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Flower Combinations for your Garden – Russian Sage and Yarrow
If you are looking for bright color combinations to add to your drought tolerant landscape in Bend, OR plant Russian sage and Yarrow, either red or yellow colored will add spice to the garden. There are several varieties of Russian … Continue reading
Customize Your Landscape Design
During the winter in Bend, OR, we do not work on any outside projects, so I find myself with some down time. Recently, I was watching a home improvement reality show. The sales person began the visit by telling the … Continue reading
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Yellow Pine Needles
When you are out and about in Bend, Oregon in the fall, you will notice some of the ponderosa pine needles turning yellow. If the needles are on the interior branch of the tree, this is normal. Ponderosa pines and … Continue reading
Color in Landscape Design
Bark, flower and foliage color are important considerations when designing a landscape. To get over the winter doldrums, I like to use warm color combinations that are bright and exciting. Combinations of yellow, purple and red make you feel warm … Continue reading
Landscaping for Children
When you were a child, what was your favorite outdoor activity? I grew up on a rural island in Puget Sound. We spent countless hours on the beach playing. Driftwood and large rocks were made into secret hideaways. Oyster and … Continue reading
Do You Need a Landscape Design?
When we first meet with clients, we ask them what they envision for their yard. Usually, they have some ideas, but are unsure of the overall picture or how to accomplish it. We believe there is no cookie cutter landscapes and … Continue reading
Watering your Plants in Winter
When the irrigation systems are blown out in October, we tend to forget that our outdoor plants need watering during the winter. It is difficult to drag out the hoses to water plants, especially if the hoses are frozen solid … Continue reading
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Great Books to Curl Up with and Design your Garden
We are in the process of finishing some remodeling at our house. When the building is complete, we will have new areas to be landscaped. One of my new favorite areas will be a corner of the house that is … Continue reading
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Living Indoor Christmas Trees
One of the best Christmas memories I have is the year we spent at a cabin in the woods. We decorated a fir tree outside our window so we could see the colorful lights at night. The kids were young and … Continue reading
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Protecting Trees from Deer Damage
When we first moved to Bend and the deer migrated to our front yard for the winter, I loved watching them graze. The honeymoon was short lived. The bucks destroyed the bark on our newly planted trees and the does … Continue reading
