprised when he gets home from his winter vacation.
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Designer: @lmeyerdesign
Paths/pavers: @hurleylandscapeinstallations
Plants & Drip: @gardendesignpdx
Another fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants project, and another lawn removal!
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When you think you have another week to prep, but some scheduling changes pushes you to bump it up a week, it’s an extra large feather in our collective cap.
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It’s fun to have a vision and put it to real life without the help of a design or plan, though it can be a little stressful during the process, ha!
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Plants include Choisya, Deer Fern, Geranium renardii, Fringecup, Beach Daisy, Columbine, Spirea, and Carex.
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Lucky for us, we get to keep our eyes on this one with quarterly maintenance 🙌
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Another small, but mighty, design on the fly, one day project for Leah and Cal this week.
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Four yards of soil and 4 yards of arborist chips to build up this berm and give our client a little more privacy.
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Plants include an evergreen Magnolia, Escallonia, red twig dogwood (clients existing), Teucrium, hardy Geranium, and Sedum.
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One happy client + two tired crew = success 😁
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Hi, Annie here. This is the face behind Garden Design PDX.
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Here’s what I’m doing this time of year:
-Scheduling my crew for maintenance in February (and beyond)
-Sending out estimates and contracts for work we have in the spring (or sooner)
-Designing gardens that have come my way in the last few months (or days)
-Taking phone calls from potential clients
-Doing site visits with potential clients
-Coordinating with subcontractors and suppliers for lead times
-Making plant list after plant list after plant list for future projects
-Posting to Instagram once in a while
-Staying fit and strong so my body can handle the transition back to the fieldwork
-Having a ton of fun every step of the way
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I’ve just closed my design books so I can wrap up the last few before install season starts in March.
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Pedal to the metal and excited my little crew is here for it, too.
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What a year!!
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Please enjoy this short 2024 recap reel that I won’t tell you how long it took me to edit.
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Grateful for my crew, my landscape designers who trust me with their clients, and my pal Dan who really helps us make these projects pop.
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2025, we’re coming for ya!
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It’s a pretty special day when you get to do a little atrium facelift on a Rummer house 🤩
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Our clients are both 90 years old, still working, and Ralph even used an electric chainsaw to snip off the end of their new Xmas tree. I hope to be like him some day!
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Thanks to Beth for bringing me into this one!
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Designer: @bbbistro2
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Say 👋 to the GDPDX crew: Myself, Cal, Caroline and Leah. We had a few other helpers this year (hi Marcelle, Rose, and Hadley!), but this is my core team and I’m so fortunate.
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This rad team is always there to ask the questions, carry out the tasks, call me out when I need it, support each other when we’re having a day, work their tails off, and boogie when the music is on.
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We wrapped up the fall season with a winter pruning class (because continued education never hurts) and lunch on a cold, sunny day.
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Thank your for following along with us this year and wishing you a warm and cozy holiday season ✨
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Sometimes it’s not about the fancy stonework or the plant palette, but just a good ol fashioned lawn removal and cedar chip facelift.
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This client dreams of removing all of her lawn in hopes of a bigger native habitat, but taking it one step at a time to phase the expense and effort of establishment was a good way to go.
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More plants and ideas to come from the clever @radishgardens
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I 👀 @carolinewsouthern
📸: @landoflulu
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Simple, but not easy.
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A Japanese style design-on-the-fly approach, plants procured 3 days prior, 9 big ‘ol boulders set, plants in the ground, drip irrigation put in, and mulched.
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Here’s hoping those plants don’t slide down the hill like the last garden.
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Fall season is almost wrapped up 😅
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