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An Oregon Guide For Using Hardy Edibles In Ornamental Landscaping
Ornamental landscaping is all about maximizing beauty and aesthetics. But that doesn’t mean you can’t incorporate a vegetable garden or fruit-producing plants. In fact, a well-designed edible...
The Risks & Rewards of Transplanting Plants In Your Garden
Where your plants live in your garden obviously impacts the aesthetic value of your landscaping. But it also affects the health, beauty, and longevity of each individual plant. That’s because...
Get Started Gardening With Low Maintenance Plants
Just about every property can benefit from adding plant life. A good landscape design can significantly increase the value of your home, add natural beauty to your everyday life, provide privacy...
Discover the Wonderful World of Conifers – A Guide
Many homeowners in the Pacific Northwest have a love/hate relationship with coniferous plants, and especially the big coniferous trees like pine and spruce trees. Conifers – meaning plants that...
How a Landscaping Job Can Increase The Value of Your Home
The benefits of landscaping your property are numerous. Landscaping adds aesthetic value to your home’s exterior, helps improve air quality, and creates beautiful and usable outdoor spaces....
Using a Trail Cam to See Your Backyard Night Time Invaders
Seeing diverse wildlife is one of the many benefits of living in the Pacific Northwest. But sometimes these nighttime invaders find their way into our yards and leave quite a mess behind. Some wild...
Here’s Why Good Hedges Make Good Neighbors
The phrase “good fences make good neighbors'' was coined by the beloved American poet Robert Frost. It holds true. Most people want some privacy and separation from their neighbors. But sometimes a...
Mature Landscaping: Getting Your Garden Plants Established
Often considered to be the jewels of the landscape, it can be especially satisfying to enjoy a yard enhanced with beautiful plantings. While permanent elements such as paver patios or bubbling water...
What are desire paths?
Unsanctioned shortcuts are called desire paths, and they are primarily considered paths of least resistance. Desire paths are easily recognized in large commercial and public landscapes, where...
Issues of Planting in the Winter
Planting in winter has its challenges but rest assured, it's okay to put a plant in the ground during the winter months. In fact, in some cases, it’s the best time. In the PNW, it rains A LOT in the...
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