A client asked me for to come up with some creative ideas for the upgrade to her mature landscape and I came across these rusted steel privacy screens. Oh wow, I love these!
I am thinking of placing these maybe a couple feet apart in the landscape to act as art and privacy screen without being too "fency" about it.
Plus they are deer resistant and drought tolerant!!! :)
Check out these other great screens from Houzz: Houzz Rusted Steel Privacy Screens
Monday, August 3, 2015
Rusted Steel Privacy Screens - Gorgeous!
Thursday, July 30, 2015
Xeriscape Backyard Makeover
So many of my clients here in Bend Oregon are looking for a low water, low maintenance, fire safe landscape and deer resistant as well. It is often a challenge to make all of that work but here is a wonderful example of just how good it can look.
Before any work was done, the backyard was largely untouched and full of flammable Manzanita bushes.
Plus, without anything to distract the eye, the view of the neighbor's house was all too apparent.
Since this client, like so many of us in Bend, likes to spend her time out playing, it needed to be a low maintenance landscape and attractive as well.
I came up with a palette of plants to provide seasonal interest that was deer resistant, low water and good for beneficial pollinators that invites the client into the landscape.
What a fun project and gorgeous results!!! By choosing a few key plants and repeating them throughout the landscape, unity within the yard was obtained. Dwarf evergreen elements were also incorporated in addition to the native Chokecherry Tree that provides interest and habitat for the bird population.
Besides a good landscape design, having an excellent contractor install it is crucial. Anna Vacca of Anna's Gardening installed this garden and knows exactly how to make plants happy.
Before any work was done, the backyard was largely untouched and full of flammable Manzanita bushes.
Plus, without anything to distract the eye, the view of the neighbor's house was all too apparent.
Since this client, like so many of us in Bend, likes to spend her time out playing, it needed to be a low maintenance landscape and attractive as well.
I came up with a palette of plants to provide seasonal interest that was deer resistant, low water and good for beneficial pollinators that invites the client into the landscape.
What a fun project and gorgeous results!!! By choosing a few key plants and repeating them throughout the landscape, unity within the yard was obtained. Dwarf evergreen elements were also incorporated in addition to the native Chokecherry Tree that provides interest and habitat for the bird population.
Besides a good landscape design, having an excellent contractor install it is crucial. Anna Vacca of Anna's Gardening installed this garden and knows exactly how to make plants happy.
Monday, June 29, 2015
Small Patio Upgrade
I am working with a client up on Awbrey Butte helping him with a complete landscape remodel. The yard is full of mature landscaping which provides a great backdrop for filling in and working with. The landscape will eventually look like the Four Season Garden in the UK and will be stunning every time of the year, it is such a fantastic and fun project!
While the rest of the landscape is still being worked out, we started on a small west facing mountain view patio.
Before:
There is a guest room down there and he wanted his guests to have an area for his guests to use themselves as well as a shady area to enjoy the mountain views.
We came up with the idea of transplanting the rhododendrons and other shade plants and installing a bluestone patio. They planted a great variety of sedums between the stones and selected some beautiful patio furniture to make it a most wonderful spot. Now they enjoy the remodeled patio almost every day and couldn't be happier with the change.
After:
I also had a creeping blue spruce planted on top of the beige retaining wall which will eventually creep down providing a great complement to the blue flagstones.
What a great new patio area!
Boulder and sedum detail:
While the rest of the landscape is still being worked out, we started on a small west facing mountain view patio.
Before:
There is a guest room down there and he wanted his guests to have an area for his guests to use themselves as well as a shady area to enjoy the mountain views.
We came up with the idea of transplanting the rhododendrons and other shade plants and installing a bluestone patio. They planted a great variety of sedums between the stones and selected some beautiful patio furniture to make it a most wonderful spot. Now they enjoy the remodeled patio almost every day and couldn't be happier with the change.
After:
I also had a creeping blue spruce planted on top of the beige retaining wall which will eventually creep down providing a great complement to the blue flagstones.
What a great new patio area!
Boulder and sedum detail:
Monday, May 11, 2015
Spring Projects 2015
The fun started off early this year and even though it is only early May projects are being installed, woo hoo!
A client on Awbrey Butte wanted to remove her old and very large lawn in the front yard and replace it with planting that are low water and deer resistant plantings. Here are before and after photos:
Before:
After:
A client on Awbrey Butte wanted to remove her old and very large lawn in the front yard and replace it with planting that are low water and deer resistant plantings. Here are before and after photos:
Before:
After:
Check out that awesome decomposed granite pathway! It already looks gorgeous and they are not even close to done installing it all!
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Spring Deliveries!
I LOVE going to the nurseries on Tuesday's when shipments of plants arrive!!! It is total heaven and happiness to see pots and pots of beautiful plants!!!!
Friday, April 3, 2015
What is that?
I am always pleasantly surprised when that awkward shrub flowers in spring. The rest of the year it is a good space filler but is so valuable for those early spring flowers!
Do you know what it is? Answer down below.
Answer: Ornamental Quince
Do you know what it is? Answer down below.
Answer: Ornamental Quince
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
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