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Blessing Landscapes Introduces 3D Design Services!
Do you have trouble visualizing a landscape design based on a traditional 2D plan view? You’re not alone. A lot of people find it difficult to make sense of these plans. To help with this issue, Blessing Landscapes is excited to announce a 3D option to our design...
Design Elements for Small Spaces
The Portland Metro area is a beautiful and inspiring place to live but as more and more people flock here, developers are building homes on ever tinier and tinier lots. This means there’s not much outdoor space and even less privacy. So, what’s a homeowner to do?...
Why Hire a Professional Outdoor Lighting Designer?
You’ve just spent serious energy and resources to create the perfect outdoor living spaces you’ve always dreamed of. Your favorite sculpture now lives in the perfect place to be viewed from many different angles and perspectives. That favorite specimen tree can now be...
Is it Okay to Plant in Winter?
With 30 years of experience in the landscape industry working in the Portland, Oregon area, here are a few pros, cons and tips I’ve learned about planting in the winter: 1. Marginal Plants As a general rule, winter is a good time to plant. However, if the plant is...
How to Choose an Overhead Garden Structure
Overhead structures provide many benefits to the homeowner. They extend your outdoor living space, provide protection from the elements, and enhance the beauty of the landscape. These structures allow you to spend more time relaxing and enjoying your garden in a...
Fall Landscape Cleanup and Winter Maintenance
As we enter the increasingly colder months during this fall season and await the coming winter with its shorter and evermore blustery days, striking colors start to emerge around us like a golden and crimson blanket covering our hills and valleys. No doubt the...
Winning the OLCA Grand Award
As the owner of a landscape design/build company, I often get to experience the joy and privilege of building amazing landscapes. Every project starts the same with a simple conversation about the client’s yard. From there, the design process begins involving hours...
5 Different Step Materials and Their Pros and Cons
Stairways are great solutions for areas with gradual or sudden grade changes. They are functionally essential when you need to get from point 'A' to point 'B', but that doesn't mean they have to be boring. This article shares some designer tips to help...
Common Toxic Plants used in Pacific NW Landscaping
You may be surprised how many of the landscape plants surrounding you in your yard are poisonous. Since they can’t run away from predators like animals do, plants rely on toxins, as well as thorns, spines and prickles, as a form of self-preservation. This is the...
Native Perennial Plants for Your Garden
These native plants are well adapted to our climate, and typically require less irrigation and pesticides in order to thrive in our wet winters and dry summers. Many of these flowering perennials benefit butterflies and birds. Consider incorporating some of these...