https://www.apldwa.org/blog daily 0.75 2026-01-31 https://www.apldwa.org/blog/the-art-of-efficiency-in-landscape-design monthly 0.5 2026-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/001cc65b-922e-4ceb-a622-762bf395654d/Alt+1.+This+colorful+front+yard+makeover+designed+by+Olander+Designs+and+installed+by+Avalon+NW+is+the+result+of+countless+efficiency-boosting+decisions..jpg Blog - The Art of Efficiency in Landscape Design - Make it stand out A comprehensive design like this is the product of countless efficiency-boosting decisions. Designed by Courtney Olander and installed by AvalonNW. Photo: Courtney Olander. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/b11e50d7-c7af-4535-b9e4-0776a1a49d78/2.+Kryssie+Maybay%27s+Backyard+arbor+retreat+uses+spans+and+common+wood+lengths+to+minimize+waste.+Credit+Kismet+Design.jpg Blog - The Art of Efficiency in Landscape Design - Make it stand out Kryssie Maybay's Backyard arbor retreat utilizes spans and common wood lengths to minimize waste. Photo: Kismet Design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/c9a2d2a6-96d5-47f5-8868-92f6b223aefc/3.%2BAvalon%2BNW%2Bstone%2Bwall%2Bproject%2Bearly%2Binstallation.%2BCredit%2BAvalonNW.jpg Blog - The Art of Efficiency in Landscape Design - Make it stand out Hand selecting, cutting and placing stone adds significant cost and labor. Here an Avalon NW stone wall project is being installed by Fraser Butterworth (l) and Jeremy Adams (r). Photo: Kevin Monohan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/2f72f3fc-9bdf-412f-bf6a-e0b8bbda3234/4.%2BAvalonNW%2BStone%2Bwall%2Bcompleted%2B-%2Bhand%2Bselecting%2C%2Bcutting%2Band%2Bplacing%2Bstone%2Badds%2Bsignificant%2Bcost%2Band%2Blabor.%2BCredit%2BAvalonNW.jpg Blog - The Art of Efficiency in Landscape Design - Make it stand out Ollie admires the stone wall, now complete. Photo: Kevin Monohan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/0a49e83d-b0d7-4522-b9d4-36326bd3108b/5.+In+this+pergola+by+Kismet+Design%2C+beam+spacing%2C+decking+designed+with+board+lengths%2C+creating+minimal+waste.Credit+Kismet+Design..jpg Blog - The Art of Efficiency in Landscape Design - Make it stand out In this pergola by Kismet Design, both beam spacing and decking were designed with standard board lengths, creating minimal waste. Photo: Kismet Design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/449d78fa-043e-4d7f-9b7e-ca4771b95685/6.+Maybay%27s+stone+steps+are+spaced+to+avoid+cutting+pieces%2C+and+gaps+allow+for+slight+on-site+adjustments+and+ease+working+with+slopes.+Credit+Kismet+Design.jpg Blog - The Art of Efficiency in Landscape Design - Make it stand out Maybay's stone steps are spaced to avoid cutting pieces, and gaps allow for slight on-site adjustments and ease working with slopes. Photo: Kismet Design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/535f28ef-c07a-47a9-b2cf-c2940a41f850/7.+When+communication+is+clear+and+consistent%2C+clients%2C+designers+and+contractors+will+find+the+process+much+smoother.+This+retaining+wall+is+designed+by+Olander+Designs+and+installed+by+Avalon+NW.+Credit+Co.jpg Blog - The Art of Efficiency in Landscape Design - Make it stand out When communication is clear and consistent, clients, designers and contractors will find the process much smoother. This retaining wall is designed by Olander Designs and installed by Avalon NW. Photo: Courtney Olander. https://www.apldwa.org/blog/january-2026-apldwa-newsletter monthly 0.5 2025-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/acf82a11-23bf-419a-8988-7ef61f2a3e60/Kryssie+Maybay.jpg Blog - January 2026 President's Note - Make it stand out Kryssie Maybay, owner of Kismet Design and 2026 APLDWA Chapter President https://www.apldwa.org/blog/the-power-of-curiosity-for-new-landscape-designers monthly 0.5 2025-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/f387a820-31d8-4bf9-8339-a4f88c0f570c/Morpholio+Trace+Drawing.png Blog - The Power of Curiosity for New Landscape Designers - Make it stand out Hand drawing in Morpholio Trace. Credit: Dana Niblack https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/d0dfac65-3553-4916-9d38-78529df6637f/Gardens+by+the+Bay.jpeg Blog - The Power of Curiosity for New Landscape Designers - Make it stand out Gardens by the Bay, Singapore. Photo Credit: Laura Kleppe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/cf8887a8-3e3a-4f5f-8a38-dcb25249a0d4/APLD+Summer+Garden+Tour.png Blog - The Power of Curiosity for New Landscape Designers - Make it stand out APLDWA members enjoy connecting at a summer garden tour. Photo credit: Laura Kleppe https://www.apldwa.org/blog/apldwa-harnessing-the-power-of-investment monthly 0.5 2025-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/1761852500167-Y3L148BOQ80FBB7KWSRH/APLDWAHolidayPhoto.jpg Blog - Harnessing the Power of Investment - Make it stand out Making connections at the 2024 APLDWA Members Holiday Party. From left: Rick Fox, Devonshire Landscapes, Lori Beehner, Environmental Construction, Katrina Perekrestenko, Devonshire Landscapes, Robert Hobart, Britescapes and APLDWA Treasurer. Photo: Laura Kleppe https://www.apldwa.org/blog/seattles-top-contract-lawyers-weigh-in-on-what-they-wished-we-knew-about-our-landscape-design-contracts monthly 0.5 2025-10-01 https://www.apldwa.org/blog/designing-resilient-gardens-for-a-hotter-drier-pacific-northwest monthly 0.5 2025-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/ba3306db-d2be-4fa6-8550-af5caee330aa/Cover_Scampston_GCH_50305.jpg Blog - Designing Resilient Gardens for a Hotter, Drier Pacific Northwest - Make it stand out Piet Oudolf-designed perennial meadow at Scampston Hall in North Yorkshire UK utilizes Phlomis russeliana mixed with hardy pink Geranium ‘Ann Folkard’, blue Amsonia, and stout balls of Alliums and Nectaroscordum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/f094c675-9281-45d3-8ddd-c1a5af739e3b/Eryngium_Sisyrinchium.jpg Blog - Designing Resilient Gardens for a Hotter, Drier Pacific Northwest - Make it stand out Left: This Denver Botanic Garden vignette relies on Eryngium Blue Glitter with Stipa tenuissima and Festuca glauca foliage for color. Right: Pale yellow Sisyrinchium striatum, native to Chile, paired with Phlomis russeliana for early summer color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/b60f9eef-9330-4a25-bf82-3d13a678cbbd/YuccaColorGuard_SalviaMysticSpires_Eremophila_GCH_35283_C.jpg Blog - Designing Resilient Gardens for a Hotter, Drier Pacific Northwest - Make it stand out A combination of color and texture from foliage and stalwart summer bloomers at the Albers Vista Garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/68b7c186-f10d-498d-9baf-7c9c2b4b0801/BBG_Phlomis_Nepeta_Stipa_GCH_25001_C.jpg Blog - Designing Resilient Gardens for a Hotter, Drier Pacific Northwest - Make it stand out Sweeps of Stipa, Salvias and Nepetas with Phlomis punctuation makes this border at the Bellevue Botanic Garden dynamic in Summer without needing a lot of supplemental water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/b9f6e7c2-22dd-437b-ba3b-7f65dd63ab14/BethChatto_GCH_52652.jpg Blog - Designing Resilient Gardens for a Hotter, Drier Pacific Northwest - Make it stand out The Gravel Garden at Beth Chatto’s containing Alstromeria hybrids, common chive, Salvia sclarea var turkestanica, Verbascum bombyciferum, Verbena bonariensis and other plants listed in https://www.bethchatto.co.uk/conditions/ plants-for-dry-conditions https://www.apldwa.org/blog/b5ecuf9v0bszu2s9y8o0nex15llzob monthly 0.5 2025-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/1753298373009-F6QCZ7GNLP9XW0YLCDT9/Mardi+Dover+photo+1.jpg Blog - From Creative to CEO: Elevate Your Landscape Design Business with Smart Systems - Make it stand out Dover offers both on-demand and in-person instruction. Photo Credit: Carol Spags Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/1753298531172-02OKBN0DFW35UEI3DFPB/Mardi+Dover+photo+2.png Blog - From Creative to CEO: Elevate Your Landscape Design Business with Smart Systems - Make it stand out Dover speaking at a North Carolina Nursery Photo Credit: Reems Creek Nursery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/7097731f-ced9-447c-8a40-923b56627988/Mardi+Dover+with+drawing+board+photo+3.jpg Blog - From Creative to CEO: Elevate Your Landscape Design Business with Smart Systems - Make it stand out Dover at the drawing board Photo Credit: Carol Spags Photography https://www.apldwa.org/blog/what-is-the-value-of-the-wall monthly 0.5 2025-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/f02fbaef-8273-46a3-a419-9710d2e983d2/SRW+wall.JPG Blog - What is the Value of the Wall? - Make it stand out Common Segmented Retaining Wall used in terracing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/0d3ff266-2689-42ad-ae92-e974ee485512/Before+after+rock+wall+series+Hood+cancal+project.png Blog - What is the Value of the Wall? - Make it stand out A natural, large boulder wall is the right aesthetic to help reclaim this space damaged by construction. Our primary focus was also to avoid damaging that fabulous madrona tree and restore a natural appeal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/c35dec3f-e4e9-40b1-91d7-1647ab73ca14/IMG_5995%2Bwall%2Bwith%2Brock+face.jpg Blog - What is the Value of the Wall? - Make it stand out This creative wall inspired me during a garden tour in Tacoma, Washington. It is the perfect match for the homeowners who collect art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/17aaed0a-4db1-4878-b71c-05988f079473/Relish%2BDesign%2BNWFGS%2B2025%2BGabion2.jpg Blog - What is the Value of the Wall? - Make it stand out A unique and fun gabion retaining wall built by Relish Gardens at the 2025 Northwest Flower & Garden Festival. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/a0cfb1d1-0bc6-4115-922b-e430f678f651/Ledgestone%2Bplant%2Bmix2.jpg Blog - What is the Value of the Wall? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/e6ab1d50-63a7-4f56-8e85-1180b53233ad/Corten%2Bwall%2Brock%2Binsert%2BIMG_2324%2BMay%2B20252.jpg Blog - What is the Value of the Wall? - Make it stand out A new installation is in progress, May 2025, using a custom-made Corten steel wall. A groove was carved into the rock to blend the steel and the rock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/d53566da-f10a-47f4-8d5e-b02832e8a32c/espalier+camellia+living+wall.jpg Blog - What is the Value of the Wall? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/5a417bd7-4de7-4ab5-9301-035547fa9f3d/Gardens%2Bat%2BBall%2B3.jpg Blog - What is the Value of the Wall? - Make it stand out Large Concrete planters set in a hillside at Ball Horticultural in Chicago, Illinois. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/a99466b7-b572-4ea9-8ebf-13c27884b581/rockmulchedevergreens2.jpg Blog - What is the Value of the Wall? - Make it stand out Slope retention with a combination of dwarf evergreens and rockery for an alpine effect. The entire area is top-dressed with pea gravel mixed with sedums. https://www.apldwa.org/blog/navigating-budgets-while-designing monthly 0.5 2025-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/a5680fdd-a007-4034-8c4b-eed984261584/image+1.jpg Blog - Navigating budgets while designing - Make it stand out Get all the information up front before designing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/a98c81cc-efcf-4817-9f4c-c91ac0828f37/image+2.jpg Blog - Navigating budgets while designing - Make it stand out Plan markups for value engineering/phasing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/fd219a3f-f49e-4161-9afd-992a9996d661/Img+3-5.jpg Blog - Navigating budgets while designing - Make it stand out Left to right: Mortar-set bluestone $$$, sand-set pavers $$, crushed stone $ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/1d9bb3a9-d89d-444a-b8c2-09586d6f6df3/image+6.jpg Blog - Navigating budgets while designing - Make it stand out Landscape Design Planting Plan https://www.apldwa.org/blog/tf8iuaw82w7863tj5v2gfgwsficqhs monthly 0.5 2025-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/b57a5577-7524-4467-8aa2-4a04533871ea/APLDWA+Weber+2025.jpg Blog - Charging My Design Battery - Make it stand out Cobalt blues and succulents in Jim Bishop’s Garden. Photo: Katie Weber https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/97c09a3b-21c5-4eec-a598-fe942d8a7a34/APLDWA+Weber01+2025.jpg Blog - Charging My Design Battery - Make it stand out Boardwalk path and plantings at Ryan Prange’s home (of Falling Waters Landscape). Photo: Katie Weber https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/83a33d28-c4c3-4d9a-9f3c-092ef91bfcbb/APLDWA+Weber02+2025.jpg Blog - Charging My Design Battery - Make it stand out Cool grey toned lounge seating. Photo: Katie Weber https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/1f30157d-3fb8-4061-99b2-e9b1e4c75c25/APLDWA+Weber03+2025.jpg Blog - Charging My Design Battery - Make it stand out Outdoor relaxation on the shady side of the house. Photo: Katie Weber https://www.apldwa.org/blog/collaboration-makes-a-winning-team-for-a-show-garden monthly 0.5 2025-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/55053a2c-66af-4fe3-86b3-8d32cdab51ac/IMG_11.jpeg Blog - Collaboration makes a winning team for a show garden - Make it stand out Rejuvenating Waters garden at the Northwest Flower and Garden Festival. Photo: Doreen Wynja https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/b02fc84a-dfdd-43ed-8d30-7240d00e1cec/APLDWA_AprilNewsletter02.jpg Blog - Collaboration makes a winning team for a show garden - Make it stand out Our rough 3D model and leaf pergola Photos: Robin Parsons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/c38fd19d-8dcd-42c2-a7c9-8b50fa09adb3/APLDWA_AprilNewsletter04.jpg Blog - Collaboration makes a winning team for a show garden - Make it stand out The landscape plan Photo: Robin Parsons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/e58571c6-9515-4b28-9d9d-9c248bd6b428/APLDWA_AprilNewsletter05.jpg Blog - Collaboration makes a winning team for a show garden - Make it stand out Smitha, Robin and Fred planning the design concept. Photo: Smitha Navda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/952cfb9a-5c6c-4d20-b75c-d04a5d8e554c/APLDWA_AprilNewsletter06.jpg Blog - Collaboration makes a winning team for a show garden - Make it stand out Fred assembles the leaf pergola Photo: Robin Parsons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/45c4e0c8-739d-4b3e-8c74-24c93333fc9e/APLDWA_AprilNewsletter07.jpg Blog - Collaboration makes a winning team for a show garden - Make it stand out Fred unpackaging Sid Photo: Smitha Navda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/f7ad8f61-86fb-41eb-908d-acddebcb9b68/APLDWA+Newsletter07.jpg.jpg Blog - Collaboration makes a winning team for a show garden - Make it stand out Selecting plants at Western Nursery with Gretchen Bauer Photo: Smitha Navda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/b11bffc5-1b3e-423f-9a02-07923316549f/APLDWA_AprilNewsletter09.jpg Blog - Collaboration makes a winning team for a show garden - Make it stand out Lori and Jon from APLDWA sponsor Environmental Construction build the path while members ready a bed for planting. Photo: Robin Parsons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/2ddafa31-d4c7-485f-bbfc-f8b5084cc84e/Image+10.jpeg Blog - Collaboration makes a winning team for a show garden - Make it stand out The team takes home a gold award. Photo: anonymous https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/e8e556fc-4851-42c2-9ee1-725f664d170b/APLDWA_AprilNewsletter01.jpg Blog - Collaboration makes a winning team for a show garden - Make it stand out The garden complete! Photo: Robin Parsons https://www.apldwa.org/blog/the-northwest-flower-and-garden-show-effect monthly 0.5 2025-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/137ac87b-e97f-4ac6-9ae1-1eb9106a9092/northwest+FGF+Logo.jpg Blog - The Northwest Flower and Garden Show Effect - Make it stand out Photo Credit: The Northwest Flower & Garden Festival https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/3ae5cebd-af6c-4a6c-91bb-4377d35d8208/APLDWA+Garden+vignette.jpg Blog - The Northwest Flower and Garden Show Effect - Make it stand out Artful plantings around a sculpture in a vignette along the stairway in the 2025 APLDWA Team Garden Photo: Sue Goetz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/f2c7f7f6-d92e-4782-a499-367a53c868aa/Team+APLDWA+Garden+2025.jpg Blog - The Northwest Flower and Garden Show Effect - Make it stand out A look through a custom-made arbor into the garden of Rejuvenating Waters: A Journey to Vitality, where a fusion of plants and metal artistry came together beautifully. Produced by the APLDWA design team. Photo: Sue Goetz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/d0d5e3ff-fd7a-4cab-aa00-b7d8bda9c95a/Kryssie+Maybay+2025+Garden+NWFGS.jpeg Blog - The Northwest Flower and Garden Show Effect - Make it stand out The beautiful blue pool and glass art highlight this fabulous wood sliding deck in a fun gathering space created by Kismet Design. Photo: Sue Goetz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/90e91085-f51a-467d-acee-e04089468252/Jessi+Bloom+2025+Garden+show+Creator.jpeg Blog - The Northwest Flower and Garden Show Effect - Make it stand out Garden Designer Jessi Bloom built a garden with a full-sized glass greenhouse with an elegant setting inside where wedding vows were exchanged at the show! Photo: Sue Goetz https://www.apldwa.org/blog/the-influence-of-mediterranean-travels-on-my-approach-to-creating-naturalisticlandscapes monthly 0.5 2025-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/6ad5193a-83b0-42a1-99b9-99ec4def0bae/photo14_Water+Cistern+at+AlFabia+Gardens.jpg Blog - The Influence of Mediterranean Travels on My Approach to Creating Naturalistic Landscapes - Make it stand out Historical stone water cistern with reflective view of the Al Fabia Gardens in Bunyola Spain. This spring fed cistern supplies water for the historical estate gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/4bc7538c-706f-4d8c-b53a-b1eaab415d3e/Photos11and12.jpg Blog - The Influence of Mediterranean Travels on My Approach to Creating Naturalistic Landscapes - Make it stand out On the left: one section of the Soller Botancial Garden has a large collection of plants intruduced to Spain from the Americas during the 15th and 16th centuries. Washingtonia filifera, a native of northwest Mexico, can be seen towering in the background of this section of the gardens. On the right: Stone cliff face of Puig de s’Alcadena in Alaró Spain. This limestone mountain peak, reminiscent of Yosemite’s Half Dome, is the mythical home to the many witches and devils that live on the island of Mallorca. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/c9f4d05f-c575-42c5-9d6b-6c055b0930ee/Photos+3and5.jpg Blog - The Influence of Mediterranean Travels on My Approach to Creating Naturalistic Landscapes - Make it stand out One the left: small mountain village of Galilea Spain in the foothills of the Tramuntana Mountains. This view is an inspiring example of the types of small village gardens that fill the mountains of Mallorca. The use of native plants in formal spaces help conserve water usage and create a true sense of place. On the right: an old olive tree finding a new life as a focal point at the Son Bunyola Hotel. Sir Richard Branson lovingly renovated this former 13th century fort over a 25-year period. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/8304efa2-e176-4fa1-9673-b380d4470559/Photos+7and8.jpg Blog - The Influence of Mediterranean Travels on My Approach to Creating Naturalistic Landscapes - Make it stand out On the left: carved stone modern art piece at the Museu sa Bassa Blanca gardens juxtaposed to the native wild landscape. This is one of the many sculptures surrounded by native and native inspired spaces on the property. On the right: a wonderful example of the resilience of plants in urban areas. An incredibly happy unidentified fern is growing out of the rain gutter of an abandoned building in Inca, Spain. https://www.apldwa.org/blog/reflecting-on-success-embracing-the-future-lara-elizabeth-vyas-president-of-the-apldwa-chapter monthly 0.5 2025-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/de2975f5-ddde-4a3a-b90e-2b7fee65de4d/Vyas-7995.jpeg Blog - Reflecting on Success, Embracing the Future ~ Lara Elizabeth Vyas, President of the APLDWA Chapter - Make it stand out Lara was APLDWA’s Featured Designer in January 2022 Click here to learn more about Lara and her work Photo: Lara Grauer Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/d1ace36a-dbbd-4bb9-8fea-c9c332ca8093/APLDWA+Org+Chart+2025.jpeg Blog - Reflecting on Success, Embracing the Future ~ Lara Elizabeth Vyas, President of the APLDWA Chapter - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/a8e1cfb0-2306-4aed-b6b6-dfcc0bbb39ca/Synkd+Fall2024.jpg Blog - Reflecting on Success, Embracing the Future ~ Lara Elizabeth Vyas, President of the APLDWA Chapter - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.apldwa.org/blog/katie-sinclair-reflects-on-the-2024-apld-design-conference monthly 0.5 2024-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/2faa6953-f215-46b5-b5b2-73302b591668/The+2024+International+APLD+Design+Conference+Image01.jpg Blog - Katie Sinclair Reflects on the 2024 APLD Design Conference - Make it stand out Elizabeth Stuart's outdoor design studio with teak couch and chairs in a grouping with potted olive trees and vintage steel trellis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/c4a2a7c5-2615-4ecc-ba64-325bab255b62/The+2024+International+APLD+Design+Conference+Image03.jpg Blog - Katie Sinclair Reflects on the 2024 APLD Design Conference - Make it stand out A tree-framed view across lush plantings surrounding a swimming pool and an elegant southern-style seating area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/6ac51b67-8f3f-452a-a3c1-767b413051b5/The+2024+International+APLD+Design+Conference+Image02.jpg Blog - Katie Sinclair Reflects on the 2024 APLD Design Conference - Make it stand out A peek into a courtyard garden from the back porch featuring boxwood hedges lining pathways to the owner's office and work studio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/ca5cbd38-87ef-4a5e-9ab0-acc2503aeda5/The+2024+International+APLD+Design+Conference+Image04.jpg Blog - Katie Sinclair Reflects on the 2024 APLD Design Conference - Make it stand out Downtown Charleston residential garden. Long and narrow (50' x 200'), filled with artistic garden stylizing, including a fountain, small seating areas, and finishing with a swimming pool in the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/7f2f25dc-1283-4e8f-bb2d-f01f266dd7bb/The+2024+International+APLD+Design+Conference+Image05.jpg Blog - Katie Sinclair Reflects on the 2024 APLD Design Conference - Make it stand out A feel of the tropics in downtown Charleston! Lush tropical palms and bold foliage plants fill the space around a narrow pool. https://www.apldwa.org/blog/apldwas-giving-campaign monthly 0.5 2024-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/ee1178e3-6262-4621-ba00-6b4a1d3c7021/unnamed.jpg Blog - APLDWA's Giving Campaign - Make it stand out APLDWA scholarship winner Hannah Tobin, a Landscape Horticulture program student at South Seattle College https://www.apldwa.org/blog/qo8d93zhkq17vwtn2n6obpdw6es0o9 monthly 0.5 2024-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/155d250b-01d7-4045-bdc1-9d1e25cf181d/unnamed.jpg Blog - Transforming Gardens with Corten Steel: A Modern Touch with Rustic Charm - Make it stand out This modern front yard is transformed by the Corten retaining walls, designed by Pierce Design and planted by Danielle Mecham. Orion Rockscapes completed the installation. Photo courtesy of Jade Waples, Orion Rockscapes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/7ea9ad3b-e5d1-4a9c-a24c-ab95a5f1febf/unnamed+%281%29.jpg Blog - Transforming Gardens with Corten Steel: A Modern Touch with Rustic Charm - Make it stand out These charming raised beds with Ipe trim fit both modern and country garden aesthetics. Photo courtesy of Jade Waples, Orion Rockscapes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/647aac82-39a8-4e91-ac05-194142d4497b/unnamed+%282%29.jpg Blog - Transforming Gardens with Corten Steel: A Modern Touch with Rustic Charm - Make it stand out These street-side raised beds were easy to install with simple tools, and turn unused space into a productive vegetable garden. Photo courtesy of Sally-Anne Sadler, Shooting Star Gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/c0ce13e2-5014-4445-81e4-73b47f54843b/unnamed+%283%29.jpg Blog - Transforming Gardens with Corten Steel: A Modern Touch with Rustic Charm - Make it stand out Newly installed reflecting pool will slowly gain patina over time. Photo by Grace Hensley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/90bc177f-d5cf-4288-a657-e968a2acd696/unnamed+%284%29.jpg Blog - Transforming Gardens with Corten Steel: A Modern Touch with Rustic Charm - Make it stand out This curved Corten wall at RHS Harlow Carr encloses a bench. Photo by Grace Hensley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/ce4725fd-585c-4fdf-8a72-b5e27a52342e/unnamed+%285%29.jpg Blog - Transforming Gardens with Corten Steel: A Modern Touch with Rustic Charm - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.apldwa.org/blog/naturalistic-gardens-hot-design-style-or-challenging-for-clients-and-hoas monthly 0.5 2024-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/7116373c-5797-4612-817d-793b31d5ff9b/unnamed.jpg Blog - Naturalistic Gardens: Hot Design Style or Challenging for Clients and HOAs? - Make it stand out A complete lawn removal for a client in Tacoma incorporating natural rockery, perennials, ornamental grasses, and shrubs. All photos by Sue Goetz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/ce79f5db-310b-4c67-a7fa-e4068c5a4b50/unnamed+%281%29.jpg Blog - Naturalistic Gardens: Hot Design Style or Challenging for Clients and