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Railyard Public Garden
In June, I had the opportunity to escape the not yet summer weather of the Pacific Northwest for a long weekend of sun, laughter, and old friends in Santa FE, NM. A highlight of the trip was a visit to the revitalized Railyard District. Here are a few photos from the incredible public garden tha..
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I recently had the opportunity to create an entrance garden design for my yoga teacher. As I began the design process the question ~ “How do I create a garden for the person who opened my eyes and got me hooked on this infinitely beautiful and life changing practice?” Quite literally my design..
read moreBio-swale design class @ Portland Nursery on Stark
I will be speaking about my experience in designing sustainable landscapes and incorporating bio-swales/rain gardens @ Portland Nursery Stark St. on Sunday February 27th @ 1pm. You can register by following this link: http://www.portlandnursery.com/events/index.shtml ..
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Another fantastic client and fun job...I am so lucky. The client's requests for this project were as follows: new and wider driveway, no lawn, low maintenance plants, and a rain garden. The clients also mentioned they liked to have their morning coffee on the front steps so I decided to make ..
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I just finished working with a super sweet family in Sellwood. I have had the pleasure of working with this client for several years and was so excited to see the design come into fruition. When we first met to discuss what they wanted out of their landscape the words that followed were: p..
read moreFicus ‘Petite Negra’
My 'Petite Negra' fig tree is in full bounty this fall. Ficus 'Petite Negra' is a dwarf (about 6' x 6' at maturity) fig tree with big, juicy, black-skinned, red-fleshed figs that produces at a very young age. I turned to my favorite recipe blog www.101cookbooks.com and author of "Super Natural..
read moreRiver Birch Bark
[caption id="attachment_305" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Betula nigra"][/caption] Betula nigra, commonly known as River Birch, is a low maintenance medium-sized tree with year round interest. It is not one of my typical "go to" trees, but after picking one for my garden a few year..
read moreThe Great Pie-Off
[caption id="attachment_300" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Nectarine & Mascarpone Tart"][/caption] A few weeks ago I attended a fundraiser for The Portland Pounders at a client's house. I made a Nectarine & Mascarpone Tart that won the stone fruit catergory. The overall winne..
read moreThey had me at Lollygagger
I recently placed eight pieces of furniture from Loll designs into a client's garden. I have followed Loll, a sustainable outdoor furniture company, since their inception in 2005. I can not say enough about the quality of the furniture and the company. The furniture pictured is composed of..
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