Pavers have become popular for use in sidewalks, patios, walkway and pathways, but driveways are where they really shine! Made of concrete, pavers come in wide variety of colors, shapes, sizes, patterns and textures giving you choices to create a unique driveway to compliment your home and landscape.Pavers are manufactured to high standards, creating a strong product that can actually make a stronger driveway than poured concrete or even asphalt.Read More
It's SPRINGI (well almost) Time to get that lawn ready for the new year of Cook outs and spring and summer time fun! Winter often takes a toll on your lawn.Read More
Sprinkler systems need to be winterized by a professional every fall so that costly breaks can be avoided when turned on in the spring. When a landscape professional winterizes your system you can be assured that no undetected leaks that are under ground and therefore unseen will happen.Read More
#8 Aerate and thatch your lawn.This removes unwanted weeds and chocked lawns so that your spring lawn will have room to grow. #7 Over-seed your lawn.Read More
Now is the THE time to plant for next years best fall color. Planting in the fall season is advantageous because the dry hot days of summer have passed and the cooler rainy season aids in the establishment of new plantings.Read More
Though it may seem counter-intuitive fall is THE time to plant new lawns. Whether you're planting seed, sod or hydroseed NOW is the optimal time to plant your lawn.With falls cooler temperatures and added rains your lawn will thrive if planted now.Read More
Did you know that landscape construction Oregon requires a license?Each phase of landscaping requires a separate license from the state of Oregon. This includes planting, irrigation and outdoor construction (Fences, decks, arbors, lawn installation, Retaining walls, patios, ponds, waterfalls, water-features, walkways ) .Read More
Pathways and steps lead you from one area of your outdoor living space into another and are just as important as the landscape itself. Whether your taste is free flowing or more clean edged and straight paths and steps can be customized out of almost any material and to your specific tastes.Read More
Landscape lighting is an absolute essential especially here in the Pacific NW where daylight hours are short. Lighting your landscape can extent the usable outdoor living space while also providing safety and stunning atmosphere.Having a BBQ on the deck or a get together on the patio requires good visibility in the evening or night time hours.Read More
Landscaping is one of the most powerful tools homeowners have to increase the livability of their homes as well as the appeal to possible buyers. Let's face it we're in a HOT sellers market in our area right now.Read More
If you live in the NW, specifically in the Portland area chances are you have acidic soil. Acidic soil is a measurement of the PH of the soil.Read More
It's not too early to think about spring!We change to daylight savings time on March 9th appreciably longer and will be getting longer still. This means warmer weather and yes, you guessed it, the growing season!Read More
Portland Oregon Landscaping ... Your dream yard, one block at time.This project in Gresham was done in phases over a year's time to help the client finance the project.Spring of 2013 we removed the old lawn, reshaped the area, applied fresh top soil and laid the new sod .Read More
Fall leaves making a mess of your landscape?Here in the Northwest we have one of the largest tree canopies of any mid-sized city in the nation. Portland boasts a 30% tree canopy covering our city.Read More
The victory garden was started during world war I and world war II in an effort to boost vegetable, fruit and herb production in the U.S as well as to boost morale of those left behind during the war effort. A modern take on the victory garden is taking hold in the U.S and especially here in the Pacific Northwest.Read More
The choices of materials when you add a rock wall as part of your landscape are endless. One of the latest trends in Landscaping in Portland is the clean and natural look of "real" rock.Read More