HOAs? - Make it stand out The Lurie Garden in Chicago. Public spaces have built-in challenges, and I watch and read about the sustainability of these projects over the years to help in my design work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/6d245691-0e29-4d26-a937-e2b24b8341a9/unnamed+%282%29.jpg Blog - Naturalistic Gardens: Hot Design Style or Challenging for Clients and HOAs? - Make it stand out Landscape restoration in Federal Way, Washington. This project created a woodland space for the homeowner to plant more Pacific Northwest Natives where they would thrive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/e912b399-f075-4e4e-a829-eb78b5514447/unnamed+%283%29.jpg Blog - Naturalistic Gardens: Hot Design Style or Challenging for Clients and HOAs? - Make it stand out My "front lawn" is a muse to learn what works and what doesn't to help with design ideas. I removed the lawn and used evergreen shrubs, ornamental grasses, and perennials for all seasons. https://www.apldwa.org/blog/designs-that-get-tails-wagging-dog-friendly-design-strategies monthly 0.5 2024-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/8e408cdd-c2df-464e-8742-756905ebac52/unnamed.jpg Blog - Designs that Get Tails Wagging: Dog-friendly Design Strategies - Make it stand out Author's dog Mojo enjoying Agastache at Seattle's Center for Urban Horticulture. Image, Erica Grivas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/a1c22632-bb9c-4623-b031-798c22611a76/unnamed+%281%29.jpg Blog - Designs that Get Tails Wagging: Dog-friendly Design Strategies - Make it stand out Portholes positioned to give each dog in the house a view of the street. Image, Kryssie Maybay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/083513c1-9cce-43d5-956d-00fc9719e0dd/unnamed+%282%29.jpg Blog - Designs that Get Tails Wagging: Dog-friendly Design Strategies - Make it stand out Dogs love a promontory to survey their kingdom. Image, Erica Grivas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/1fe5d3b3-cdb0-4918-b612-1c24cba0edf5/unnamed+%283%29.jpg Blog - Designs that Get Tails Wagging: Dog-friendly Design Strategies - Make it stand out Golden retriever Walter's favorite lounging spot in the Wallingford garden design by Brenda Snyder. Corsten steel beds protect plants and chunky wood chip paths give him a perimeter path to patrol. Brenda Snyder design, image courtesy of owner Elizabeth Breakstone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/a2f7d6a7-81f8-4f34-a623-2ac4ceb3acd3/unnamed+%284%29.jpg Blog - Designs that Get Tails Wagging: Dog-friendly Design Strategies - Make it stand out In this design by Kryssie Maybay, a small water fountain does double duty as a water source for the dog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/729f7c54-eac6-4980-90cf-cfd1d92ebce2/unnamed+%285%29.jpg Blog - Designs that Get Tails Wagging: Dog-friendly Design Strategies - Make it stand out Ajuga like this new cultivar 'Fancy Finch,' can take some paw traffic, Maybay says. Image Erica Grivas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/1d89dfa1-539b-4133-85ea-948f050d574f/unnamed+%286%29.jpg Blog - Designs that Get Tails Wagging: Dog-friendly Design Strategies - Make it stand out Spiky plants like mahonia act as natural barriers. Image, Erica Grivas https://www.apldwa.org/blog/a-world-apart monthly 0.5 2024-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/fe9cda58-a5a7-4f7a-89de-a756a08d444b/1+%284%29.jpg Blog - A World Apart - Make it stand out The principle of “hide and reveal” intrinsic in this garden creates mystery, discovery and delight. The surface of the path intentionally orchestrates the traveler’s pace, perhaps uneven to slow so that one sees the details, then a larger stone or bench inviting one to linger and savor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/028e199a-78e0-4771-a0a1-c937e99052c9/2+%283%29.jpg Blog - A World Apart - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/efe8ed06-a9c8-4caf-b8f8-d72309f790b9/3+%283%29.jpg Blog - A World Apart - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/cdb081c4-f452-4120-9400-74a5f8800a45/4+%284%29.jpg Blog - A World Apart - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/16a61782-2063-4b90-96ae-413bc0ca0e96/5+%284%29.jpg Blog - A World Apart - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.apldwa.org/blog/room-to-breatheseattle-landscape-designers-share-ideas-for-creating-outdoor-rooms-for-challenging-times monthly 0.5 2026-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/4f5a839b-6055-4193-a7b2-0f9d37201732/1+%282%29.jpg Blog - Room to Breathe—Seattle Landscape Designers Share Ideas for Creating Outdoor Rooms for Challenging Times - Make it stand out Screened on two sides, this outdoor room in a previously unused corner of the garden looks out on the larger landscape and provides a space for drinks by the fire table in the evening and listening to birds over coffee in the morning. Design and photo by Courtney Olander; installation by InHarmony Sustainable Landscapes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/da11b7dd-b446-48ee-984b-eb2e567465a5/2.jpg Blog - Room to Breathe—Seattle Landscape Designers Share Ideas for Creating Outdoor Rooms for Challenging Times - Make it stand out Modern outdoor dining and firepit area designed by landscape architect Kim Rooney lends itself to intimacy while also offering opportunities for distancing. The wood arbor framing the dining area has heaters and glass panels in the ceiling. Photo courtesy of Kim Rooney https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/36785160-5d01-49b7-8232-e668694492ce/3.jpg Blog - Room to Breathe—Seattle Landscape Designers Share Ideas for Creating Outdoor Rooms for Challenging Times - Make it stand out A comfy couch in a cozy corner is all you need to curl up with a book or snuggle with your sweetie. Photo courtesy of Janine Anderson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/7ecb8546-0fb5-4143-853a-12e08a78e5e9/4.jpg Blog - Room to Breathe—Seattle Landscape Designers Share Ideas for Creating Outdoor Rooms for Challenging Times - Make it stand out Happy hour from this back-of-the-garden perch includes views of birds bathing in a nearby fountain. Photo courtesy of Janine Anderson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/df848757-b77b-4304-8e0b-2027a0cbe486/5.jpg Blog - Room to Breathe—Seattle Landscape Designers Share Ideas for Creating Outdoor Rooms for Challenging Times - Make it stand out Here, a 5- by 5-foot tabletop was fitted over a built-in firepit so that a small group could socialize safely. As evening temperatures drop, the tabletop is lifted off so conversation can continue beside a warm fire. Photo courtesy of Janine Anderson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/e17061a3-7eab-43ef-a9bc-e8233342222a/6.jpg Blog - Room to Breathe—Seattle Landscape Designers Share Ideas for Creating Outdoor Rooms for Challenging Times - Make it stand out When this Medina couple renovated their courtyard for their daughter’s wedding, they didn’t realize what a respite their garden would provide after the stay-at-home order was implemented. The couple enjoys sitting with friends by the fire feature (back right) and watching the many birds that visit their basalt water feature. Many of the plants provide a haven for hummingbirds and butterflies as well. Design by Robin Parsons; photo courtesy of Doreen Wynja https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/207a5962-e58f-49b6-a4df-f7cdefb5354a/7.jpg Blog - Room to Breathe—Seattle Landscape Designers Share Ideas for Creating Outdoor Rooms for Challenging Times - Make it stand out This versatile backyard patio has distanced seating, a firepit that doubles as a coffee table, and a bubbler fountain that attracts birds but only required leveling and an outlet to operate. Design and photo courtesy of Janine Anderson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/2677f91d-be58-40f4-990d-0f08897aac13/8.jpg Blog - Room to Breathe—Seattle Landscape Designers Share Ideas for Creating Outdoor Rooms for Challenging Times - Make it stand out Two pals don’t need much to break bread safely--just stay outside and keep your distance. This 72-inch-long table is perfect for catching up with your neighbor. Photo courtesy of Janine Anderson https://www.apldwa.org/blog/great-grasses-landscape-designers-share-their-favorite-selections-for-seattle-gardens monthly 0.5 2024-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/f3ae112e-cf7e-4316-b91f-071cf18faeb9/1a.jpg Blog - Great Grasses! Landscape Designers Share Their Favorite Selections for Seattle Gardens - Make it stand out Pheasant’s Tail Grass (Anemanthele lessoniana) stands out in this mixed border. More about this New Zealand native is under “Caveats and Conclusions.” Design and photo courtesy of Octavia Chambliss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/3762632b-bad5-4287-bf7f-a5a70a3b60d3/1b.jpg Blog - Great Grasses! Landscape Designers Share Their Favorite Selections for Seattle Gardens - Make it stand out Landscape designer Susan Picquelle has paired silvery ‘Morning Light’ maiden grass with other whites. The hemlock to the left is Tsuga canadensis ‘Gentsch White’; beside it is the mock orange Philadelphus virginalis ‘Innocence’. Photo courtesy of Susan Picquelle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/124dde35-ecd3-4c95-8f09-348ebbcdce8b/2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Great Grasses! Landscape Designers Share Their Favorite Selections for Seattle Gardens - Make it stand out Designer Octavia Chambliss likes to edge planting beds with Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Burgundy Bunny’. Photo courtesy of Octavia Chambliss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/85b02da7-9781-4e59-a5cc-755d99e2e7fb/3+%281%29.jpg Blog - Great Grasses! Landscape Designers Share Their Favorite Selections for Seattle Gardens - Make it stand out Hakonechloa macra ‘All Gold’ lights up the walkway and softens its edge. Design and photo courtesy of Robin Parsons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/db52c413-901a-4e07-bf3f-9b7f46344ef1/4+%281%29.jpg Blog - Great Grasses! Landscape Designers Share Their Favorite Selections for Seattle Gardens - Make it stand out The orange-hued New Zealand native Carex testacea borders the wall, while the upright maiden grass (Miscanthus sinensis ‘Morning Light’) dots the landscape beyond. Design and photo courtesy of Katie Weber https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/4c6bec0e-bfea-494f-b567-68839125d4cb/5+%281%29.jpg Blog - Great Grasses! Landscape Designers Share Their Favorite Selections for Seattle Gardens - Make it stand out At the Chihuly Gardens in Seattle, the black mondo grass in this composition sets off a Chihuly sculpture. Photo courtesy of Janine Anderson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/aeb14c64-80ae-47f3-a887-ba728d445ebf/6+%281%29.jpg Blog - Great Grasses! Landscape Designers Share Their Favorite Selections for Seattle Gardens - Make it stand out Tall Feather Reed Grass encloses sitting area and buffers nearby park. Other grasses seen here are Bowles’ Golden Sedge (Carex elata ‘Aurea’) and Black Mondo Grass (Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’). Design by Janine Anderson; photo ©Doreen Wynja. https://www.apldwa.org/blog/got-birds-seattle-landscape-designers-offer-tips-for-creating-avian-friendly-gardens monthly 0.5 2024-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/e695e426-4653-4bd7-92a7-b89675b4f189/1-5.jpg Blog - Got Birds? Seattle Landscape Designers Offer Tips for Creating Avian-friendly Gardens - Make it stand out Barn swallows are among the many insectivores that help maintain an ecological balance, with flying insects making up 99% of their diet. Photo courtesy of Janine Anderson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/6b02cdca-0573-4a78-849c-01f6ac692fdb/1+%281%29.jpg Blog - Got Birds? Seattle Landscape Designers Offer Tips for Creating Avian-friendly Gardens - Make it stand out The May-flowering crabapple, Malus transitoria ‘Golden Raindrops’, is visited by birds year round, but is especially popular with robins, who devour its golden berries from fall into spring. The rosemary in the foreground (Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Prostratus’) feeds Anna’s hummingbirds throughout winter and spring, and the leaf litter blanketing the ground below the understory plants provides cover and food for ground-foraging birds such as towhees and sparrows. Design by Janine Anderson; photo ©Doreen L. Wynja https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/92dee0bc-7a3a-4a97-9d97-bb30ab649df6/2.jpg Blog - Got Birds? Seattle Landscape Designers Offer Tips for Creating Avian-friendly Gardens - Make it stand out Anna’s hummingbirds are nuts about Mahonia x media ‘Winter Sun’, which flowers in winter. Photo ©Richie Steffen/Great Plant Picks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/3583fb38-1712-41f8-a354-fe2414498671/3.jpg Blog - Got Birds? Seattle Landscape Designers Offer Tips for Creating Avian-friendly Gardens - Make it stand out Anna’s hummingbirds are nuts about Mahonia x media ‘Winter Sun’, which flowers in winter. Photo ©Richie Steffen/Great Plant Picks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/be7661a5-10d0-4730-8c23-38caa47ac980/4.jpg Blog - Got Birds? Seattle Landscape Designers Offer Tips for Creating Avian-friendly Gardens - Make it stand out Rufous hummingbird gets nectar from flowers of Agapanthus ‘Blue Leap’. Photo ©Doreen L. Wynja https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/a8972c75-dafb-455f-8b43-525892450043/5.jpg Blog - Got Birds? Seattle Landscape Designers Offer Tips for Creating Avian-friendly Gardens - Make it stand out Cedar Waxwings enjoy bath in shallow bubbling fountain. Photo courtesy of Janine Anderson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/800d448d-54e6-4fdb-9917-58078f98815b/6.jpg Blog - Got Birds? Seattle Landscape Designers Offer Tips for Creating Avian-friendly Gardens - Make it stand out Washington State Bird, the American goldfinch, perches on a branch of Southern Beech (Nothofagus antarctica) to survey the area for danger before bathing; afterward, the finch will return to the tree to preen. Photo courtesy of Janine Anderson https://www.apldwa.org/blog/lawnless-in-seattle monthly 0.5 2024-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/78e808af-d2da-490f-9b63-6330fb9efcb6/1--Christie.jpg Blog - Lawnless in Seattle - Make it stand out This lawn of High Country Gardens Low Work and Water Dwarf Fescue Grass Seed™ has been in place for over 10 years and is enjoyed by the entire family, including kids and canine. Design and photo courtesy of C2 Urban Garden Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/0c926656-1f29-4d0c-992e-17f678c0fc84/2--Avalon.png Blog - Lawnless in Seattle - Make it stand out "Lawns" of Wildflower Farm Eco-Lawn™ have been in place for over five years. The turf on the left (which includes the driveway) is mowed regularly while that in the backyard (right) is mowed infrequently; the results have been positive for both applications. 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Design and photo courtesy of Seasons Garden Design https://www.apldwa.org/blog/when-surfaces-collide-edging-solutions-for-your-landscape monthly 0.5 2024-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/cbd44c34-95f8-461e-b6d9-acfbeb75ea31/BBG.jpg Blog - When Surfaces Collide: Edging Solutions for Your Landscape - Make it stand out Poured concrete curb enables easy mowing and provides a clean demarcation between lawn and garden bed (image courtesy of Janine Anderson) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/48dc2998-5843-4ab8-90a7-750f5f5a4aeb/Leanne-edge1.jpg Blog - When Surfaces Collide: Edging Solutions for Your Landscape - Make it stand out Linear arrangement of mortared bricks adds formality to an otherwise exuberant garden (landscape design and image courtesy of Leanne Goulding) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/ab7ed3d4-d1b9-4094-8324-ba06d92c6aab/GravetyeIMG_6009-003.jpg Blog - When Surfaces Collide: Edging Solutions for Your Landscape - Make it stand out Stone rubble edging gives character to this English garden and effectively separates walkway from food garden (image courtesy of Susan Picquelle) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/61de8104-29bd-4ee6-96fc-7b16c093e230/Miller-Garden-014.jpg Blog - When Surfaces Collide: Edging Solutions for Your Landscape - Make it stand out At the Miller Botanical Garden near Seattle, rocks between garden bed and gravel path create an informal, effective, and appealing border (image courtesy of Janine Anderson) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/dffdd0a2-4ae1-42a5-97c8-925d781e1aa3/WSNLA-tour.jpg Blog - When Surfaces Collide: Edging Solutions for Your Landscape - Make it stand out Low rock wall holds gravel path in place and prevents garden soil from sloughing onto path (image courtesy of Janine Anderson) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/29756168-c8d2-4650-b3a7-61435dca92af/Parsons-IMG_1656-002.jpg Blog - When Surfaces Collide: Edging Solutions for Your Landscape - Make it stand out Custom steel adds a clean edge to the landscape. Combined with the pebble border, it creates an organic transition between concrete patio and planted retaining walls (design and image courtesy of Robin Parsons) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/bc896b2d-4037-4ede-b5eb-e6485e9482c0/David-Perry-edge-1.jpg Blog - When Surfaces Collide: Edging Solutions for Your Landscape - Make it stand out Steel edging bordering the lawn is low enough for mowing but tall enough to clearly separate lawn from garden bed (design by Leanne Goulding; image courtesy of David Perry) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/13043856-6148-4689-b2fc-033aa2461582/Deborah-Horn-ViarsAsianback2013-2448x3264-1.jpg Blog - When Surfaces Collide: Edging Solutions for Your Landscape - Make it stand out Sure-Loc™ steel edging comes in short lengths and is easy to install (design and image courtesy of Deborah Horn) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/100f8cfa-6850-4799-97b5-488c55b09585/IMG_9311.jpg Blog - When Surfaces Collide: Edging Solutions for Your Landscape - Make it stand out To edge or not to edge, that is the question. Custom steel edging flanks garden bed upslope from path while downslope border has “soft” edge created by groundcovers (design and image courtesy of Janine Anderson) https://www.apldwa.org/blog/got-drought-tips-for-low-water-landscaping monthly 0.5 2024-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/da747025-e6ab-4eaa-9615-3549d2457568/1.jpg Blog - Got Drought? Tips for Low-water Landscaping - Make it stand out Drought-tolerant planting for full sun could feature Cutleaf Crabapple (image ©J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co., courtesy Great Plant Picks) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/f23b2fe6-1303-48f6-a3fc-97323b4580e4/1b--Pinus-parviflora-Glauca-Richie-Steffen-GPP.jpg Blog - Got Drought? Tips for Low-water Landscaping - Make it stand out Blue Japanese White Pine (image ©Richie Steffen, courtesy Great Plant Picks) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/11d29d83-2350-405c-8ba2-f743b2bc6537/1c--Prostanthera-cuneata_2.jpg Blog - Got Drought? Tips for Low-water Landscaping - Make it stand out Alpine Bush Mint (image ©Randall Hitchin) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/e2e16ee4-aba7-4a26-a26d-e2112edfe1a3/1d--helictotrichon-sempervirens-gpp-01-gpp1.jpg Blog - Got Drought? Tips for Low-water Landscaping - Make it stand out Blue Oat Grass (image courtesy Great Plant Picks) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/c8f6ed87-8232-4816-88b3-6de9e674580c/1e--rhodiola-pachyclados-odermattgarden-rp-09-27-2011-02-gpp1.jpg Blog - Got Drought? Tips for Low-water Landscaping - Make it stand out Afghani Sedum (image ©Rick Peterson, courtesy Great Plant Picks) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/e82d7801-300c-4b0d-8b33-40c37bae764d/2a--parrotia-persica-vanessa-guymeacham-01-gpp11.jpg Blog - Got Drought? Tips for Low-water Landscaping - Make it stand out A suitable drought-tolerant planting for light shade might comprise Persian Ironwood (image ©Guy Meacham, courtesy Great Plant Picks) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/0ede0e1e-f233-4a72-8beb-3e86b66174fa/2b--chamaecyparis-obtusa-gracilis-ras-01-gpp1.jpg Blog - Got Drought? Tips for Low-water Landscaping - Make it stand out Hinoki Cypress (image ©Richie Steffen, courtesy Great Plant Picks) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/f8f51ab4-d8ec-4be1-a162-1d19e56429ca/2c--acanthus-spinosus-ras-07-2008-01-gpp1.jpg Blog - Got Drought? 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Plant These Trees and Shrubs for Stunning Summer Flowers - Make it stand out Lavender mophead flowers of Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Nikko Blue’ begin blooming in early to mid summer. Image Courtesy of ©Missouri Botanical Garden Kemper Center, courtesy Great Plant Picks Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Lanarth White’ has white lacecap flowers from early summer through September. Image Courtesy of ©Joy Creek Nursery, courtesy Great Plant Picks Rough-leaf hydrangea (Hydrangea aspera Villosa Group) flowers in August and September. Image Courtesy of ©Joy Creek Nursery, courtesy Great Plant Picks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/525cd42a-042a-4ca4-aacd-8da5931cb373/photos-4-6.png Blog - Is Your Garden in the Doldrums? Plant These Trees and Shrubs for Stunning Summer Flowers - Make it stand out The June flowers of Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’, a pink form of disease-resistant Korean dogwood, are followed by strawberry-like fruits in August. Image Courtesy of Janine Anderson Stewartia pseudocamellia produces camellia-like white flowers in midsummer. Image Courtesy of ©Mary Randlett, courtesy Great Plant Picks Lagerstroemia indica ‘Natchez’ is one of many varieties of summer-flowering crape myrtles. Image Courtesy of ©Treeland Nurseries, Mesa, AZ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/c3efecf8-ca5c-4a23-9c46-1fd0001087ef/9-daphne-transatlantica-summerice-ras-01.jpg Blog - Is Your Garden in the Doldrums? Plant These Trees and Shrubs for Stunning Summer Flowers - Make it stand out The perfume of Daphne × transatlantica ‘Summer Ice’ can waft through your garden for up to 6 months! Image Courtesy of ©Richie Steffen, courtesy Great Plant Picks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/a7769d0a-40c4-4bc9-bad4-2dd03774614a/7-Vitex-agnus-castus-foliage.jpg Blog - Is Your Garden in the Doldrums? 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Photo credit: Sue Goetz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/fc6227ff-04d7-47d9-8662-ea90a016ed43/4+%281%29.jpg Blog - Collaboration from Designer to Contractor - Make it stand out Photo credit: Taylor Jones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/c1e15a4c-6f3a-44ee-8df6-6d6234897e7c/5+%281%29.jpg Blog - Collaboration from Designer to Contractor - Make it stand out You are the voice of the client. As you discuss ideas and the project, you become their voice for the design, that then needs to be conveyed to the contractor. Photo credit: Cameron McGinnis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/28abc63d-107d-44a3-9582-80906b03f482/6.jpg Blog - Collaboration from Designer to Contractor - Make it stand out Photo credit: Sue Goetz https://www.apldwa.org/blog/welcome-to-2024-the-year-of-building-community monthly 0.5 2024-07-19 https://www.apldwa.org/blog/design-takeaways-from-the-desert monthly 0.5 2024-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/4ccaa9b6-bbbc-4a4f-9df5-d9b4c899ae9d/1+%282%29.jpg Blog - Design Takeaways from the Desert - Make it stand out A lovely meadow of Golden Barrel cactus, wildflowers, Agave and Yucca (Photo Sue Goetz) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/8f6f672e-559e-4194-b0ad-4be860ee9306/2+%282%29.jpg Blog - Design Takeaways from the Desert - Make it stand out A Visit, tour and lunch at Ponderosa Cactus, a family owned nursery in Tucson (Photo Sue Goetz) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/d59ad9fa-10c3-4c36-b0fd-61ee1883de4a/3+%282%29.jpg Blog - Design Takeaways from the Desert - Make it stand out One of Brad Lancaster's projects on a street. Asphalt cut, removed and planted for water harvesting in Tucson. (Photo Sue Goetz) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/90c7b3e0-c48b-44f3-b833-ac28a4a3594a/4+%282%29.jpg Blog - Design Takeaways from the Desert - Make it stand out Signage to show the public benefits and how the street cut outs work. (Photo Sue Goetz) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/780365d5-eaff-44b5-bb27-03aab6b741c3/5+%282%29.jpg Blog - Design Takeaways from the Desert - Make it stand out Color play on a design by APLD member Sonya Becker (Photo Sue Goetz) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/04512bb0-5606-4ae3-9501-48c04219b763/6+%281%29.jpg Blog - Design Takeaways from the Desert - Make it stand out Sunset in the entry courtyard at Hacienda Ferronato, a design by APLD member Sonya Becker. (Photo Sue Goetz) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/f5493c3a-f5c7-4594-bb5f-928c95928f5f/7.jpg Blog - Design Takeaways from the Desert - Make it stand out Kathryn Prideaux sharing here design process around the pool of "The Perfect Skew" garden. (Photo Sue Goetz) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/011c415f-9d72-4301-bf8f-edde9345c8da/8.jpg Blog - Design Takeaways from the Desert - Make it stand out Fire pit lines in Kathryn Prideaux's design "The Perfect Skew" (Photo Sue Goetz) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/d6e051c6-02f4-4757-9a6c-d0a608feb1ed/9.jpg Blog - Design Takeaways from the Desert - Make it stand out Standing next to towering Saguaros, it is said once the cactus starts to grow the characteristic "arms" it is at least 100 years old. (Photo Shawna Coronado) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/53f28754-7fe0-4b4c-b08f-1dd1e91131db/10.jpg Blog - Design Takeaways from the Desert - Make it stand out Washington state members at the 2023 Conference (Photo Heidi Walther) https://www.apldwa.org/blog/apldwa-events-a-compelling-line-up-for-2024 monthly 0.5 2024-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/9c3e8817-d81b-4c41-9e1f-0f9643f0ac9e/IMG_8908.jpg Blog - APLDWA Events – A Compelling Line Up for 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/a8146645-283a-447c-bf81-a282683a028a/IMG_8916.jpg Blog - APLDWA Events – A Compelling Line Up for 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/d1677027-22b8-4373-a23a-0dcfb259fe9c/IMG_8915.jpg Blog - APLDWA Events – A Compelling Line Up for 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/bfecc08e-b4b8-4cc1-be54-a0b9ce875657/IMG_8914.jpg Blog - APLDWA Events – A Compelling Line Up for 2024 - Make it stand out Photo & post by Naomi Goodman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/7462ce0c-8b3b-4a66-9802-ff338e1ca860/IMG_8909.jpg Blog - APLDWA Events – A Compelling Line Up for 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/2555ab8b-88d6-4ad5-9cc4-6702caa8a011/IMG_8911.jpg Blog - APLDWA Events – A Compelling Line Up for 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.apldwa.org/blog/stewardship-the-paradigm-shift-that-we-need monthly 0.5 2024-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/e9f32f0e-c18d-4f61-bb3c-43e6c2bd0b28/1+%283%29.jpg Blog - STEWARDSHIP: The Paradigm Shift That We Need - Make it stand out Pollinators are a critical part of an integrated ecosystem Photo credit: Tim Holman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/7cca48b3-3aef-431e-b7bb-87537357c943/2.png Blog - STEWARDSHIP: The Paradigm Shift That We Need - Make it stand out This is a classic VENN diagram describing when the spheres of Environmental, Social, and Economic Developments intersect, Sustainable Development is the result. 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You can access information and sign on to support this program here: healthypotshealthyplanet.org Photo credit: APLD.org https://www.apldwa.org/blog/thank-you-for-taking-part-in-our-thriving-apld-chapter monthly 0.5 2024-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/d5a5226d-5b04-4332-84ee-95bfe750a718/1-2023.jpg Blog - Thank You for Taking Part in Our Thriving APLD Chapter! - Make it stand out Event on Climate-adapted Plants at the Elisabeth C.Miller Garden in 2023 (photo: Del Brummet) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/c14e3fe8-5f41-473a-a0cb-c2693c25b37d/2-2023.jpg Blog - Thank You for Taking Part in Our Thriving APLD Chapter! - Make it stand out East Side POD meeting at the project site of Gretchen Bauer in 2023, Gretchen explaining her vision and asking POD members for input on some design aspects (photo: Heidi Walther) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/3d452185-92f1-4e5d-9415-d07b99b0d64b/3-2023.jpg Blog - Thank You for Taking Part in Our Thriving APLD Chapter! - Make it stand out Marketing Strategies for Landscape Designers at CUH in 2020 (photo: Heidi Walther) https://www.apldwa.org/blog/smartphone-photography-tips-and-tricks-for-landscape-designers monthly 0.5 2024-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/9338c9dc-55a8-4261-8d63-c8ef67ede9f2/1.jpg Blog - Smartphone Photography Tips and Tricks for Landscape Designers - Make it stand out Cindy Funes checking for perfection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/6dd28af0-4558-41f7-a5e6-d2799afcf030/2.jpg Blog - Smartphone Photography Tips and Tricks for Landscape Designers - Make it stand out Watering in plants after installation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/3f3264e2-6449-4e1e-a930-ceeb039ed0bc/3.jpg Blog - Smartphone Photography Tips and Tricks for Landscape Designers - Make it stand out Fall plants ready for summer to be over. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/5ec241ad-b0e9-43bc-a91e-c6d8eb83160b/4.jpg Blog - Smartphone Photography Tips and Tricks for Landscape Designers - Make it stand out Cindy could tag these containers as #modern, #minimal, #fall planting, #mahonia, or #winter and use on her website as an example of what clients could expect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/1564a248-3e4e-4e15-a012-8f9c4f910507/5.jpg Blog - Smartphone Photography Tips and Tricks for Landscape Designers - Make it stand out She can also crop the same image and reuse it on instagram. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/e66f4e50-bfa6-4d67-b4e4-69828b4f2f91/6.jpg Blog - Smartphone Photography Tips and Tricks for Landscape Designers - Make it stand out Fall and winter container palette. https://www.apldwa.org/blog/w4k8crdpx7esiisdmkjgob9bzg6xkn monthly 0.5 2024-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/4d805f2b-a392-48d1-b509-aad43f526b36/1.jpg Blog - DEI & The Power of Story - Make it stand out Landscapes tell a story. The stone statue of a female figure partially hidden in an evergreen hedge is looking out onto a garden in fall. The garden is allowed to remain untouched with fallen leaves resting on top of everything creating a habitat for wild things to thrive. The Boxwood topiary scattered throughout the growth suggest roaming creatures. Photo Credit: author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/a8e03e81-8650-40db-b70f-848c46d34669/2.jpg Blog - DEI & The Power of Story - Make it stand out Landscapes create space for people to live their lives and create their story. Photo Credit: author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/3d5ff1d5-a975-48c2-9e48-67af8a3cd08f/3.jpg Blog - DEI & The Power of Story - Make it stand out What story does this Cherub tell? Photo Credit: author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/d5a46663-72f4-451a-8de8-3feaaee27ce4/4-5.jpg Blog - DEI & The Power of Story - Make it stand out Left: Caring for my garden gave me comfort. Photo Credit: Friend of Author Right: The garden is a safe space from the outside world. Photo Credit: author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/dd95a314-0d33-4d62-b71e-df5e6754b96f/6-7.jpg Blog - DEI & The Power of Story - Make it stand out Left: Heronswood seasonal sculptures telling a story of Slapu chasing children in the forest without parental permission. Halloween-2022. Photo Credit: author Right: Welcome pole at Heronswood Artist: Brian Perry. Photo Credit: author https://www.apldwa.org/blog/the-restorative-power-of-wonder monthly 0.5 2024-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/60bfcf25-afbb-4bd7-90c6-5d1ba2502b57/01-vibrantgarden-2.jpg Blog - The Restorative Power of Wonder - Make it stand out A lush garden with Leonotis leonurus(Lion's tail), Verbena Boniaresis, and Salvia nemorosa create a vibrant tapestry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/ac2d4793-0795-4ca8-b7aa-037410a228cc/02-helenium-1.jpg Blog - The Restorative Power of Wonder - Make it stand out Close up picture of Helenium waltraut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/5c06f210-b65b-4ef2-9b53-522820e6d563/03-Chelseaentrance-3.jpg Blog - The Restorative Power of Wonder - Make it stand out Savoring the wonder and delight in this collection of Allium flowerheads at the Chelsea Flower and Garden Show 2022. https://www.apldwa.org/blog/building-community-celebrating-100-members-in-apldwa monthly 0.5 2024-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/57c2547c-4d28-4da1-8922-daf6b8752fe1/Washington-Chapter-members-at-the-2013-APLD-International-Conference-in-Detroit.jpg Blog - Building Community – Celebrating 100 members in APLDWA - Make it stand out Washington Chapter members at the 2013 APLD International Conference in Detroit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/600354f6-8dde-4286-94b9-d6a0b6cfd61e/100-members-web.jpg Blog - Building Community – Celebrating 100 members in APLDWA - Make it stand out APLDWA Garden Tour 2022. Photo credit: Lisa Port, FAPLD https://www.apldwa.org/blog/designing-landscapes-for-septic-systems monthly 0.5 2024-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/2615b9f5-f6c1-4dec-8038-08a89002a8ce/Picture1.jpg Blog - Designing Landscapes for Septic Systems - Make it stand out All Photos: Grina Landscape Design, LLC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/d2b40702-d3e3-4e02-bd89-eb18cbef4ab9/Picture3.jpg Blog - Designing Landscapes for Septic Systems - Make it stand out Area where a hidden septic tank lid was covered with soil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/4ea4a63d-7e7e-4a56-8138-96e248731b2a/Picture4.jpg Blog - Designing Landscapes for Septic Systems - Make it stand out Highly visible septic tank lids https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/8931d964-fef9-4774-a568-d01d69148ba2/Picture5.jpg Blog - Designing Landscapes for Septic Systems - Make it stand out Septic tank lids set at ground level https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/282bbdfc-98f7-48a7-bf09-5901614a5212/Picture6.jpg Blog - Designing Landscapes for Septic Systems - Make it stand out Shed installed over reserve drain field area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/8cf1dfd2-915d-44d3-a2dc-3943dbc7808a/Picture7.jpg Blog - Designing Landscapes for Septic Systems - Make it stand out Numerous trees planted directly on a drain field https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/a5b2a238-e68f-4b22-bf99-8fd2d5009c10/Picture8.jpg Blog - Designing Landscapes for Septic Systems - Make it stand out Willow tree relocated to a minimum of 20 feet outside the drain field https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/28c96cb9-1177-4a45-a16e-a4bc86b31416/Picture9.jpg Blog - Designing Landscapes for Septic Systems - Make it stand out Overgrown, woody shrubs were located near the home’s drain field and their roots were impacting the drain lines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/e8fddff4-1dd2-4dcf-8948-a798178fc086/Picture10.jpg Blog - Designing Landscapes for Septic Systems - Make it stand out Water was redirected from downspouts and lawn runoff into the new dry creek bed. Shallow-rooted, low-water perennials were installed as well as new lawn over the drain field area. Functional for a septic system and still beautiful in summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/87548f11-e3d1-4b81-8f5b-0ec98d337430/Picture11.jpg Blog - Designing Landscapes for Septic Systems - Make it stand out Summer color abounds on this slope with low-water, low-maintenance shrubs and perennials https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/b8096b1f-c0f1-4c85-b684-1025ce2223a3/Picture12.jpg Blog - Designing Landscapes for Septic Systems - Make it stand out Still beautiful in winter https://www.apldwa.org/blog/spring-drama-in-winter-planning-for-the-2024-nw-flower-amp-garden-festival monthly 0.5 2024-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/b3139da3-5466-4acc-b70e-b4f65c5d674b/overthemoon-1.jpg Blog - Spring Drama in Winter: Planning for the 2024 NW Flower & Garden Festival - Make it stand out Photo Credit: Paul Gibbons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/227d9d64-d207-4f93-a847-b7fbe78fdae2/overthemoon-2.jpg Blog - Spring Drama in Winter: Planning for the 2024 NW Flower & Garden Festival - Make it stand out Photo Credit: Mark Hickling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/20069983-f632-4809-8be9-0eaa571664d9/overthemoon-3.jpg Blog - Spring Drama in Winter: Planning for the 2024 NW Flower & Garden Festival - Make it stand out Photo Credit: Paul Gibbons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/16e5f954-f7fa-40d4-9708-0b3a78334a5f/birdhousegarden.jpg Blog - Spring Drama in Winter: Planning for the 2024 NW Flower & Garden Festival - Make it stand out Art-itechture For Urban Wildlife' NWFGS-2014 Design Credit: Lisa Bauer and Susie Thompson, Photo Credit: Lisa Bauer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/9fab22b4-6c50-4f1f-98e0-acda204ac5b3/silverkismet.jpg Blog - Spring Drama in Winter: Planning for the 2024 NW Flower & Garden Festival - Make it stand out Design Credit: Sublime Garden Design, NWFGS-2013, Photo Credit: Kryssie Maybay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/a92f9f9a-0282-462f-93e4-24de44b7d4d4/apldpeeps.jpg Blog - Spring Drama in Winter: Planning for the 2024 NW Flower & Garden Festival - Make it stand out APLD Peeps judging at the 2023 Northwest Flower and Garden Festival From L to R: Tina Nyce, Christie Coxley, Robin Parsons, Barbara Lycett, Grace Hensley, Courtney Olander, Alan Burke Photo Credit: Courtney Olander https://www.apldwa.org/blog/the-grand-adventure monthly 0.5 2024-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/77ab7092-dc3c-4717-b170-d5d526e7e458/1.jpg Blog - The Grand Adventure - Make it stand out The empty field with a rainbow over it as viewed from Heidi’s living room. Picture courtesy of Heidi Coffee Skagen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/151118aa-74b8-44e4-b07d-96f6a370bb00/2+%281%29.jpg Blog - The Grand Adventure - Make it stand out The field mowed down in a circle and marked with black pots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/add58289-288a-4b0c-b10c-4152988f313d/3+%281%29.jpg Blog - The Grand Adventure - Make it stand out Silage tarps and wood chips laid out in the field with a rainbow over the field. Picture courtesy of Heidi Coffee Skagen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/cc723c13-0ad6-42a4-b240-b4c40042c2b6/4+%281%29.jpg Blog - The Grand Adventure - Make it stand out An eagle sitting on one of the black pots. A regular visitor during this process. Picture courtesy of Heidi Coffee Skagen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/35280100-a53d-4eeb-a549-9b65373b52cc/5+%281%29.jpg Blog - The Grand Adventure - Make it stand out Wood chips, wood chips and more wood chips! The silage tarp and a pick up truck in the distance. Picture courtesy of Heidi Coffee Skagen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/ee472fd4-1117-4f80-8574-5c19f8cbcac4/6+%281%29.jpg Blog - The Grand Adventure - Make it stand out Tracing out the labyrinth with mounds of soil that the plants will be planted on. Picture courtesy of Heidi Coffee Skagen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/2a59034c-d1eb-4103-90a4-2fcca789a8f1/10.jpg Blog - The Grand Adventure - Make it stand out The soil mounds being covered with landscape fabric. Picture courtesy of Heidi Coffee Skagen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/7c0568c3-bcbb-4ece-aa89-d1faf70d93d2/8.jpg Blog - The Grand Adventure - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/9eebbca5-e3f3-4946-b55e-acb088f13140/9.jpg Blog - The Grand Adventure - Make it stand out First aerial photo of the labyrinth being laid out. Picture courtesy of Heidi Coffee Skagen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/96e61f89-e3d4-4e4a-a15c-263f3991323b/10.jpg Blog - The Grand Adventure - Make it stand out The labyrinth laid out and the first 275 lavender plants planted. Picture courtesy of Heidi Coffee Skagen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/cc42565c-2f8d-4a28-855a-0895d7ba3cfe/11.jpg Blog - The Grand Adventure - Make it stand out A sprig of lavender in the foreground with the labyrinth field in the middle ground, and woods in the background. Picture courtesy of Heidi Coffee Skagen https://www.apldwa.org/blog/what-are-your-talents monthly 0.5 2024-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/87b82764-74a1-4d9d-84b1-aa54660f9d63/1.jpg Blog - What are Your Talents? - Make it stand out Photo credit: Sue Goetz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/8e9a2869-8904-4624-8089-41b8e0b09b70/2.jpg Blog - What are Your Talents? - Make it stand out Easy way to search topics on Google Groups. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/6cb6fa17-5f80-4924-903f-f5804b8bc770/3.jpg Blog - What are Your Talents? - Make it stand out Did you discover your talent at our October modelmaking event? Photo credit: Sue Goetz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/41262b7f-cfce-4f08-b332-41e0fad77775/4.jpg Blog - What are Your Talents? - Make it stand out APLDWA member Kryssie Maybay - Spotify Podcast - Itunes Podcast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/1fb8b200-9f2a-4e64-b31d-94155204d8bd/5.jpg Blog - What are Your Talents? - Make it stand out APLDWA Allied member Grace Hensley https://www.apldwa.org/blog/cultivating-diversity-in-the-next-generation-of-designers monthly 0.5 2024-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/b248c609-d4e9-4a52-8b23-8ecd60c9e750/1.jpg Blog - Cultivating Diversity in the Next Generation of Designers - Make it stand out The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee is currently Sarah Van Sanden, Courtney Olander and Tom Lawson, but we’d love to be larger! Photo: Heidi Walther https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/b5d436f5-dfc8-4e8a-b317-2baae8ec429a/2.jpg Blog - Cultivating Diversity in the Next Generation of Designers - Make it stand out Debby Purser, Heronswood Volunteer Coordinator and S’Klallam tribal member describing the welcome pole recently installed at the new entry to the garden. Photo: Tom Lawson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/b075f934-c520-41d2-a050-70452561177e/3.jpg Blog - Cultivating Diversity in the Next Generation of Designers - Make it stand out Traditional S’Klallam tribal stories come alive in the gardens at Heronswood as art installations each October. Art by Debby Purser. Photo: Tom Lawson https://www.apldwa.org/blog/selecting-trees-for-a-stunning-autumn-display monthly 0.5 2024-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/2632a7e0-83e8-4a5f-9b8a-57a9fc45d0d0/1+%282%29.jpg Blog - Selecting Trees for a Stunning Autumn Display - Make it stand out The Woodland Garden at Seattle's Washington Park Arboretum houses one of the largest collections of Japanese maples in North America, in addition to many other fine woodland plants. Photo by North Beach Landscapes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/d700e85c-32e6-47b4-8afc-8d6af0e7b84a/2.jpg Blog - Selecting Trees for a Stunning Autumn Display - Make it stand out Linear, red to yellow foliage of Acer palmatum 'Koto-no-Ito' in mid October. Leaves of oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia 'Pee Wee') to the left are transitioning from green to burgundy. Photo and design by North Beach Landscapes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/fe73a877-0647-4271-be68-8e9ae68bf3fb/3.jpg Blog - Selecting Trees for a Stunning Autumn Display - Make it stand out Eye-catching array in this October 23 photo includes full-moon maple (Acer japonicum 'Acontifolium') in foreground on left, grove of yellowing river birch (Betula nigra) in the background, and witch hazel (Hamamelis x intermedia 'Pallida') on far right, along with the grass-like plumes of Molina caerulea ssp. caerulea 'Variegata' and perennial eastern blue star (Amsonia tabernaemontana) to the right of the stairs. Photo and design by North Beach Landscapes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/79d2968c-02b0-4661-96fb-a2561ad2d6c9/4.jpg Blog - Selecting Trees for a Stunning Autumn Display - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/6d8d7439-d6c5-421e-8baa-98d1068db838/5.jpg Blog - Selecting Trees for a Stunning Autumn Display - Make it stand out Tones of peachy orange, red, and burgundy on crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei 'Natchez') pair well with bluish foliage of Salvia officinalis 'Berggarten' in back and grayish green leaves of Jerusalem sage (Phlomis) in the foreground to the right. Photo and design by North Beach Landscapes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/d08a38a7-d61e-4c65-bb00-7d5372971e75/6.jpg Blog - Selecting Trees for a Stunning Autumn Display - Make it stand out Late October view of sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum) in Seattle's Washington Park Arboretum. Sourwood's dangling clusters of white flowers bloom in late summer and accompany the brilliant fall foliage. Photo by North Beach Landscapes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/1b741dec-b890-48e8-834d-f57c6578a08d/7.jpg Blog - Selecting Trees for a Stunning Autumn Display - Make it stand out Fallen leaves from crabapple (Malus 'Adirondack') blanket and brighten stairs and walkway. Photo and design by North Beach Landscapes https://www.apldwa.org/blog/finding-my-tribe monthly 0.5 2024-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/c2b03851-db97-43a8-8a46-b2adda3b6121/1.jpg Blog - Finding My Tribe - Make it stand out Screenshot of APLD Google Group postings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/28d841e3-a68c-4949-b8ea-2ec3d106e9b1/2.jpg Blog - Finding My Tribe - Make it stand out An outdoor POD meeting at a client's garden. Design Credit: Robin Parsons Photo Credit: Laura Kleppe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/ee610472-3749-46d3-b021-fa192a56e38f/3.jpg Blog - Finding My Tribe - Make it stand out Two sheds of different heights and depths. Design by Gretchen Bauer in conjunction with Angle Stone; construction by Angle Stone; Photo Credit: Gretchen Bauer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/297b9e59-a147-41f2-babf-1e5fa922e7a5/4.jpg Blog - Finding My Tribe - Make it stand out Tiah Kimbrough of AquaQuip, answering questions put forth by the Garden Tour attendees Photo Credit: Heidi Walther https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/18d66d85-dcf1-48af-a178-12a92d344712/5.jpg Blog - Finding My Tribe - Make it stand out What a delicious spread! Perfect for a fun chit-chat after touring gardens. Photo Credit: Heidi Walther https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/7f2ca855-5fc5-40fa-8cd7-8fcb1b84d67e/6.jpg Blog - Finding My Tribe - Make it stand out All the attendees of the 2022 Garden Tour on Mercer Island Photo Credit: Lisa Port, CPLD FAPLD https://www.apldwa.org/blog/the-new-normal-designing-for-a-changing-world monthly 0.5 2024-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/309edc17-d35e-4f1c-a7e0-df0024fa58d2/1.jpg Blog - The New Normal – Designing for a Changing World - Make it stand out Lavish lumber before price spike, design & installation by Avalon Northwest Landscape, photo by Susan Picquelle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/95193ac1-78ec-4cd6-8062-ec44af3c039e/2.jpg Blog - The New Normal – Designing for a Changing World - Make it stand out Supply of plant material was tight from cascading event of labor shortage at nurseries, photo by Leanne Goulding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/a38fe326-20cc-49c8-8c12-e12c6b05fe82/3.jpg Blog - The New Normal – Designing for a Changing World - Make it stand out APLDWA back to "in person" programs at Sutter Home and Hearth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/a2c4d168-71d7-47bf-a29c-71d6b428e736/4.jpg Blog - The New Normal – Designing for a Changing World - Make it stand out Members at our recent garden tour enjoying being outside and getting together again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/cbc44f41-7489-454f-a207-beafaec0641f/5.jpg Blog - The New Normal – Designing for a Changing World - Make it stand out Programs moved to a Zoom meeting format APLDWA program on Client Communications. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/8c2dd839-9598-4536-9c3f-3c836ab7a867/8.jpg Blog - The New Normal – Designing for a Changing World - Make it stand out Many plants suffered burn from the extreme heat wave in June, photo by Leanne Goulding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/e227e79b-3987-4ce3-89ce-6e20790a820d/9.jpg Blog - The New Normal – Designing for a Changing World - Make it stand out Pollinator friendly gardens have become all the rage, photo by Tom Lawson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/c5ab9a0a-975e-4ae9-8854-83a6097c5fe9/10.jpg Blog - The New Normal – Designing for a Changing World - Make it stand out Pollinator and habitat friendly plantings, photo by Heidi Walther. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/2c63ff61-dcc5-4a29-9c93-ca830bf43b28/11.jpg Blog - The New Normal – Designing for a Changing World - Make it stand out APLD 2020 International Design Conference went digital and was truly international, Graphic credit APLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/0d7abfe7-0f57-49d5-9280-7e6e4ea0bcad/12.jpg Blog - The New Normal – Designing for a Changing World - Make it stand out APLD Design Sustainability. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/ba95ec18-997e-4743-8546-3b17f56a7620/13.jpg Blog - The New Normal – Designing for a Changing World - Make it stand out ecoPRO Certified Sustainable Landscape Professionals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/47b7f1be-3de6-445f-994e-4517c4330ce8/14.jpg Blog - The New Normal – Designing for a Changing World - Make it stand out Enjoying the shade from trees. Design by Susan Harrison, photo Susan Picquelle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/dbf22c83-deed-48b7-8e7d-878a291cce67/15.jpg Blog - The New Normal – Designing for a Changing World - Make it stand out Hell strips are now becoming Pollinator friendly & Biodiverse, photo by Heidi Walther. https://www.apldwa.org/blog/urbs-in-horto-city-in-a-garden monthly 0.5 2024-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/c1a6721b-e9f2-4534-b411-25ecac0252e2/1.jpg Blog - URBS in Horto – City in a Garden - Make it stand out Left: Katie Weber CPLD and Lisa Port CPLD in Chicago. Right: Group photo before pizza, L-R: Past-President Danilo Maffei CPLD, Board member Katie Weber CPLD, Jen Niziolek with Vectorworks, APLD President Eric Gilbey PLA, President Elect Richard Rosiello, Past President Lisa Port CPLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/0b40156d-7793-4fe1-bb3a-8762332e5d21/2.jpg Blog - URBS in Horto – City in a Garden - Make it stand out Left: Margie Grace CPLD and APLDWA President Sue Goetz. Right: Katie Weber CPLD and Susie Thompson CPLD both APLDWA Chapter members at the Opening night reception, #apld22 #apldchicago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/31c31760-8a33-4af2-86b7-734cf7ce6788/6.jpg Blog - URBS in Horto – City in a Garden - Make it stand out Chicago skyline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/0d3fce5a-d737-42b2-9d52-27cd81a1c660/8.jpg Blog - URBS in Horto – City in a Garden - Make it stand out Chicago skyline with the St. Regis Hotel tower (third tallest structure in Chicago, designed by architect Jeanne Gang of Studio Gang in Chicago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/008a9bd5-ef38-402e-98ee-850499b8eb5b/7.jpg Blog - URBS in Horto – City in a Garden - Make it stand out Chicago architecture, stone doorway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/4cb82173-aebc-4009-b847-261d8c34ad08/3.jpg Blog - URBS in Horto – City in a Garden - Make it stand out Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Robie House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/9c8e31a7-890a-40e4-be60-7aa638bb752e/4.jpg Blog - URBS in Horto – City in a Garden - Make it stand out Dine Around evening at the Italian restaurant, with several APLDWA members in this shot; Claire Lidell Hanna, Lisa Port CPLD, Susan Ryan CPLD, and Tom Lawson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/78f7ce0e-8415-4975-a4b0-f1d7fc8c91d5/5.jpg Blog - URBS in Horto – City in a Garden - Make it stand out Enjoying APLD networking with members from all over the US and the Dominican Republic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/44f52b1c-c751-4139-a5ea-318c0285b995/9.jpg Blog - URBS in Horto – City in a Garden - Make it stand out Craig Bergmann home and office tour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/cdceae8a-a24a-4f6e-a63c-7a9184172dcc/10+%281%29.jpg Blog - URBS in Horto – City in a Garden - Make it stand out Gardens of Craig Bergmann RLA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/72aaf498-0220-42c2-ba3f-71a7eab23c82/12.jpg Blog - URBS in Horto – City in a Garden - Make it stand out Lisa Port CPLD, APLD Executive Director, Denise Calabrese, and Katie Weber CPLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/341230e7-33b4-4880-9564-51bbf2592aa0/11.jpg Blog - URBS in Horto – City in a Garden - Make it stand out Left: Garden greenhouse of Craig Bergmann. Right: Garden of Craig Bergmann https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/5d39cac0-bf97-47d7-8759-065a9a54eefd/14.jpg Blog - URBS in Horto – City in a Garden - Make it stand out Katie Weber CPLD and some matching daylilies-who's matching whom? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/b774bb69-daaa-4a10-9de6-d95bfdae8e82/15.jpg Blog - URBS in Horto – City in a Garden - Make it stand out Welcome new APLDWA member Clair Lidell Hanna! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/bdc1a5ae-4c2f-4fec-a743-697367e6d34f/13.jpg Blog - URBS in Horto – City in a Garden - Make it stand out Flower border at the garden of Craig Bergmann https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/b057bb31-9e39-43a8-b970-63efc4521ce0/16.jpg Blog - URBS in Horto – City in a Garden - Make it stand out Left: Edible gardens, obelisk, and bean teepees in a food garden. Right: Front door with Boston ivy and colorful containers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/2af17e33-08b2-431f-bfb9-bd58285f1cbb/17.jpg Blog - URBS in Horto – City in a Garden - Make it stand out Garden lounging under the massive oak tree, beating the heat! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/33e86386-8255-4a6d-bc36-8885df567501/18.jpg Blog - URBS in Horto – City in a Garden - Make it stand out Poolside seating https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/904153dc-829e-491d-9872-86243570d797/19.jpg Blog - URBS in Horto – City in a Garden - Make it stand out Extra-curricular night out to the Navy Pier to eat ice cream and watch fireworks; L-R, Jock Lewendon CPLD, Viktoria Prudnikova, Katie Weber CPLD, Danilo Maffei CPLD, Gordan Ngo, Lisa Port CPLD, Richard Rosiello https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/8e872da5-59b2-4331-aa33-af68858cea3e/20.jpg Blog - URBS in Horto – City in a Garden - Make it stand out Dan Kiley's mid-century allée at the Chicago Botanical Garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/48f080cf-8c41-45b7-8539-1e4b855116c5/21.jpg Blog - URBS in Horto – City in a Garden - Make it stand out Susie Thompson CPLD, Katie Weber CPLD and Chapter President Sue Goetz at the Chicago Botanical Gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/57312650-4d39-4052-b3f8-5cf1c842b92c/22.jpg Blog - URBS in Horto – City in a Garden - Make it stand out Flower border at the Chicago Botanical Gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/beaa95dc-e12f-4ee5-bf84-acddeb99eecf/23.jpg Blog - URBS in Horto – City in a Garden - Make it stand out Café seating and pots at the Chicago Botanical Gardens, Herb and Vegetable garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/5de65123-b86e-484a-8abf-354a11080ed2/24.jpg Blog - URBS in Horto – City in a Garden - Make it stand out Fields of flowers including these Echinacea, and copious pollinators at the Lurie Garden meadow, the ‘shoulder hedge' and the city skyline beyond https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/04ceeddc-7951-4e06-94d0-e6c379299360/25.jpg Blog - URBS in Horto – City in a Garden - Make it stand out Prairie style meadow, and biodiverse and ecologically sensitive ‘wild' plantings, surrounding the Field Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/56419ce4-dc92-4fb6-81a5-cf7d2a0e60c2/26.jpg Blog - URBS in Horto – City in a Garden - Make it stand out The ‘Bean' aka Cloud Gate sculpture, at Millennium Park, an attraction that hosts millions of visitors trying to find themselves in the reflective surface each year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/4f4fef63-5ca1-4b65-bdd0-a640dac4b9aa/27.jpg Blog - URBS in Horto – City in a Garden - Make it stand out The grace, beauty, and meditative quality of a good plaza; here with the Mies Van der Rohe-designed Federal building and Calder's Flamingo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/7ed27e95-a02e-4d60-ba38-8c11eb3ec11a/28.jpg Blog - URBS in Horto – City in a Garden - Make it stand out Left: Willis Tower, aka the Sears Tower, 99th floor out of 110, where we had our Farewell Reception dinner. Right: The view from the 99th floor of the Willis Tower, looking east towards Millennium Park and Lake Michigan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/11979a94-f2d0-4da3-aae5-039d9d3a29fb/robin-1.jpg Blog - URBS in Horto – City in a Garden - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/989ad960-c4c2-431b-aff4-e615582dacc9/Robin2.jpg Blog - URBS in Horto – City in a Garden - Make it stand out Robin Parsons accepting her Silver Award plaque from APLD President Eric Gilbey https://www.apldwa.org/blog/small-backyard-designs-pathway-ideas-for-your-seattle-garden monthly 0.5 2024-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/5aaba579-a044-42cc-bf34-0c0c1b0cd784/1+%281%29.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Pathway Ideas for Your Seattle Garden - Make it stand out Five-foot-wide path leading from the sidewalk to the front porch complements traditional design of house. Pavers are Holland Cascade Blend from Mutual Materials. Photo and design by North Beach Landscapes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/a9e44be2-a01e-485e-b7e6-8392165d62c0/2+%281%29.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Pathway Ideas for Your Seattle Garden - Make it stand out This very modern home and garden is accessed via a poured concrete walkway. Design by Scot Eckley. Photo courtesy of North Beach Landscapes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/f0addb24-5da0-49e0-b069-ef7f7d67e555/3+%281%29.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Pathway Ideas for Your Seattle Garden - Make it stand out Contemporary take on sideyard path features sandset bluestone pavers and steel edging with ornamental grasses and Mexican beach pebbles. Design by Lisa Port, FAPLD. Photo courtesy of North Beach Landscapes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/68c3da8f-5321-4f43-98ec-d8ba93eba216/4+%281%29.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Pathway Ideas for Your Seattle Garden - Make it stand out Accessible poured concrete path with a colored stain weaves through garden, creating a stunning effect. Design by Vanessa Nagel, NCIDQ, APLD; photo courtesy of North Beach Landscapes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/822b99e3-bd96-41bb-b385-7562c8ebf501/5+%281%29.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Pathway Ideas for Your Seattle Garden - Make it stand out Sandset flagstone path surrounded by buckshot gravel connects two patios. Photo and design by North Beach Landscapes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/6920bc2a-fad0-432c-ab34-2df92a254a2b/6+%281%29.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Pathway Ideas for Your Seattle Garden - Make it stand out Concrete pavers set in gravel create a casual path that is also easy to navigate. Spacing of pavers determines the pace through the garden, almost forcing visitors to stop and smell the lavender. Border plantings soften the edge the path. Photo courtesy of North Beach Landscapes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/29414f31-d3b9-4c98-80de-19c07c6aab7f/7+%281%29.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Pathway Ideas for Your Seattle Garden - Make it stand out Dwarf Mondo grass softens the large granite slabs that lead onto lawn in garden path designed by Lisa Bauer, FAPLD. Photo courtesy of North Beach Landscapes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/98862e6e-c0f9-4759-9159-71c7ae099759/8+%281%29.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Pathway Ideas for Your Seattle Garden - Make it stand out Creativity and craft were required for this path of Pennsylvania bluestone and bricks set in gravel. Though safely navigable, one still needs to pay attention owing to the irregular materials and spacing. Photo courtesy of North Beach Landscapes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/79ee7db1-42d0-45e2-96cb-c6137e68b488/9.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Pathway Ideas for Your Seattle Garden - Make it stand out Alder chips surround stepping stones in the garden of designer Barbara Lycett, APLD. Although the stones are stable and well spaced, visitors still need to watch their footing as they tiptoe down this primrose path. Photo courtesy of North Beach Landscapes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/bd4def46-2cfa-49b4-8bbc-e2e2bc1c210b/10.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Pathway Ideas for Your Seattle Garden - Make it stand out Sinuous path of compacted ¼” minus crushed granite with steel edging in sloped sideyard moderates speed through garden and provides planting “pockets” for home orchard. Photo and design by North Beach Landscapes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/15831636-76e1-4d62-9f02-996e53d6cfbe/11.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Pathway Ideas for Your Seattle Garden - Make it stand out Low dry-stack wall restrains gravel path on left side, while right side is held in place by single tier of wall stone. Photo and design by North Beach Landscapes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/1da980dc-3745-4450-97d8-67ce2681e953/12.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Pathway Ideas for Your Seattle Garden - Make it stand out Etched rock along Desert View Trail at Tohono Chul gardens in Tucson describes the informal edging along this meandering desert path. Photo courtesy of North Beach Landscapes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/f29fe8b8-9f5e-4707-88a0-1cb6116d29e0/13.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Pathway Ideas for Your Seattle Garden - Make it stand out Lush plantings are on display in the hillside garden of designer Susan Picquelle. Cedar chip paths afford close-up views of her many specimen plants. Photo courtesy of North Beach Landscapes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/cea69fd4-36a6-4cd5-90ca-9f6ba00d8120/14.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Pathway Ideas for Your Seattle Garden - Make it stand out Recycled glass tiles from Bedrock Industries break up monotony of poured concrete walkway in the garden of Daniel Sparler. Photo courtesy of Susan Picquelle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/10ea6091-d451-4eb2-921c-ab745bb601b8/15.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Pathway Ideas for Your Seattle Garden - Make it stand out A generous swath of sod creates lush path through planting beds. Photo courtesy of North Beach Landscapes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/93d551bc-a1d3-4008-89a1-9aa3a17b63b8/16.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Pathway Ideas for Your Seattle Garden - Make it stand out Visitors reach the front door of this home via a rustic boardwalk that meanders through a sea of no-mow lawn. Photo and design courtesy of North Beach Landscapes https://www.apldwa.org/blog/small-backyard-designs-container-gardening-in-seattle monthly 0.5 2024-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/0451a880-d87b-4659-a208-fa8c40ba012f/1.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Container Gardening in Seattle - Make it stand out Brilliantly colored foliage pops in part shade. Plantings include Digiplexis, fuchsia, begonias, and sweet potato vine. Design by Kristy Law; photo courtesy of Richard Law https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/e9b36d05-7213-4c1a-9d07-2ffde73717ca/2.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Container Gardening in Seattle - Make it stand out Glass art spires rise above plants in this cluster of containers, which include Chamaecyparis ‘Nana lutea’, Canna ‘Dark Knight’, nasturtium, zonal geranium ‘Mrs. Pollock’, and pink calibrachoa. Design and photo by Kryssie Maybay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/ca828942-f2d2-4452-8434-3627f2c7b9a2/3.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Container Gardening in Seattle - Make it stand out A restrained color palette provides the "wow" factor in this elegant composition. Bronzy tone of large steel planter is reflected in Canna ‘Cannova Bronze Scarlet’; bluish tones are found in palm (Butia capitata), groundcover sedums, Dichondra 'Silver Falls', Eryngium agavifolium, and Blue Chalk Stick succulent; bright greens include Ipomoea batatas var. margarita and Abutilon. Design and photo by Lisa Bauer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/72d8eed9-30bb-465d-9582-b29ec7b8141a/4.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Container Gardening in Seattle - Make it stand out White fiberglass pot is a focal point by itself, with Acer palmatum 'Fairy Lights', Setcreasea 'Purple Heart', and white Salvia splendens. Design and photo by Lisa Bauer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/ea694f1b-62f6-4614-b06d-dbe9ce8fdcc9/5.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Container Gardening in Seattle - Make it stand out Containers featuring dramatically varying foliage, including Schefflera delavayi, Magnolia officinalis ‘Biloba’, and Hesperaloe funifera, line the entry courtyard to this modern home. The large rustic vessel on the far right contains Agapanthus ‘Blue Leap’, which stands 6 feet tall, blooms summer to fall, and is intoxicating to hummingbirds. Design by North Beach Landscapes; photo © Doreen Wynja https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/04364ea0-e846-4227-9e54-85f46e16614c/6.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Container Gardening in Seattle - Make it stand out Visitors are greeted by simple and restrained container plantings flanking entry gate. Gray fiber cement pots hide spigot and irrigation controls. Species rhododendrons, Brunnera ‘Jack Frost’, Japanese forest grass, and Dryopteris affinis ’Cristata the King’ are among the container plants used along the house’s north face. Design by North Beach Landscapes; photo © Doreen Wynja https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/ff7379c8-e763-4368-8ad7-e07a8d6af26f/7.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Container Gardening in Seattle - Make it stand out Nurseries are a great resource for gardeners. Taking a picture of this container display planting and the accompanying plant list at Wells Medina Nursery will enable you to recreate it. 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Photo courtesy of Sharon Evans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/69a718b9-30ac-4003-87db-cf9e327673a5/2+%286%29.jpg Blog - Community Gardens - Make it stand out The vacant lot is now ready for plants! Photo courtesy of Sharon Evans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/43377be1-237d-4b5c-a13e-a9ae40c97d50/3.jpg Blog - Community Gardens - Make it stand out Heidi Coffee Skagen working with the Boy Scouts to make a concrete bench. Photo courtesy of Sharon Evans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/97f6f3f1-f1f0-42db-b3b0-83698a6063f4/4.jpg Blog - Community Gardens - Make it stand out Parents and students all enjoy the garden as they wait for the school bus. Photo courtesy of Sharon Evans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/5b7666dc-199d-443d-ba64-6af55cab1ffa/5.jpg Blog - Community Gardens - Make it stand out A remembrance stone made by a member of the community. Photo courtesy of Sharon Evans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/144628d8-c330-45b3-bdd8-d35e10391c98/6.jpg Blog - Community Gardens - Make it stand out Sharon has added whimsical elements to the garden. Photo courtesy of Sharon Evans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/93a1ff33-923d-40dc-a0fb-57e5379ad2a0/7.jpg Blog - Community Gardens - Make it stand out Neighborhood garden work party. Photo courtesy of Sharon Evans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/ce538dfe-1d5b-40e2-ada0-89cef79d4b0f/8.jpg Blog - Community Gardens - Make it stand out Beautiful mosaic artwork at the Belltown P-Patch. Photo courtesy of Heidi Coffee Skagen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/87bcb644-274b-4e32-9168-b0c2db211bf3/9.jpg Blog - Community Gardens - Make it stand out Beautiful Painted artwork at the Belltown P-Patch. Photo courtesy of Heidi Coffee Skagen https://www.apldwa.org/blog/small-backyard-designs-add-evergreen-conifers-to-your-seattle-garden-for-year-round-interest monthly 0.5 2024-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/8a1fe380-4d19-4e69-aace-2f701b81a31f/1+%286%29.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Add Evergreen Conifers to Your Seattle Garden for Year-round Interest - Make it stand out Brightening the midwinter palette is the gold column of Taxus baccata ‘Standishii’. Photo courtesy of Janine Anderson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/1a992fac-5692-4c5d-aa0b-ab86de2aead5/2+%285%29.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Add Evergreen Conifers to Your Seattle Garden for Year-round Interest - Make it stand out Narrow, silvery blue towers of Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Blue Surprise'. Photo by Doreen Wynja, courtesy of Monrovia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/679b0175-1f9c-4bf0-b684-9d9fdc0c767b/3+%285%29.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Add Evergreen Conifers to Your Seattle Garden for Year-round Interest - Make it stand out To the right in the foreground is the sculptural, dark green form of Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Spiralis’; in the distance is the tall weeping bluish column of Sequoiadendron giganteum ‘Pendulum’. Photo © Doreen Wynja https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/31f84fe6-14eb-4f57-a3f0-9e00fae632f1/4+%286%29.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Add Evergreen Conifers to Your Seattle Garden for Year-round Interest - Make it stand out Callitropsis (Cupressus) nootkatensis ‘Green Arrow’ reaches for the sky while occupying very little real estate. Photo © Doreen Wynja https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/e3132b46-6d16-4ec8-b1ad-f90120dbec40/5+%286%29.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Add Evergreen Conifers to Your Seattle Garden for Year-round Interest - Make it stand out Elegantly tapered Juniperus communis ‘Compressa’. 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Photo © Doreen Wynja https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/79714983-a775-49a0-8bff-f18705fafce7/7+%285%29.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Add Evergreen Conifers to Your Seattle Garden for Year-round Interest - Make it stand out Amorphous, compact form of Cryptomeria japonica ‘Tansu’. ©Iseli Nursery, Randall C Smith, courtesy of Great Plant Picks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/65f89ee5-90e6-43dd-9419-57c6ca05eb88/8+%285%29.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Add Evergreen Conifers to Your Seattle Garden for Year-round Interest - Make it stand out Abies koreana ‘Cis’. Photo courtesy of Janine Anderson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/78938c82-ab17-4418-860e-27dda118639c/9+%284%29.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Add Evergreen Conifers to Your Seattle Garden for Year-round Interest - Make it stand out Abies pinsapo ‘Horstmann’. Photo courtesy of Janine Anderson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/c279af36-efe2-4e49-ae83-e5967359e544/10+%284%29.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Add Evergreen Conifers to Your Seattle Garden for Year-round Interest - Make it stand out Podocarpus lawrencei ‘Blue Gem’ can be scaled to fit your landscape needs. Photo courtesy of Janine Anderson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/24fb24fe-ae0f-4d7e-86ee-b9a3b8328e95/2+%282%29.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Add Evergreen Conifers to Your Seattle Garden for Year-round Interest - Make it stand out Siberian cypress (Microbiota decussata). Photo courtesy of Pat Breen, Oregon State University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/d77e97d8-2517-4030-9c62-f7a1013c0886/3+%282%29.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Add Evergreen Conifers to Your Seattle Garden for Year-round Interest - Make it stand out Drift of Juniperus conferta ‘Blue Pacific’ edges walkway. Photo courtesy of Janine Anderson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/65904232-0be8-4d3a-b3a6-5538c8772a4a/13+%281%29.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Add Evergreen Conifers to Your Seattle Garden for Year-round Interest - Make it stand out The branches of slow- and low-growing Juniperus procumbens ‘Nana’ radiate from the center in every direction. Photo courtesy of Janine Anderson https://www.apldwa.org/blog/small-backyard-designs-storage-sheds-for-seattle-gardens monthly 0.5 2024-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/280fa3b3-2036-4354-9ba7-ccc0fb268de4/1+%285%29.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Storage Sheds for Seattle Gardens - Make it stand out The problem: Clutter along the entry walk of this mid-century modern home detracts from its attractively redesigned courtyard garden. Photo courtesy of Janine Anderson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/9c878552-07de-4b86-bf61-6a3262d07cdc/2+%284%29.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Storage Sheds for Seattle Gardens - Make it stand out This shed, which matches its Bainbridge Island waterfront home, stores firewood and garden and beach tools. Design and photo by Octavia Chambliss with Jim Hobbs Construction and ER Landscape https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/6da68d48-51eb-4689-a51f-9c1d7f71945c/3+%284%29.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Storage Sheds for Seattle Gardens - Make it stand out This West Seattle client wanted a potting shed with an Asian feel. There was continuity in the design via the detail in the gate to the storage area and the shed door and door pulls. Design and photo by Robin Parsons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/460f5824-b755-4d2b-bfc5-3e65d6354404/4+%285%29.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Storage Sheds for Seattle Gardens - Make it stand out Garden tools are stored in this small shed that matches house design. Garden design and photo by Octavia Chambliss; shed built by Hobbs Homebuilding, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/3e225184-350d-49bd-907a-89cd009ddebb/5+%285%29.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Storage Sheds for Seattle Gardens - Make it stand out This small building in the corner of the garden was intended to be a potting shed, but the homeowner was so charmed by it, it was converted into an office/studio instead. Garden design and photo by Janine Anderson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/b98f6257-69c7-45c7-b3d0-122237afe737/6+%284%29.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Storage Sheds for Seattle Gardens - Make it stand out In this narrow side yard, two sheds of different depths and heights were designed to store bikes, tires, and garden tools. The upper shed has sliding barn doors for easy access and to prevent doors from opening into grass pathway. Design by Gretchen Bauer in conjunction with Angle Stone; construction by Angle Stone; photo courtesy of Gretchen Bauer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/06b14dc4-b423-4336-afda-d42a9c5cee24/7+%284%29.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Storage Sheds for Seattle Gardens - Make it stand out Designer Terry LeLievre admires this shed in Toronto, Canada, where the horizontal fencing blends seamlessly into shed and sliding door panel. Photo courtesy of Janine Anderson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/cecc0a34-81b3-44f8-ac02-cfa3b64c4281/8+%284%29.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Storage Sheds for Seattle Gardens - Make it stand out With impervious surfaces at their limit, this shed was built into a stairway leading from the deck. Design and construction by Nyce Gardens; photo courtesy of Susan Picquelle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/9d898956-58e8-40cc-89bb-0bb9e618eb09/9+%283%29.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Storage Sheds for Seattle Gardens - Make it stand out Here, a storage unit with a sliding barn door is sited below a deck. Design and photo by Octavia Chambliss; construction by Fulcrum Landscape https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/2621f44b-6e09-4e50-bb8a-952ce38ed24a/10+%283%29.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Storage Sheds for Seattle Gardens - Make it stand out This storage area provided space for garden equipment and screening of unsightly area underneath deck. Design and photo by Gretchen Bauer; landscape installed by Orion Rockscapes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/ed478749-9b83-46c5-af3a-f40e257563e0/11+%283%29.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Storage Sheds for Seattle Gardens - Make it stand out With only a one-car carport and a small in-city lot, storage was essential. At 6 by 3 feet, this prefab kit provided the minimum for storage but the maximum for the space. The kit costs $2,500 plus $1,000 to assemble on a crushed rock & timber pad. Design and photo by Leanne Goulding; construction contractor Everlast Landscape Inc https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/d554c661-b754-4207-9f20-b9bd15948e4d/12+%282%29.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Storage Sheds for Seattle Gardens - Make it stand out Small shed (about 5 by 7 feet) with salvaged doors and windows was built for storing garden tools. Design by Octavia Chambliss; construction by Elliott Bay Landscape https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/a777e780-d8ef-4da5-b375-9f016e63ee3b/13.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Storage Sheds for Seattle Gardens - Make it stand out Front window and door of this 67- by 90-inch shed tucked into a small University District garden are recycled. Side window is cast glass by Seattle artist Eric Krag; door handle was found by homeowner in Bhutan; roof is polycarbonate. Design was a collaboration between homeowners Julie King and Paul Smith and builder Aaron Moore; photo courtesy of Janine Anderson https://www.apldwa.org/blog/small-backyard-designs-great-groundcovers-for-your-seattle-garden monthly 0.5 2024-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/90e1d234-1664-4530-9601-89d20564b601/1+%283%29.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Great Groundcovers for Your Seattle Garden - Make it stand out Mount Vernon laurel (Prunus laurocerasus ‘Mount Vernon’). Photo courtesy of Pat Breen, Oregon State University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/1edfea30-acd4-4dc3-9add-efa20668113f/2+%282%29.jpg Blog - Small Backyard Designs: Great Groundcovers for Your Seattle Garden - Make it stand out Siberian cypress (Microbiota decussata). 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Mentoring Program Nurtures Budding Designers - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.apldwa.org/blog/garden-tour-road-trip-to-oregon monthly 0.5 2024-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/eb30e05f-0627-42f4-bcb3-1ba40707916c/Oregon-garden-tour.jpg Blog - Garden Tour Road Trip to Oregon - Make it stand out Relaxing and having fun during the Oregon road trip, photo by Heidi Hower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/cb1638b3-e2cc-4bfa-92ab-f4c5b8f282bd/Oregon-garden-tour2.jpg Blog - Garden Tour Road Trip to Oregon - Make it stand out Cracked Pots Recycled Garden Art Show, photo by Hege Watkins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/dbb39f81-c01b-4739-b204-87b136cdd674/Cistus-Nursery.jpg Blog - Garden Tour Road Trip to Oregon - Make it stand out Cistus Nursery, photo by Jade Waples https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/fab3f2c9-41e5-4e90-9b7d-7b81fe77e043/Iseli-Nursery.jpg Blog - Garden Tour Road Trip to Oregon - Make it stand out Iseli Nursery, photo by Hege Watkins https://www.apldwa.org/blog/founders-cup-best-of-show-amp-gold-medal monthly 0.5 2024-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/b11e835c-a875-4d53-9fbd-32cade01d294/Over-The-Moon-Entry-View.jpg Blog - Founders Cup (Best of Show) & Gold Medal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/3d7b5df2-f2ce-4bd7-ab47-57e59fceab53/getting-started-APLDWA-NW-Garden-Show.jpg Blog - Founders Cup (Best of Show) & Gold Medal - Make it stand out Getting started https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/1722394893283-4OT0IYGG202BRYK3XP9C/Over-The-Moon-Entry-View.jpg Blog - Founders Cup (Best of Show) & Gold Medal - Make it stand out Scandinavian lusthus surrounded by lush plantings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/c054c935-ba7c-4680-a8d5-5d4dbac63932/designers-APLDWA-NW-Garden-Show.jpg Blog - Founders Cup (Best of Show) & Gold Medal - Make it stand out The designers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/e15fcd78-0d47-4e4c-aa13-43f2ab75820e/Scandinavian-lusthus-surrounded-by-lush-plantings-APLDWA-NW-Garden-Show.jpg Blog - Founders Cup (Best of Show) & Gold Medal - Make it stand out We won! Founder’s Cup & Gold Medal https://www.apldwa.org/blog/history-of-apldwa monthly 0.5 2024-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/33fa72bf-6b94-4a88-99db-728026240c57/510.jpg Blog - History of APLDWA - Make it stand out Northwest Flower and Garden Show 2000 Image courtesy of Tina Nyce nycegardens.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/4087757a-60a3-448f-a8c8-195d9cf0bfab/512.jpg Blog - History of APLDWA - Make it stand out Northwest Flower and Garden Show 2000 Image courtesy of Tina Nyce nycegardens.com https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers daily 0.75 2026-01-27 https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/featured-designer-melissa-schafer monthly 0.5 2026-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/e239c778-0a5f-4812-bd7c-e2bb7a38885a/Melissa+Schafer.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Melissa Schafer - Make it stand out Melissa Schafer, CPH, owner of Schafer Specialty Landscape & Design. All photos: Melissa Schafer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/65600464-5cef-4f9f-b4f8-bfe27ce31c11/Schafer001.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Melissa Schafer - Make it stand out Entry garden with structured sophistication and cottage charm. Fencing defines the space and offers protection from visiting deer. Potager garden and tea nook create opportunities to enjoy being in the garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/e19590f9-7909-4583-aaac-2b04884e642a/Schafer002.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Melissa Schafer - Make it stand out Construction of gabion walls which provide slope retention and define the beachside fire lounge. Gabions are backfilled with round cobble and whole and crushed oyster shells were used for the firepit and surrounding seating area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/170a0a1b-12a0-43e2-aa4a-319e5b840d9c/Melissa.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Melissa Schafer - Make it stand out 2019 Northwest Flower & Garden Festival, display garden co-designed by Melissa Schafer & Teresa Sciglibaglio on behalf of the Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association. The theme was inspired by New Orleans architecture and landscape. It featured a quaint courtyard style café nestled among the gardens. https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/l5lkv3r8gzi9ozkw48f3bzdwkysw3d-3dhwn monthly 0.5 2025-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/f3e21219-2a29-478c-98ad-9016c61a61ed/Cara+Huang.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Cara Huang - Make it stand out Cara Huang, Designer at To Flora Studio Photo: Linna Yang https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/cab4420e-1ae8-43bb-8fb3-545bee8ef863/Cara+Huang_Image1.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Cara Huang - Make it stand out A layered entry sequence begins to create the interplay between outdoors and indoors. Photo: Cara Huang https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/b6810459-fd25-4cc0-8cf5-080918761b91/Cara+Huang_Image2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Cara Huang - Make it stand out From left: Front yard pollinator garden contrasts with the clean lines of the modern-style house. The clean lines of the design of the custom gate complement the beds and paths. Photo: Cara Huang https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/43ad8413-6c28-4611-91e7-8dd129fc83fe/Cara+Huang_Image3.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Cara Huang - Make it stand out Changing the garden space can change families' relationships to nature or inspire a whole neighborhood. From left: a front yard meadow replaced the lawn. A backyard reimagined with raised vegetable beds and fruit trees. Photo: Cara Huang https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/featured-designer-jen-murphy monthly 0.5 2025-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/77810e16-4e5f-412d-a90f-cf92381449d3/IMG_3817_Murphy.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Jen Murphy - Make it stand out Jen Murphy, Owner and Designer at Paperbark Landscape Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/85132ae3-234d-4b09-8839-20878d53c692/Feature+Image3.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Jen Murphy - Make it stand out Three distinct garden spaces that invite relaxation, reflection, and connection with nature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/39df4757-7172-4d3c-87e9-de72f2d0a6fb/Cornerstone2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Jen Murphy - Make it stand out Sculptural stone and steel sphere nestled among plants at Cornerstone Gardens in Sonoma, California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/37c774ed-dd81-4e34-8689-0d5260a2562f/Feature+Image2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Jen Murphy - Make it stand out Layered planting and custom hardscape create inviting transitions between garden spaces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/42dfbc98-39cb-4827-a275-14dd6e795c6c/Feature+Image1.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Jen Murphy - Make it stand out Edible garden and backyard seating area, designed for both function and relaxation. https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/14xaycfb0zl065thdjlbrw946si57s monthly 0.5 2025-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/16026f97-7945-4886-8801-7928a6bfecd9/Guillermo+Rivero00.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Guillermo Rivero - Make it stand out Guillermo Rivero, Owner and Designer of Vista Yakima Landscape Design. Photo: Karl Graf https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/663e58ed-bb32-49e2-b2c0-25b8caa99251/Guillermo+Rivero12.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Guillermo Rivero - Make it stand out From left: Fall planting scheme in Zillah Photo: Guillermo Rivero Winter color at Heatherwood. Photo: Karl Graf https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/fec246de-8514-42e0-9c71-88255b16d2bf/Guillermo+Rivero03.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Guillermo Rivero - Make it stand out View from ‘The Perch’ at Heatherwood. Photo: Karl Graf https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/d107eadb-9c16-4f03-ae58-5c68fdc51b0c/Guillermo+Rivero13.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Guillermo Rivero - Make it stand out Clockwise from top left: Relaxing backyard in Yakima, old farm equipment surrounded by colorful plants in fall, backyard gravel path leading to a firepit area in Yakima and weathering steel water feature nestled in a raised planting bed. All photos: Guillermo Rivero https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/50ea232f-b578-4d0a-b533-8d692d7fb834/Guillermo+Rivero05.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Guillermo Rivero - Make it stand out View from overlook at Heatherwood. Photo: Karl Graf https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/a45c6756-dc37-4c41-806f-bfc7cbd125d0/Guillermo+Rivero07.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Guillermo Rivero - Make it stand out Rock arrangement in a Japanese-inspired garden in Terrace Heights. Photo: Guillermo Rivero https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/f16b1390-5017-4d02-b397-d7186b6745aa/Guillermo+Rivero08.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Guillermo Rivero - Make it stand out Hillside Garden in Cowiche. Photo: Guillermo Rivero https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/1d4287dc-0931-4996-a014-21e9221474cb/Guillermo+Rivero01.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Guillermo Rivero - Make it stand out Heatherwood, entrance to Japanese garden area. Photo: Karl Graf https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/070q9i5ht29c1p2tauch2i0udeb2tz-bk4wx-j6wkc-t76kf monthly 0.5 2025-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/cee17173-f93b-4330-83dc-707a49020cd2/Nancy+Fasoldt1.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Nancy Fasoldt - Make it stand out Nancy Fasoldt, owner and designer at Fasoldt Design, LLC. Photo: Chloe Fasoldt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/67115152-45b5-40b7-a6e2-8c1e843f68b4/Nancy+Fasoldt4.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Nancy Fasoldt - Make it stand out Garden plan and corresponding foam core model of a 4-tiered garden. All designs and installations by Fasoldt Gardens, LLC. All photos by Nancy Fasoldt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/6ae218bf-e03d-48b1-9b95-963b5085e56a/Nancy+Fasoldt5.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Nancy Fasoldt - Make it stand out Construction and finished planting for one of the more than 100 rain gardens created for the City of Seattle’s Rainwise program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/927eb15b-ffd1-4c13-8810-b22b4fe7f28b/Nancy+Fasoldt3.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Nancy Fasoldt - Make it stand out Walkways, seating and decorative elements are few of the many details that are considered when designing a garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/aee1b650-d8af-42d3-9485-24795b71c856/Nancy+Fasoldt2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Nancy Fasoldt - Make it stand out Creating container designs and planting plans are ways that Fasoldt Gardens connects their clients to nature. https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/apldwa-featured-designer-erin-lau monthly 0.5 2025-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/ee31310d-e623-494d-be43-1aa099443351/Erin.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Erin Lau - Make it stand out Erin Lau, owner and pricipal designer at Erin Lau Design. Photo Erin Lau. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/662b4dc0-2f55-48c1-95e3-4b841f46bd25/1.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Erin Lau - Make it stand out Clockwise from top left: Mid-Century Modern backyard in Mercer Island. Installed by Imperial Hardscapes. Photo Andrew O'Neill. Corten steel rain curtain in collaboration with Josh Levine. Photo Andrew O'Neill. Modern entry patio in Normandy Park. Photo Suzy Bichl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/4188f9f5-ed22-4342-af8d-723ecfc90c0e/2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Erin Lau - Make it stand out Clockwise from top left: Mt. Baker hidden retreat. Installed by 4 Brothers Landscaping. Angle Lake entry path planted to support pollinators. Installed by Imperial Hardscapes. Mt. Baker hidden retreat. Installed by 4 Brothers Landscaping. All photos Erin Lau. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/f1379587-f45f-4a80-a5b8-a7fd0d6c74b3/3.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Erin Lau - Make it stand out From left: Angle Lake zen courtyard with pebble river. Installed by Imperial Hardscapes. Photo Erin Lau. Angle Lake Modern Patio. Installed by Imperial Hardscapes. Photo Erin Lau. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/2a2afa36-36fb-4cee-af00-b9bb02a31cd2/4.png APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Erin Lau - Make it stand out Angle Lake modern patio. Installed by Imperial Hardscapes. Photo Project Remark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/01f9826d-51d2-47a8-b0d7-bd25a948e5e0/5.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Erin Lau - Make it stand out Firepit over bluestone patio with curved bench. 'Wingspan' project in collaboration with Rhodes Architecture and Light. Installed by Pacific Landscaping. Photo Cheryl McIntosh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/75b15694-e459-4308-9f69-65804b10e054/6.png APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Erin Lau - Make it stand out Covered dining in Beacon Hill. Installed by Imperial Hardscapes. Photo Project Remark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/6ac9afc7-826f-4109-b631-69d26b9c7e78/7.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Erin Lau - Make it stand out Perspective sketch in process. Photo Erin Lau. https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/apldwa-featured-designer-rick-fox monthly 0.5 2025-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/83daf4cb-2aea-4f2b-8425-3a846695cbe5/1+%288%29.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Rick Fox - Make it stand out Rick Fox, designer at Devonshire Landscapes. All photos courtesy of Rick Fox and Devonshire Landscapes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/e4aae21e-0bb3-4f32-9d35-bda32ad02264/2+%288%29.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Rick Fox - Make it stand out A paver patio in-grown with micro-clover connects a sidewalk, driveway, front porch and side gate. Aluminum edging holds the clover at bay, which is irrigated from below with micro-drip lines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/7b65da7d-b386-422a-95a7-92d530677ac5/3+%287%29.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Rick Fox - Make it stand out Two very different ways of designing with stone. At left, three separate salvage sources enhanced an existing pile of old bricks to complete this entry pathway and patio. On the right, a flagstone patio with matching stairs and benches creates an enjoyable backyard sitting area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/41b78719-6243-4e98-9096-32d50fe8c96c/4+%288%29.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Rick Fox - Make it stand out The finicky details. At left, a client requested moon gate inset into an existing fence section, which required sectioned drawings and templates to achieve the intricate cuts. It was later painted to match the fence. On the right, a rotting deck was removed and partially replaced with a built-in planter featuring strip drains to redirect run-off from removable planters into a driveway drain. A handrail was attached at a later date. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/fac74c96-d666-41f8-87ec-9d5b31beb500/5+%286%29+Fox.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Rick Fox - Make it stand out Devonshire Landscapes entry for the 2024 Flower and Garden Festival. It was built almost entirely of salvaged materials and later repurposed as a display gardenshed at Zenith Holland Nursery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/ad7fc314-418b-4343-b4ed-5d62cd2a178b/6+%284%29+Fox.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Rick Fox - Make it stand out A raised planter design constructed of 1/8”x2” steel woven and welded to 1” rebar is planted with sedums, salvaged irises, daffodils and a dogwood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/24655b46-5d28-4a9f-b1c5-5b665251e337/7+%283%29.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Rick Fox - Make it stand out A steep and inaccessible concrete driveway was removed. And, a terraced planting bed set and carefully backfilled to not damage the sewer line running underneath. It is planted to provide for privacy of a patio just behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/da186d8e-0051-4912-a407-ad9c13f7ae1d/8+%282%29.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Rick Fox - Make it stand out This later view shows the lush mature planting that creates the desired privacy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/8138216f-dd20-46ae-80ff-8d3e3869d89b/9+%281%29.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Rick Fox - Make it stand out Monstrous boxwoods border a too-tight driveway that takes up most of the backyard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/5e3ddf56-e5fd-4fc5-9ccd-5811e4c23fff/10.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Rick Fox - Make it stand out A permeable paver driveway now leads to pressure-treated walls (some with exposed-stitched ends) topped with a new good-neighbor fence. https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/blog-post-title-four-j3h94 monthly 0.5 2024-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/49a27d6a-b393-4a99-97a8-47eea402d682/1+%284%29.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Kryssie Maybay - Make it stand out Kryssie Maybay, owner and designer of Kismet Design Photo: Jason Maybay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/e68cf918-6104-404a-a39a-0af76db44c8f/2+%284%29.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Kryssie Maybay - Make it stand out Bluestone patio and Valadez stone risers with raised planter that also serves as a seat wall with decorative spheres in Mercer Island. All garden photos: Kryssie Maybay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/4b0d1af1-1df5-412f-9c3e-bcdd61e0c2db/3+%283%29.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Kryssie Maybay - Make it stand out Left: decorative planters provide visual separation from the new parking area to the entry walkway in Monroe, WA. Middle: Lupines emerge in this woodland garden in Shoreline surrounding the paver patio Right: Natural stone risers leading towards the fire pit patio Shoreline WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/b90c52fa-2d72-4291-a08d-c3772264d27b/4+%284%29.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Kryssie Maybay - Make it stand out Photos of the evolution of a pool patio and water feature in Lake Stevens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/3d5820a9-b383-443c-b9d7-2b445151faab/5+%281%29.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Kryssie Maybay - Make it stand out Flagstone patio and natural water feature in Granite Falls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/fb96ffd4-7892-46e0-9686-4901f7ee8d30/6+%281%29.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Kryssie Maybay - Make it stand out Left: Bluestone patio tucked into a small garden in Kirkland, WA. Middle: Carex softens the geometric bluestone hardscape flanking the new entry walkway in Mercer Island. Right: Allium blooms repeat the form of the decorative spheres in a concrete planter with bluestone cap in Mercer Island. https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/apldwa-featured-designer-sarah-van-sanden monthly 0.5 2025-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/f14a94a5-5709-469d-a379-48b145bcdb65/Sarah-Van-Sanden.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Sarah Van Sanden - Make it stand out Sarah Van Sanden, owner and lead designer of SVS Landscape Design; Photo: Natalya Lopez De La Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/74a8f6fb-a257-45f0-a3d8-baead4d0a11b/1+%285%29.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Sarah Van Sanden - Make it stand out Photo: Sarah Van Sanden; Installation By: Van Sanden Landscaping Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/6ef61e3d-98a1-4e1e-b9b5-23116173c015/2+%285%29.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Sarah Van Sanden - Make it stand out Urban Sanctuary with steel wall and outdoor shower designed to coordinate with cedar sauna from a kit (right). Design: Sarah Van Sanden and Jim Honold (metalwork); Photo: Sarah Van Sanden; Installation: Van Sanden Landscaping Inc. and Mod Studio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/99173cdf-b3f7-4d78-9ddf-5b461d4d95b1/3+%284%29.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Sarah Van Sanden - Make it stand out Blue Ridge Terrace. Design: Sarah Van Sanden and Jim Honold (metalwork); Photo: Sarah Van Sanden; Installation: Van Sanden Landscaping Inc. and Mod Studio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/18efe481-d277-4308-a78c-5871b66ceace/4+%285%29.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Sarah Van Sanden - Make it stand out Planted fabric bags in San Francisco Garden. Design: Sarah Van Sanden; Photo: Sarah Van Sanden; Fabric bags: Jacob Alexander; Landscape installation: Down To Earth Landscapes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/af267659-f610-4af1-80d3-74259d3b81ed/5+%282%29.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Sarah Van Sanden - Make it stand out San Francisco Garden. Design: Sarah Van Sanden; Photo: Sarah Van Sanden; Fabric bags: Jacob Alexander; Landscape installation: Down To Earth Landscapes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/10090b97-c6ad-4241-a02f-ea2f1e8e7cf1/6+%282%29.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Sarah Van Sanden - Make it stand out In defense of slopes. Design: Sarah Van Sanden and Jim Honold (metalwork); Photo: Sarah Van Sanden; Installation: Van Sanden Landscaping Inc. and Mod Studio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/a4943ba7-1257-4af8-9e8d-97eaf4c3da52/7+%281%29.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Sarah Van Sanden - Make it stand out North Seattle Garden. Design: Sarah Van Sanden; Photo: Sarah Van Sanden; Installation: NW Bloom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/d7da533e-f312-451d-ac41-e3ead09da2bb/8+%281%29.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Sarah Van Sanden - Make it stand out Kiddo play path between cedars (design collaboration with Firecracker Design Studio). Design: Sarah Van Sanden and Naomi Goodman; Photo: Sarah Van Sanden; Installation: Sage and Stone LLC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/75956c78-2fc5-4ffd-8e45-b47e7f173c7a/9+%282%29.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Sarah Van Sanden - Make it stand out Squash volunteer in recently installed gravel garden. Design: Sarah Van Sanden; Photo: Sarah Van Sanden; Installation: Van Sanden Landscaping https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/37817c8c-e878-4788-8939-566228be11aa/10+%281%29.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Sarah Van Sanden - Make it stand out West Seattle Patio. Design: Sarah Van Sanden; Photo: Sarah Van Sanden; Installation: In Harmony Sustainable Landscapes https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/apldwa-featured-designer-jade-waples monthly 0.5 2024-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/5e0c6d1c-d347-4f88-876b-1a657e7bdacc/1+%286%29.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Jade Waples - Make it stand out Jade Waples with her daughter at Bellevue Botanical Garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/c0eb0606-7141-4780-8002-e2a914578764/2+%286%29.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Jade Waples - Make it stand out I love solving the puzzle of creating intimate and peaceful spaces for my clients in the middle of the city. All garden photos: Jade Waples. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/f2136384-c67f-4806-8d64-6f563c0a1847/3+%285%29.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Jade Waples - Make it stand out Natural Stone is my favorite material to use in the landscape. It is timeless and looks at home in virtually any setting and with any style. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/83ef785c-d350-4967-8dd5-bfb98fdbc910/4+%286%29.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Jade Waples - Make it stand out Natural stone gas firepit for a family that wanted to recreate their love of campfires in their own backyard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/72320239-a3c4-471f-b95e-fbbd5947e9aa/5+%283%29.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Jade Waples - Make it stand out Inspiration from recent travel in Mexico. I’m constantly examining how things are built in my surrounding environment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/4d5e1d25-9164-48b9-9f5f-3849662769ad/6+%283%29.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Jade Waples - Make it stand out One of the best parts of my job is being on-site and observing how elements are constructed. Here custom-built steel mesh fence panels are set in place along a slope. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/b2a12b0d-0535-41ee-87c0-0a29ce24919e/7+%282%29.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Jade Waples - Make it stand out Design. Challenge. Solved! A unique solution featuring a folding panel at the end of the gate, as well as a walk-through gate incorporated into the frame, to accommodate a site that wasn’t wide enough for a traditional sliding driveway gate. https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/apldwa-featured-designer-jason-jorgensen monthly 0.5 2025-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/cc23c775-385e-4e35-a91f-25341f1e5035/1+%287%29.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Jason Jorgensen - Make it stand out Jason Jorgensen, owner and designer of Third Spring Landscape Design, LLC. Photo: Julia Sperling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/85e2ba62-9378-4d57-9ff8-17dce0f6e35f/2+%287%29.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Jason Jorgensen - Make it stand out A spring ephemeral meadow experiment. All garden photos: Jason Jorgensen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/170a578c-ceb1-40b5-b382-d749d4f13ce4/3+%286%29.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Jason Jorgensen - Make it stand out A series of seasonal photos of a lawn transformed into a woodland garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/bc669e9b-09be-4567-b7b9-b7f04c40d280/4+%287%29.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Jason Jorgensen - Make it stand out Shaded woodland steps featuring a hand-wrought metal handrail are planted with NW-Asian inspired plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/b4e01c6c-400a-4402-9f24-f4b4d5e05c91/5+%284%29.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Jason Jorgensen - Make it stand out The designer’s own summer-dry garden displays the rich tapestry of plants that can be established in unwatered conditions. https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/8dfrgi7hyifcwl27ugfr5b3lgqsouz monthly 0.5 2025-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/b0e31ee8-d304-4dda-859e-661febef5c45/1.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Robin Parsons - Make it stand out Robin Parsons, designer and owner of Spring Greenworks, LLC. Photo Tara Gimmer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/1d6902d4-e479-4490-82fe-02f5b974a01e/2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Robin Parsons - Make it stand out West Seattle’s Whaletail Park with ‘Swimming Stars’ by Lezlie Jayne. Photo Richard Alcazar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/5441b5b5-c640-4a05-93c6-d41ba2ef996b/image_3_kirklandgate.JPG APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Robin Parsons - Make it stand out Kirkland entry garden. The new privacy gate and planters echo the style of the home. Pops of gold yucca ‘Color Guard’ offers a bright contrast to the existing hardscape. Photo Robin Parsons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/b6082ef3-c385-4df8-b14c-d5610c03fb39/4.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Robin Parsons - Make it stand out A Mediterranean-style dry garden plant palette creates a contemporary update for this historic Broadmoor Spanish Colonial-style home. Photo Doreen Wynja https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/15e302bb-e8cc-489b-9441-068aecb827e6/5.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Robin Parsons - Make it stand out A bluestone patio was added to expand the clients’ entertainment space. A new ledgestone wall capped with bluestone contains the courtyard while plants help to visually expand the space. A basalt water feature provides a focal point. Photos Doreen Wynja https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/d4d7f496-49d2-4ecf-9b94-b7540de9d6a2/image_8_bbridlepatio+2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Robin Parsons - Make it stand out A pebble-bordered patio incorporates clean lines that are echoed in the steel retaining walls. Layers of Hydrangea ‘Limelight’ and ‘Annabelle’ direct the eye along a serpentine paththrough thegarden beds. Photos Doreen Wynja https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/c45f589d-c692-4e54-938c-38639ede5341/7.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Robin Parsons - Make it stand out Ilex ‘Sky pencil’ and phylostachys ‘Aurea’ provides a textural screen that conceals the neighbor’s house. Grasses, agapanthus and ginkgo trees create a soft screen to the concrete wall and strong lines of this modern home. A firepit space with a pop of color is both an accent and a protected viewing area for the 180-degree view of the sound. Photos Doreen Wynja https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/52dzp54bghl77afatu2wewz06tg58l monthly 0.5 2024-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/d761183c-884e-4c2c-a6a1-acbfb3f5e232/image_1_michael.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Michael Muro - Make it stand out Michael Muro, designer, and owner of MMGD. All Photos: Michael Muro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/e70adb43-8938-4dc2-b468-10b31cf3501d/image_2_capitol_hill.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Michael Muro - Make it stand out The clean lines and expansive walls of a stately Capitol Hill home make an ideal backdrop to showcase plantings. Container gardens provide a human scale, and complement the dramatic neoclassical architecture creating a welcoming entrance and maximizing curb appeal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/6e45ed29-1807-441b-b5f4-11b98530a09f/3-4-5.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Michael Muro - Make it stand out A combination of perennial and evergreen plants ensures that this garden has no down time. Evergreen shrubs provide privacy and screen unwanted views, creating a rich backdrop for seasonal blooms at this Ballard bungalow in Seattle, WA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/fe3451a7-2046-4a85-a544-d7f3ce64e5a5/image_6_red_sculpture.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Michael Muro - Make it stand out The industrial look of an unfinished cement retaining wall and a simple sculpture enhance the architecture and create a synergy between the house and garden. A large weeping pine grounds the structure, and a simple mass planting of grasses is a unifying feature with a casual air. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/fea5c6e1-a9f6-448f-a552-086e6a39a64e/image_7_asparagus_goddess.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Michael Muro - Make it stand out ‘Aphrodite Asparagus’ (a.k.a. ‘Our Lady of the Asparagus’) is surrounded by a rich palette of perennials at the LaSalle reserve, Maury Island, WA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/c483221a-9703-489d-8f25-b05a3e389f4c/8-and-9.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Michael Muro - Make it stand out Two of the many kinds of paths that help people move through their garden spaces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/7b25911e-2e9b-4d4f-ab19-4eceede070c8/image_10_bench.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Michael Muro - Make it stand out A complete backyard renovation that transformed a tired lawn and dilapidated play structure into a multi-use escape on Capitol Hill in Seattle, WA. https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/apldwa-featured-designer-heidi-coffee-skagen monthly 0.5 2025-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/97d51e45-5b92-4cb0-a2b1-c813d223339b/1.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Heidi Coffee Skagen - Make it stand out Heidi Coffee Skagen sitting in her garden. All Photos: Heidi Coffee Skagen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/9e05bff0-dc1a-4164-b24a-f1c31c55d351/2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Heidi Coffee Skagen - Make it stand out Boulder bench with a concrete path leading into the back garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/eda52640-3fad-45d1-b221-15817971efac/3.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Heidi Coffee Skagen - Make it stand out Retaining wall and anchor being installed in Heidi’s back garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/6c35ffe2-57c3-4c5b-b798-34a779972ebb/4.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Heidi Coffee Skagen - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/1d9db3cc-bd85-44bb-b2cf-e81a54026518/5.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Heidi Coffee Skagen - Make it stand out Heidi unrolling sod in her new garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/38c763ad-72b3-4148-90f8-b1a74005b53d/6.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Heidi Coffee Skagen - Make it stand out Heidi and a classmate from the Horticulture program sitting on a bench they made for the pocket park Heidi’s Mom had installed in her neighborhood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/aae5a8ff-5bf3-4a86-9ef9-f8f52ce8de57/7.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Heidi Coffee Skagen - Make it stand out A stone pagoda in a client’s garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/9b19fe00-c2ed-4d2f-bb7d-2a70018ef28e/8.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Heidi Coffee Skagen - Make it stand out Stairs descending to a client’s back garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/0a2afec8-10aa-41bc-8589-3f9f4185f803/9.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Heidi Coffee Skagen - Make it stand out A colorful garden overlooks Lake Washington. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/1a790d4e-b51a-4807-94be-a2ee2d157497/10.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Heidi Coffee Skagen - Make it stand out A stone path leads to boulders that provide a place to sit and admire the garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/d41b6e76-6d24-4ef5-8885-6ba252c67479/11.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Heidi Coffee Skagen - Make it stand out This patio is surrounded by a raised veggie garden, a Grecian urn with succulents and hydrangeas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/5de0173b-090d-4e2e-8f5f-c62bbc2f3a77/12.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Heidi Coffee Skagen - Make it stand out This mural on a public urban garden wall in Seattle encapsulates Heidi’s lifestyle philosophy. https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/2oziebt0jx1v2kavqza9ibeglv29u6 monthly 0.5 2025-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/771ed000-ef87-40dd-a0e9-1d6f15ca395f/1.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Kelly Carter Mortimer - Make it stand out Kelly Carter Mortimer, designer and owner of Big Picture Landscapes. All Photos: Kelly Carter Mortimer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/1634b7d4-a896-4e53-b748-cb7def2e9954/2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Kelly Carter Mortimer - Make it stand out Vibrant plant combination for parking strip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/1fddac37-c20f-42bc-be82-e60ec183df8a/3.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Kelly Carter Mortimer - Make it stand out A fairyland of mossy boulders, old trees and ‘beautiful’ leaf litter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/d415b18b-8774-498c-89fb-e8c0ff1a9893/4.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Kelly Carter Mortimer - Make it stand out A mix of conifers, rhododendrons, maples, ferns, grasses and perennials provide year-round interest for people and birds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/50639405-4b68-4a5d-9c60-5b2328856ee9/5.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Kelly Carter Mortimer - Make it stand out The finished backyard ‘botanical garden’ with all the client’s requirements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/35f22fde-8fba-4940-9671-2319cd73d004/6.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Kelly Carter Mortimer - Make it stand out Water feature with long channel creates separation between lounging and dining patios. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/d1eb4d52-2124-4fb9-bd62-823bbc3b4648/7.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Kelly Carter Mortimer - Make it stand out A raingarden surrounded by vibrant colors and textures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/c09f7a9c-26f2-45a3-b326-5c9c4f10aca4/8.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Kelly Carter Mortimer - Make it stand out Placing an ‘obstacle’ in a pathway such as a decorative pot, screen, or water feature invites visitors to slow down and enjoy the journey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/0af6dbfd-3562-4ec1-8c96-3ba64c78faed/9.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Kelly Carter Mortimer - Make it stand out A gracious staircase doing double duty as a council ring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/d27f8877-2995-48ca-9c17-b10bdbd40067/10.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Kelly Carter Mortimer - Make it stand out Old saw blades and garden tools repurposed into whimsical garden art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/d8b412ed-ef79-4fc0-baf6-e99f700d409f/11.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Kelly Carter Mortimer - Make it stand out A tide pool-inspired planting in the parking strip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/da20247f-2840-4ad9-a44f-6a3cc865893c/12-14-collage.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Kelly Carter Mortimer - Make it stand out A few plant combinations featuring favorite plants to highlight textures and seasonal changes. https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/apldwa-featured-designer-heidi-fehr monthly 0.5 2025-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/597d5047-39e3-42f3-be82-ecb5b13ba3ca/1.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Heidi Fehr - Make it stand out Heidi is currently planning her submission for APLD certification. Photo Credit: Julia Hower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/5bf20f7f-838f-46b5-b5bf-61ef70f25c8e/2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Heidi Fehr - Make it stand out Oemleria cerasiformis beneath Thuja plicata trees. Photo Credit: Heidi Fehr https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/5d4cd892-42bd-4a86-b1a2-80021308ee25/3.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Heidi Fehr - Make it stand out SketchUp drawing from the APLD design awards submittal. Image Credit: Heidi Fehr https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/15a31f5c-57f2-4744-acaf-3b11386bf462/4.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Heidi Fehr - Make it stand out This boulder split into three parts when it was dropped in the stone yard. Photo Credit: Heidi Fehr https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/9a6bf015-0d5b-4f33-bc8e-d2c657743650/5.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Heidi Fehr - Make it stand out The well in the grounds of the Red House. Photo Credit: Wikipedia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/b298dfa9-a998-4bf7-90d0-174a4b12197e/6.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Heidi Fehr - Make it stand out Considering materials for use in a custom fountain design. Photo Credit: Heidi Fehr https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/424c6dc5-310f-493b-ba0d-09dd7f0aafab/7.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Heidi Fehr - Make it stand out A quick sketch exploring planting options. Photo Credit: Heidi Fehr https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/79a01082-261d-49c2-a90a-0b156cc10252/8.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Heidi Fehr - Make it stand out In the Crown Hill neighborhood of Seattle adding a low fence provided neighborly sense of enclosure. Photo Credit: Heidi Fehr https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/d5fb3e80-af04-473f-a1a8-50bf5ec75df5/10.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Heidi Fehr - Make it stand out A narrow corner lot gained two new entry staircases, a play area and a patio for entertaining. Photo Credit: Heidi Fehr https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/b258d2d4-7caf-459e-9bd6-1f6a6bd39c67/9.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Heidi Fehr - Make it stand out The deep purple house color offered a great opportunity for contrasting foliage selections. Photo Credit: Heidi Fehr https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/apldwa-featured-designer-lara-elizabeth-vyas monthly 0.5 2025-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/8dae7c09-f80f-494e-a996-74ef068e1360/Lara-Vyas.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Lara Elizabeth Vyas - Make it stand out Lara is also the Treasurer of the APLD Washington Chapter. Photo Credit: Lara Grauer Photography. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/4a0daa4a-b84d-404b-a4bf-bdc50987f854/01-Outdoor-Dining.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Lara Elizabeth Vyas - Make it stand out A backyard that functions as an outdoor extension of the house. A place to relax in a hot-tub or for a quiet tête-à-tête, a place to cook, to gather around and share, a place to entertain. All photo credits: Lara Elizabeth Vyas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/f2de7a5a-2c53-47b1-8897-a9eb8b619205/02-Courtyard-Collage.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Lara Elizabeth Vyas - Make it stand out The existing old-growth trees and mature rhododendrons make this 1918-built property feel like an oasis in Seattle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/b277dd6a-208a-4f0e-a615-4f51c7803f41/03-Texture-Collage.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Lara Elizabeth Vyas - Make it stand out I am a sucker for foliage. My planting schemes often reflect combinations of color and texture achieved via foliage. That said, when clients specifically ask for blooms to dominate a garden, I am happy to create a plant palette that works for them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/c2893d75-f19f-4735-818d-c75b3cf00ffe/04-Travel-Collage.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Lara Elizabeth Vyas - Make it stand out My travels are a constant source of inspiration for me. From top left to bottom right: a tree fern in New Zealand – a courtyard in Montserrat, Barcelona – Gardens by the Bay in Singapore – Supertree Grove in Singapore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/f6986462-c361-4cd5-9ab6-f71d1ca281df/05-Containers-Collage.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Lara Elizabeth Vyas - Make it stand out “Thrillers, Fillers and Spillers”: Container Gardens are one of our specialties. The key is to really play with the shapes, textures, and colors of both the foliage and the blooms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/8b596eb1-80b8-4702-993b-2c28fb4de671/06-Norton-Collage.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Lara Elizabeth Vyas - Make it stand out Some shots of this completed project taken soon after installation. Can’t wait for this garden to mature! https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/apldwa-featured-designer-janine-anderson-and-terry-lelievre monthly 0.5 2025-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/6de11e78-0992-4700-b595-85b379d67457/1.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Janine Anderson and Terry LeLievre - Make it stand out This modern patio was inspired by one seen at a Frank Lloyd Wright–designed residence in Detroit. Here, a fire pit was temporarily converted into a social-distancing table during the pandemic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/33f1c541-4afb-4493-9968-42c3fee62e7f/2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Janine Anderson and Terry LeLievre - Make it stand out We encourage clients to create as many areas as possible that afford intimacy with the outdoor environment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/7273b815-ed83-434e-8c68-208072727b01/profile.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Janine Anderson and Terry LeLievre - Make it stand out Janine Anderson and Terry LeLievre are the principals of North Beach Landscapes in Port Townsend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/69f77b4f-e15c-4010-8e73-e896ac1a74a0/3.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Janine Anderson and Terry LeLievre - Make it stand out Contrasts in texture, form, color, and scale are factors when selecting plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/176c26b9-3b27-47dd-9ebe-8239d1f869b8/4.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Janine Anderson and Terry LeLievre - Make it stand out Birds and other pollinators are a high priority. Here, a Rufous hummingbird gathers nectar from the tubular, flaming red flowers of a Chilean Fire Tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/326c5260-9696-415f-b537-9978407f332f/5.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Janine Anderson and Terry LeLievre - Make it stand out A newly planted deer-resistant pollinator and fragrance garden borders the entry to this home. Inside the fence the garden is primarily devoted to food, including three large bench planters and a sunny, south-facing orchard flanking the path beyond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/8522c76b-a830-4c8a-a1b5-7076aab8ee85/6.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Janine Anderson and Terry LeLievre - Make it stand out In this backyard renovation, lawn was removed to make room for flagstone patio and paths, expanded border plantings, and hot tub. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/31543288-5fdc-4b68-b01c-0a413f0de2f3/7.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Janine Anderson and Terry LeLievre - Make it stand out Birds flock to the large dish rock, which is cleaned and refilled daily and is visible from kitchen and dining areas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/65fb9ce0-887a-48a6-a687-7f654029eafc/8.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Janine Anderson and Terry LeLievre - Make it stand out This generously proportioned backyard has four seating areas, including this one with a fire pit, plus a small studio and food garden area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/12f306a3-a801-4677-99dd-62658c048292/9.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Janine Anderson and Terry LeLievre - Make it stand out Our clients wanted lush plantings along the sidewalk that could be enjoyed by pedestrians. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/c482dd62-d2aa-45c1-9444-e43c506f4a3a/10.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Janine Anderson and Terry LeLievre - Make it stand out This client wanted a boardwalk as the entry walk to their new home. Although we were skeptical, everyone’s happy with the result. The planks are discarded snow fencing from Colorado, and flanking the walk is a sea of no-mow lawn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/78105437-10d9-4063-b3da-fc75a2dcae0e/11.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Janine Anderson and Terry LeLievre - Make it stand out Beauty and sustainability coexist here as Western swallowtail butterfly feeds on nectar of Agapanthus ‘Blue Leap’. https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/apldwa-featured-designer-jonathan-morse monthly 0.5 2025-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/1b9f541b-291e-40d3-bba4-065b740970bb/1.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Jonathan Morse - Make it stand out A hillside meadow garden in Dockton, Washington, is alive with birds throughout the year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/2dffe2e7-4fa3-486f-aab8-ddf7957fdb4d/Jonathan-Morse.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Jonathan Morse - Make it stand out Jonathan Morse of North Shore Garden Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/61da77c6-5af1-494b-bdb2-5d11a3b22c21/2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Jonathan Morse - Make it stand out Yarrow, Kniphofia, Martagon Lilies, and Eremerus create a warm and vibrant streak of oranges and yellows in a hillside meadow planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/b187712e-ac7a-4f17-bd3a-f3adaa2bc00b/3.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Jonathan Morse - Make it stand out Bold colors and textures create a vibrant composition when viewed from a high vantage point in a hillside meadow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/58aa2c62-8898-4bc4-afcf-bbb21e31d858/4.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Jonathan Morse - Make it stand out An entry garden “remodel” left the strong patterns of an existing aggregate concrete paving while softening the surfaces with new plantings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/83c697ca-f455-468d-93c4-6e9436acbc42/5.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Jonathan Morse - Make it stand out A patio and firepit nestled into meadow plantings provide a gathering space for entertaining and enjoying views of Quartermaster Harbor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/854995c1-76db-4a82-8495-ef176bcc4efc/6.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Jonathan Morse - Make it stand out Meadow plantings provide year-round drama and habitat for birds and insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/59375532-a6c3-4234-94e5-0d341d08a2e1/7.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Jonathan Morse - Make it stand out A xeriscaped entry featuring a raised trough of succulents dripping into the alpine garden planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/2103da31-643e-44dd-acd5-724daf810540/8.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Jonathan Morse - Make it stand out Bold patterns and lines draw out colors and materials used on this residence into the surrounding landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/73ec44b0-dd9b-4430-81c6-fb10fef80db4/9.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Jonathan Morse - Make it stand out Beds of rare woodland plants combined with native species blend the garden into the surrounding forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/54d2ac3c-9531-4e3b-8b00-90b4d6ef2bb2/10.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Jonathan Morse - Make it stand out A custom table nestled under a Forest Pansy Redbud provides architectural continuity through the garden. https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/apldwa-featured-designer-courtney-olander monthly 0.5 2025-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/e33cbfe1-3aa4-47b2-8fdb-3928da090760/Courtney-Olander.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Courtney Olander - Make it stand out Courtney Olander of Olander Garden Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/fd1128a5-6b75-4bbe-a1d2-1eab638e168b/1.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Courtney Olander - Make it stand out A classic contemporary back garden planted with Hydrangea, Boxwood and Evergreen Magnolia. Installed by Avalon NW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/a4684450-fb60-4a75-9496-3575cece4bf7/3.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Courtney Olander - Make it stand out Chocolate Cosmos echo the red Modern Shed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/737ba246-c68c-461e-9526-26f58c536dbb/2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Courtney Olander - Make it stand out Edmonds entry. Installed by In Harmony Sustainable Landscapes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/f63d62d0-0290-438b-9aac-0ca0c3a622c7/4.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Courtney Olander - Make it stand out A built-in concrete and Ipe bench and Paloform firepit complete a modern woodland garden. Installed by In Harmony Sustainable Landscapes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/a759e25f-003f-4086-8101-e104c21785ee/5.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Courtney Olander - Make it stand out Windermere spring color. Installed by Avalon NW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/87ea8e92-7ddb-42ac-b050-2a79174af2b1/6.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Courtney Olander - Make it stand out Subset hues of purple and gold play off a chartreuse polycarbonate gate. Installed by Avalon NW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/f5ce5b51-748c-4c69-8660-fcdd22fa9540/7.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Courtney Olander - Make it stand out Bright golden plantings of Rudbeckia, Carex ‘Everillo’and Heuchera play off the bright yellow door. Installed by In Harmony Sustainable Landscapes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/bc023e09-0d42-4a23-a357-be4ffb9a2729/8.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Courtney Olander - Make it stand out Stacked stone wall and Koda XT polycarbonate gate. Installed by Avalon NW https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/apldwa-featured-designer-lisa-bauer monthly 0.5 2025-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/db99c4f3-bf7e-466d-8934-60bb1d6e9459/Lisa-Bauer.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Lisa Bauer - Make it stand out Lisa Bauer – Chartreuse Landscape Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/8c6e7c00-2961-4b2b-a8f2-f1e26e4c3cbc/1.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Lisa Bauer - Make it stand out Using plants to reinforce bold shapes in the hardscape with a complex matrix of dense plantings in between. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/611b8f89-7100-4898-b5eb-e119b881276c/2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Lisa Bauer - Make it stand out A modern interpretation of a formally laid out focal point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/ab97ff52-f56d-4eb1-90fe-6215e97f3f22/3.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Lisa Bauer - Make it stand out Plants to direct the journey and soften hardscape shapes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/3f190719-4081-43d5-a5bc-a2449103274c/4.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Lisa Bauer - Make it stand out Implied concentric rings in hardscape and softscape to create emphasis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/fddf1985-ceb0-4753-8a99-08b85e5a72b1/5.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Lisa Bauer - Make it stand out Interlocking hardscape with softscape to create balance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/af046bd9-081e-4def-93f0-b642e2411c69/6.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Lisa Bauer - Make it stand out Simple shapes define the space, natural materials soften the look. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/0844a6a6-75d9-40c8-9ee5-77cda9e1b614/7.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Lisa Bauer - Make it stand out Bringing people into contact with wildlife through art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/50b95e41-31d9-4d5a-b59f-b2ff1db8b390/8.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Lisa Bauer - Make it stand out Compact spaces with tall walls softened by plants makes the space feel bigger. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/ecda7e39-aede-40fc-8257-59afdcc97e50/9.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Lisa Bauer - Make it stand out A privacy solution where the garden is visible above and below the built screening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/79d17ac1-62e6-4261-ad5b-73822a3b2640/10.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Lisa Bauer - Make it stand out Shapes can direct focus and elongate a space. https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/apldwa-featured-designer-michael-lockman monthly 0.5 2025-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/b16744ca-023c-4a16-9346-9c1fcd5a91b9/Michael-Lockman%E2%80%93WeDesign.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Michael Lockman - Make it stand out Michael Lockman – WeDesign https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/8886848b-98c9-493d-8e93-e572c26c8c9d/1.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Michael Lockman - Make it stand out Drought tolerant planting on a West facing slope under fir trees near Lincoln Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/8dee3682-6182-43ad-93cd-2a0978bb7d01/2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Michael Lockman - Make it stand out West Seattle gravel firepit patio, ¼-minus compacted firm. Second set of stone stairs lead to a hammock grotto with posts for 3 hammocks. (Notice the metal sculpture just above the gravel patio, it provides one end of support for the hammocks.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/82cf31c4-2060-405a-aa48-7f67f39c4fb5/3.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Michael Lockman - Make it stand out The same project, this view from the gravel patio looking down at the Ipe deck – with built-in gas BBQ and counter top, and sunken hot top – flagstone set in lawn and a flagstone patio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/409dafb2-e51e-4323-a9c1-6e9c1d066706/4.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Michael Lockman - Make it stand out Custom metal-frame with Ipe slats and built-in Weber grill – a functional design for an existing small patio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/1fe9e017-0bb6-4fb0-b180-12be2c8a08d0/5.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Michael Lockman - Make it stand out Metal frames mounted on existing concrete patio in West Seattle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/e823901a-796c-46b3-97ce-afa2f29b4f3a/6.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Michael Lockman - Make it stand out Attaching Ipe slats to the benches on custom metal frames. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/f51a6124-f06c-4865-8947-7d4801fe024a/7.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Michael Lockman - Make it stand out Finished construction with a built-in Weber grill and a charcoal drawer! https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/apldwa-featured-designer-naomi-goodman monthly 0.5 2025-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/571bce5b-3180-45d2-854c-d1b8f9ed2f61/1.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Naomi Goodman - Make it stand out Design & Photo: Firecracker Construction: Greener Living Solutions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/32e96bde-5eb4-4922-93f9-c22c33a068bb/2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Naomi Goodman - Make it stand out Design & Photo: Firecracker Construction: Greener Living Solutions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/f029a797-11f6-4653-aef6-34ce0c59e174/3.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Naomi Goodman - Make it stand out Design & Photo: Firecracker Construction: Elliott Bay Landscape Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/083fabee-1177-479c-b706-cb3904d4fe98/4.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Naomi Goodman - Make it stand out Design & Photo: Firecracker Homeowner installation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/87c32cb0-dc09-45b0-9d93-674b13434af6/5.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Naomi Goodman - Make it stand out Repurposing old concrete patio for cost savings & environmental benefits of keeping materials onsite. Design & Photo: Firecracker Homeowner installation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/1c29a1a2-e7c2-4b5c-82d3-99235acca46d/7.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Naomi Goodman - Make it stand out Repurposing old concrete patio for cost savings & environmental benefits of keeping materials onsite. Design & Photo: Firecracker Homeowner installation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/b5d34762-09a6-440c-8a90-eba73127671c/6.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Naomi Goodman - Make it stand out Repurposing old concrete patio for cost savings & environmental benefits of keeping materials onsite. Design & Photo: Firecracker Homeowner installation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/1c221206-7159-4d98-a413-670f1cc3b8da/8.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Naomi Goodman - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/44dbed11-4cf6-483c-89e3-64aee9b6441f/9.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Naomi Goodman - Make it stand out Mural Design: Amanda Jorgenson & Firecracker collaboration, Photo: Urban Artworks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/1d47cca7-a7e4-4673-a2d2-7ca17bd519d8/11.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Naomi Goodman - Make it stand out Design & Photo: Firecracker Construction: Vertumni Fine Landscaping & Gardening https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/45fb77b6-199a-471d-82de-159fef427517/10.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Naomi Goodman - Make it stand out Design & Photo: Firecracker Construction: Vertumni Fine Landscaping & Gardening https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/apldwa-featured-designer-kevin-monohan monthly 0.5 2025-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/d2a749d0-ae2f-4bcb-97f9-0efb7722e749/Kevin.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Kevin Monohan - Make it stand out Kevin Monohan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/3fa76f61-ffbb-40e4-9878-2213a6bbe550/1.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Kevin Monohan - Make it stand out Landscape Design: Banyon Tree Design Studio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/6224a005-32e8-48de-97eb-42c901cf12c6/2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Kevin Monohan - Make it stand out Landscape Design: Avalon NW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/f5e89a1a-cedc-4246-b4bb-d375f884bafd/3.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - 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Make it stand out Landscape Design: Banyon Tree Design Studio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/cc8e345f-c6fe-4857-b52d-32c680ee4027/8.png APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Kevin Monohan - Make it stand out Landscape Design: Barbara Lycett Landscape Design https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/apldwa-featured-designer-tom-lawson monthly 0.5 2025-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/79304dfa-6d3c-4eac-87b5-eb9ba03372bb/IMG_4687.jpeg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Tom Lawson - Make it stand out Tom Lawson from Mad Gardener LLC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/a7f00b0d-d945-496c-b115-06446810aa49/1.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Tom Lawson - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/5d3cbe95-f805-4466-8b15-6651befff826/2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - 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Featured Designer | Tom Lawson - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/55823b55-700c-4d82-b903-dd6a978eca52/8.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Tom Lawson - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/xra6rn8d2t2o14bmv4szup47dr8gpi monthly 0.5 2025-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/258e467b-9a97-497b-ba9a-80cc4b812210/Corinne-Hollister.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Corinne Hollister - Make it stand out Corinne Hollister from Earth Dance Design Photo by John Cornicello https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/c62123c4-5413-4de9-9afc-169c0e83bd4a/Bigelow-fall.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Corinne Hollister - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/755832c6-e9f4-4668-9f23-89b2db9bb69e/H-2019-2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Corinne Hollister - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/c309abf6-f1a9-4fbf-9cba-35e3e0c3249b/H-2019-before.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Corinne Hollister - Make it stand out {Before photo} https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/da646ec2-1615-4b39-99ea-a7127c58bc1e/H-DesignDetail.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Corinne Hollister - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/fae61b76-6f04-4f6d-a1bd-4e1bf39cb5a5/H-entrance-after.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Corinne Hollister - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/97691343-da14-4282-832e-e8ef30c7fa62/H-entrance-Before.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Corinne Hollister - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/c2918eb1-2c9b-4142-a1fa-ac7bc0db02bf/H-lookingOut.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Corinne Hollister - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/fbca562a-ae50-46b2-a15b-1e9c9a36d97a/H-lookingOut-Before.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Corinne Hollister - Make it stand out {Before photo} https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/1d5d19a1-e25c-4bff-8b36-d06bd4be5985/H-Patio.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Corinne Hollister - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/5701f7ec-8e03-4339-87e9-c72889503cc4/Donphilita-2019.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Corinne Hollister - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/8412ea57-f7cf-4000-a25b-5b25bb746c9c/Donphilita-before.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Corinne Hollister - Make it stand out {Before photo} https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/2eafaf21-fce4-4dd9-9296-de2832c48266/DonphilitaCross-Section.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Corinne Hollister - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/31d86743-5bb8-4569-ac1c-aad82b543021/Donphilita-planting.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Corinne Hollister - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/cd9ba0ac-c562-497b-8417-73e3e6282088/Donphilita-retaining-walls.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Corinne Hollister - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/f778086b-4e77-4ffd-9511-edb6dc198a59/Bigelow-fall.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Corinne Hollister - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/apldwa-featured-designer-shannon-grina monthly 0.5 2025-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/28642e4c-529b-41bf-a3b5-54ce81f018ef/1001a.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Shannon Grina - Make it stand out After - Front view of the home after landscape completion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/248fa45b-2d70-47f1-bc34-7f2f4b7ea916/1001.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Shannon Grina - Make it stand out Before - Original front view of the home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/2568ae26-4244-44b0-9f9d-cce28df1a2b4/1002a.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Shannon Grina - Make it stand out After – View from front porch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/3aa762e6-3be1-40f3-bd9f-2f82ef28892c/1002.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Shannon Grina - Make it stand out Before photo - View from front porch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/679243d7-82c8-4789-8f10-82a9fb72ed3a/1003a.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Shannon Grina - Make it stand out After – View of side wall of garage with edible garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/61aba5d0-c872-4fe7-acba-97d1bdd879bd/1003.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Shannon Grina - Make it stand out Before photo - View of side wall of garage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/7dbf017a-da8a-4f33-8127-8e12396e8eb4/1004a.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Shannon Grina - Make it stand out After – Front entrance bed with additional plantings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/2eb5616d-6e6a-46ae-9591-a1d346416d95/1004.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Shannon Grina - Make it stand out Before photo - Front entrance bed with new maple tree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/55618168-6bf9-4cb1-adb4-450da61ec9f0/1005a.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Shannon Grina - Make it stand out After – Enhanced plant bed with plantings suitable for waterfront conditions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/03f1e668-b0ef-40ab-ad42-98d0eb6ddc49/1005.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Shannon Grina - Make it stand out Before photo - Pampas grass at waterfront edge https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/apldwa-featured-designer-sue-goetz monthly 0.5 2024-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/466bed15-2cdb-4b33-9b6a-84b5b40509e7/Mann-before-sml.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Sue Goetz - Make it stand out A view of the pond before construction https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/83b4fc8e-ddcd-4ae5-961f-216d560fd064/Mann-in-progress-sml.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Sue Goetz - Make it stand out Pond excavation and the addition of boulders and logs during the dry season https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/5288d86b-7eee-47b6-8853-9a89be48b2c4/Mann-Pond-ready-to-plant-sml.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Sue Goetz - Make it stand out The pond area ready for planting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/5fa77c59-a5ba-4af5-9a03-7751be9e9c4a/Mann-year-later-sml.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Sue Goetz - Make it stand out A year later (1) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/5aad1288-64e3-45b8-965c-36e47ca15f92/Mann-highlight-photo-sml.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Sue Goetz - Make it stand out A year later (2) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/9cac05d8-cf5a-49e5-94d3-c406b71f247f/Rogers-back-patio-before-sml.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Sue Goetz - Make it stand out The old brick back patio in need of repair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/1b6047db-deae-4db5-bc01-6afd7b4d349e/Rogers-back-patio-before2-sml.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Sue Goetz - Make it stand out Area where special care was needed to protect the existing plants, large cherry tree and water feature https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/6eab8093-4e0d-4636-b80e-26626d1125dc/rogers-back-patio-during-construction-sml.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Sue Goetz - Make it stand out Adjusting the patio layout to protect the existing cherry tree’s roots https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/864ded32-5d99-4e29-97ed-dbcbeeacf5d2/Rogers-back-patio-after-sml.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Sue Goetz - Make it stand out After (1) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/b1671185-9d6a-4b3a-95ca-8b4249933542/Rogers-back-patio-after2-sml.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Sue Goetz - Make it stand out After (2) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/512c90b5-5541-4a50-9589-a291ead6ee20/Highlight-photo-Rogers-back-patio+-after-sml.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Sue Goetz - Make it stand out A renewed and beautiful outdoor living space https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/8ba7d39a-477d-45a7-b0e4-920e2f679b0b/Sue-Goetz-sml.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Sue Goetz - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/apldwa-featured-designer-christie-coxley monthly 0.5 2025-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/370789bb-5a95-4ca1-a7b4-b5314a1dd48c/photo1.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Christie Coxley - Make it stand out Medina raingarden and guest cottage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/0b499f8b-9749-4ed1-9864-916ba8a75ef9/photo2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Christie Coxley - Make it stand out Unstable rockery wall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/2a38985e-51e1-4656-a195-2757b710c615/photo3.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Christie Coxley - Make it stand out Invasive plants on ECA steep slope https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/2ce0bf2b-1525-4822-ab45-c9824851b3ae/photo4.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Christie Coxley - Make it stand out Concept drawing for new retaining wall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/654c2f4c-ad24-4d68-a332-704659f1fb8c/photo5.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Christie Coxley - Make it stand out Concept drawing for cottage garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/6d97aa35-06d2-4c60-b8a4-7b8316b308d3/photo6.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Christie Coxley - Make it stand out Artist working on retaining wall details https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/f2990dee-dd0f-4231-8134-083182fb8bda/photo7.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Christie Coxley - Make it stand out New hillside plantings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/9f5a3df4-c4c0-4621-b8ea-d3bf54cecb58/photo8before.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Christie Coxley - Make it stand out Raingarden before https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/3430e7d9-af34-4f51-9470-275447444f4d/photo8after.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Christie Coxley - Make it stand out Raingarden after https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/6b7e263b-e977-4950-a4d4-e49972650ccb/photo9.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Christie Coxley - Make it stand out New driveway and parking court https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/6e3a6ad5-135d-4bad-becb-7d1046d4ec22/photo10.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Christie Coxley - Make it stand out Regrading work on driveway and parking court https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/66c3e9d8-810d-41d4-a5cc-ae6084cd3adf/photo11.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Christie Coxley - Make it stand out Concept drawing for driveway and parking court https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/6a042c21-acd7-4525-b4f4-08190fe3edd6/photo12after.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Christie Coxley - Make it stand out Residence entry after https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/7ee33bf3-d799-44ac-8af6-d23f8af1d556/photo12before.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Christie Coxley - Make it stand out Residence entry before https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/a407fa57-41b7-4edd-9d51-f45ff5b6303d/photo13after.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Christie Coxley - Make it stand out Island bed after https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/3e79c71a-9e8b-4af3-bd8a-ae73d6ad2885/photo13before.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Christie Coxley - Make it stand out Island bed before https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/23e63089-16bf-4fc6-8625-a74ffb358238/photo14.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Christie Coxley - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/apldwa-featured-designer-tom-barrett monthly 0.5 2025-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/2054aff9-48ce-47d3-97b5-76170139f097/Tom-Barrett.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Tom Barrett - Make it stand out Tom Barrett - Environmental Construction, Inc https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/50eeb68e-f2c9-4315-a446-0febed617dda/Seattle-Outdoor-Kitchen-New-covered-outdoor-kitchen.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Tom Barrett - Make it stand out New covered outdoor kitchen & stairs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/238ded43-1d81-4439-97ed-463b82851246/Seattle-Outdoor-Kitchen-before.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Tom Barrett - Make it stand out Before https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/f32596a4-f15f-4dbb-9210-d3fb54df306b/Seattle-Outdoor-Kitchen--New-outdoor-kitchen.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Tom Barrett - Make it stand out New outdoor kitchen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/d4d19f00-d99f-4700-8497-c81aa84cb163/Kirkland-Entry-Steps1.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Tom Barrett - Make it stand out Re-setting rocks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/c7c8ae0e-cd13-42c2-98f4-a6e165bde06a/Kirkland-Entry-Steps2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Tom Barrett - Make it stand out Forming steps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/2597bb69-0873-4437-80da-d967323a365f/Kirkland-Entry-Steps3.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Tom Barrett - Make it stand out The new entry walk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/cd515bca-c735-41cf-8bd5-c373bfc10b7d/Kirkland-Entry-Steps4.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Tom Barrett - Make it stand out The new serpentine steps https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/apldwa-featured-designer-susan-ryan monthly 0.5 2024-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/e0fedea1-714e-4f5d-86de-166c0e7b5a55/Susan-Ryan.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susan Ryan - Make it stand out Susan Ryan - Gardendigs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/5614fba9-3297-4185-bc87-fd2c07f41700/Stevens-Street-Residence1.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susan Ryan - Make it stand out A new entry gate, salt & pepper crushed rock pathway and Boxwood hedge in the background welcome visitors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/14ab9ff7-469d-44cb-99cd-49868877b05a/Stevens-Street-Residence2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susan Ryan - Make it stand out This concept drawing was used to implement the design. The original curved Boxwood hedge is shown in the upper left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/1b1bd703-e557-407f-950d-339dda0eaef4/Stevens-Street-Residence3.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susan Ryan - Make it stand out This view looks towards the lawn, with perennials in the foreground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/e498023f-b423-444c-92ed-0f0d7c237191/Warner-Street-Residence1.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susan Ryan - Make it stand out This is the top of the gabion wall, with grasses and new slab steps in view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/197fa26b-b634-495d-8c81-551d4a84ba36/Warner-Street-Residence2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susan Ryan - Make it stand out The view of the front yard shows the Paper Bark Maple tree, tall containers and the bench. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/94e57404-a48d-4fb5-9d91-21117fa115c5/Warner-Street-Residence3.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susan Ryan - Make it stand out Hydrangeas and rainbow rock are in the background. Coleus is in the foreground. https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/apldwa-featured-designer-phil-wood monthly 0.5 2025-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/3f56bb2d-cb6b-4aae-8c27-774ebcc7d38e/Phil-Wood.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Phil Wood - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/61f04a09-8fc5-4392-906b-faab1a092410/Phil-Wood1.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Phil Wood - Make it stand out A patio with bluestone paving and benches provide outdoor living. The circular design centers the space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/24b13dce-4b96-4413-b32f-af14861cb106/Phil-Wood2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Phil Wood - Make it stand out The former slope is tamed with a stone wall and stairs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/1b8a41e5-f281-4dbd-ba7f-1a5627283cdd/Phil-Wood3.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Phil Wood - Make it stand out Another stone patio creates an outdoor dining area encircled by planning beds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/a55095fc-ef64-4eb5-a704-fd7c77c8aa29/Phil-Wood4.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Phil Wood - Make it stand out Flowering plants bring texture and color to the garden. Raised beds with stone walls provide level space for vegetable beds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/e644bcd0-89e8-445f-9f0d-f0c9f36154f5/Phil-Wood5.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Phil Wood - Make it stand out The garden structure provides a covered area on the right for a sitting area and an arbor on the left for outdoor dining. The design takes inspiration from park shelters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/99b8c8d5-849c-4a3a-9271-7be06fa9930e/Phil-Wood6.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Phil Wood - Make it stand out The dining table sits under the arbor on bluestone paving. The fountain gives a focal point and features a panel of Northwest native art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/e06ecfdd-604e-479c-9d8b-d9dbb5fb8d0b/Phil-Wood7.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Phil Wood - Make it stand out New steps and a stone path join the old yard to the new. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/e0039948-f3dd-4b82-af6d-e7efd12cbe34/Phil-Wood8.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Phil Wood - Make it stand out Raised beds of dry-stack stone provide space for vegetable gardening behind the garden shelter. https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/apldwa-featured-designer-deborah-cheadle monthly 0.5 2024-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/7cba8be4-6c1e-40fa-9a3a-8cb113c92b68/Deborah-Cheadle-Design.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Deborah Cheadle - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/b2dd6a00-d7b7-4836-af1e-eb9e0eef5cb2/Deborah-Bio-1after.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Deborah Cheadle - Make it stand out The flagstone patio flows from the kitchen without any grade change, taking advantage of the view of Puget Sound. Together with a small raised patio on the left, the client stated "it's like having two new rooms added to our home". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/51510171-d5d5-487c-be7b-babb8d301502/Deborah-Bio-2afterjpeg.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Deborah Cheadle - Make it stand out The smaller connecting raised patio is carved out of the hillside and pulled back from the edge of the high bank, providing a more intimate space for conversations and reflection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/8035f7c3-780a-40ff-a2ea-f5c39ca15a82/Capital-Hill-Picture1.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Deborah Cheadle - Make it stand out The new patio is easily accessed from the kitchen door on the right. New stairs lead down to the foundation level of the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/07f610e8-1fc6-4f8a-a2cd-f35ef74f8b34/Capital-Hill-Picture2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Deborah Cheadle - Make it stand out The new level patio, with the garage door on the left, ready for summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/00479ca3-aaf0-40b0-a55c-b660b44112a0/Capital-Hill-Picture3.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Deborah Cheadle - Make it stand out In this view from the kitchen door, the intricate evergreen pattern of the espaliered camellia creates a lovely enclosure to the patio, which is used frequently in the evening - winter as well as summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/1ea37117-bdf4-486f-ac96-3ae63fadd5f4/Capital-Hill-Picture4.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Deborah Cheadle - Make it stand out Early concept sketch made with an IPad drawing app. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/29b56663-ef6c-498d-bb21-5e1bc148f9d2/Bainbridge-Island-Picture1.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Deborah Cheadle - Make it stand out The new shrub border, looking west – a mix of deciduous, broadleaf evergreens and conifers create color and texture all year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/c1c276c7-340b-421e-94f5-bdcb6f1bbed6/Bainbridge-Island-Picture2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Deborah Cheadle - Make it stand out This photo of the recently planted new shrub border, looking east, shows the simplified curve of the lawn and border edge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/91bdb68b-badd-4bf4-8d57-585525c114dc/Bainbridge-Island-Picture3.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Deborah Cheadle - Make it stand out Front border low-growing plants provide year-round interest by combining evergreen and deciduous plants. Seasonal color changes and varying leaf textures engage the eye. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/3f287fb0-426d-4871-a111-68b9ec32597e/Bainbridge-Island-Picture4.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Deborah Cheadle - Make it stand out One year after installation: After months of successive Spring Rhododendron blooms, the new planting is filling in nicely, with blue Hosta, orange autumn fern, and red Berberis providing color amongst the varying greens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/1791c68d-2275-40b0-9625-b5b2f6c2873d/Deborah-Contact3after.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Deborah Cheadle - Make it stand out Tearing down an old garage, allowed the client to build a patio, raising the grade to meet the new French doors from the dining room. The new arbor provides a sheltered seating area. Planting pockets were built into the patio on all sides. https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/apldwa-featured-designer-pam-roy monthly 0.5 2024-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/e508fb18-9557-490a-9435-fff52cf88d2c/Pam-Roy-Planscapes.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Pam Roy - Make it stand out Pam Roy Planscapes Landscape Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/f721c41a-2b8a-43f7-a015-3382995fb35d/Profile-page---1.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Pam Roy - Make it stand out Flagstone pavers, planting and privacy screens create an inviting outdoor room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/f39acecd-21fa-404b-9b97-a26bfcceeb5e/Profile-page---2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Pam Roy - Make it stand out Japanese maples, shrubs and ornamental grasses add color and textural interest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/b7c8ecf8-4176-4076-bc3c-003ee3e7016a/Habitat-garden---1.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Pam Roy - Make it stand out The mix of trees, shrubs, perennials and grasses enhances the hillside setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/875ff8e9-7f00-408a-ad77-7dcfd4b7d413/Habitat-Garden---2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Pam Roy - Make it stand out Plantings accentuate the flowing pathways. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/25e02406-11a6-4bfb-80c7-6cd2c9a97e7c/Habitat-garden---3.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Pam Roy - Make it stand out Flagstone path and arbor invite exploration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/5909d036-01f9-4503-9508-5e8a20339291/Habitat-garden---4.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Pam Roy - Make it stand out Seasonal planted containers add color accent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/348b2578-cc10-46ba-be37-096eaef77d2d/Habitat-garden---5.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Pam Roy - Make it stand out Containers take advantage of narrow space offering a bounty of edibles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/5ea7c044-330d-4aa3-b077-c80cade5a098/Home-retreat---1-after.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Pam Roy - Make it stand out Sculpted steep hillside allow for both increased accessibility and visual interest with planting and water feature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/ad0a9761-05fd-4f5f-8a10-0a2451523bb7/Home-retreat---2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Pam Roy - Make it stand out Ornamental grass, sedums and dwarf pine provide year-round textural interest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/0025044a-89da-4c3d-a73c-526c4bf252ea/Home-retreat---3.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Pam Roy - Make it stand out Basalt column water feature encircled by Corten steel walls inter-planted with moss. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/1eda03cd-1bbd-46aa-bdd3-b89cf0ffb9ba/Home-retreat---4.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Pam Roy - Make it stand out Terraced planters with edibles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/121aca8f-3d94-47ac-9b4a-23f3e2cee82a/Contact-Page---1.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Pam Roy - Make it stand out Colorful retreat with strategic privacy screens. https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/apldwa-featured-designer-laura-kleppe monthly 0.5 2024-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/df8ffbeb-3104-4534-85a6-502e3b653c0c/laura-kleppe1.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Laura Kleppe - Make it stand out Laura Kleppe Gardenworkz, Landscape Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/85fc0c84-c1e5-4907-8562-0357488c86c3/laura-kleppe2l.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Laura Kleppe - Make it stand out Ferguson Residence - Side pathway and perennial border. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/7ed86f22-4a3b-46b4-8b01-ad6ba052e6bf/laura-kleppe3l.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Laura Kleppe - Make it stand out Ferguson Residence - Aesethic solution for a needed bioswale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/136b0db2-f74d-4275-81f4-8774e53fabc8/laura-kleppe4l.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Laura Kleppe - Make it stand out Ferguson Residence - New front entry hardscape and planting design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/582132ec-95b6-4d2f-a985-5c7de8e66682/laura-kleppe5l.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Laura Kleppe - Make it stand out Ferguson Residence - Front entry planting detail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/4bc32116-ced1-4784-b253-ed79fa09a7c7/laura-kleppe6l.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Laura Kleppe - Make it stand out Ferguson Residence - One acre meadow/park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/58af9fa4-e485-4168-be54-e8cfffb27bb2/laura-kleppe7l.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Laura Kleppe - Make it stand out Ferguson Residence - Pathway and Planting detail in the meadow garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/315a7f28-1358-43ae-96ec-cd213f9719c1/laura-kleppe8l.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Laura Kleppe - Make it stand out Allison Residence - New outdoor living room & kitchen patio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/3ee1500b-2187-47e1-97ae-9038114fd9f2/Ferguson-out-doorkitchenl.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Laura Kleppe - Make it stand out Allison Residence - The outdoor kitchen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/b33b2abc-78ea-4937-b8f1-634802c77f0c/laura-kleppe9l.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Laura Kleppe - Make it stand out Allison Residence - Water feature and feature frames the patio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/0c9b8e82-88d6-430a-bc10-50dd318585f7/laura-kleppe10l.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Laura Kleppe - Make it stand out Allison Residence - Planting detail around the patio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/934571cb-e6a0-4b6c-915f-f2b3b9ae7b93/logo.png APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Laura Kleppe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/apldwa-featured-designer monthly 0.5 2025-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/616bbad1-1991-411a-8306-32e5ea3fb6be/1-Leanne-Goulding-portrait.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Leanne Goulding - Make it stand out Leanne Goulding Terra Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/c361f9a0-ac22-4c0f-8ad3-a4dd3ea54820/2---Leanne-working-in-the-field--and-the-dark-.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Leanne Goulding - Make it stand out Leanne working in the field (and the dark). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/cf737571-4feb-4b8c-a652-3ff7e22bd3d2/3---Another-happy-client.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Leanne Goulding - Make it stand out Another happy customer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/99085326-3d19-4d11-b802-ecefe4842738/4---View-from-2nd-story-deck-is-as-important-as-from-the-ground-level.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Leanne Goulding - Make it stand out View from 2nd story deck is as important as from the ground level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/7a520247-2ab9-42b5-a0c1-2685fc0c0d13/5---Screening-the-view-from-the-neighbors.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Leanne Goulding - Make it stand out Screening the view from the neighbors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/dffe50fb-765e-4557-8292-2ba2838f1c9e/6---Stamped-concrete-patio.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Leanne Goulding - Make it stand out Stamped concrete patio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/9a0ad4d7-032f-4c7c-ad9a-e69a305ef6c0/7---St-Francis.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Leanne Goulding - Make it stand out St. Francis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/92ad7872-8c27-4c5d-be6d-6212e4982438/9---Main-circular-brick-patio-creates-a-place-to-gather.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Leanne Goulding - Make it stand out Main circular brick patio creates a place to gather. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/dafba8eb-49ec-44d8-a551-01b49faff6e2/10---Entry-circular-patio-at-the-top-of-the-garden.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Leanne Goulding - Make it stand out Entry circular patio at the top of the garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/d247c6da-4698-4f85-9690-a717748dab49/11---Pops-of-gold-foliage-knit-the-garden-together.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Leanne Goulding - Make it stand out Pops of gold foliage knit the garden together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/3318363e-2fa4-4557-b250-cdbf4b3b4eeb/12--A-topiary-hedge-designed-to-mirror-the-antique-bench---Cercis-adds-its-Forest-Pansy-beauty.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Leanne Goulding - Make it stand out A topiary hedge designed to mirror the antique bench – Cercis adds it’s Forest Pansy beauty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/cb22935f-9c47-4cc3-b9e0-4b155442d360/13---CIrcular-Patio.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Leanne Goulding - Make it stand out Circular Patio Photo by David E. Perry https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/apldwa-featured-designer-linda-fraser-zimmer monthly 0.5 2024-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/11aaa365-cb32-4c65-a8d3-a772dee6f6be/Linda-PORTRAITt.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Linda Fraser-Zimmer - Make it stand out Linda Fraser-Zimmer, CPH Landscapes by Linda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/b95c8352-ff33-4b26-90b4-39fe9eda889b/Lindas-Lane.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Linda Fraser-Zimmer - Make it stand out Linda’s Lane provides a beautiful transition of perennials as you walk along the pathway. The lane is part of the ‘Eagles Nest’ garden. The garden won Seattle Homes & Garden Magazine’s 2006 ‘Home of the Year’ award. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/9ea4ee9b-4693-40a5-b319-95b1bf90db5e/Morning-Song.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Linda Fraser-Zimmer - Make it stand out A small walkway at Linda’s previous garden, ‘Morning Song’, again shows that natural feel of her colorful plantings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/15e34b19-919f-4c00-aab1-39c9f4a23506/1-Kirkland-after-1-.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Linda Fraser-Zimmer - Make it stand out The new concrete planter matches the corner planters from the upper patio and feels like an extension of the space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/7461b89e-b750-4fd8-b619-d7b1f9f4698c/2-Kirkland-after-.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Linda Fraser-Zimmer - Make it stand out A crushed rock pathway connecting with the upper patio, raised planter bed and seating area expands the outdoor living space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/e2e92411-a9dc-4ea9-b30b-d64909c3ec32/3-Kirkland-after-.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Linda Fraser-Zimmer - Make it stand out The side yard patio is softened with moss interplanted between the 24 inch squares pavers. The adjacent dry stream bed captures and channels excess moisture away from the living space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/e934215b-2a4a-4383-af88-77d84158c28c/4-Kirkland-after-.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Linda Fraser-Zimmer - Make it stand out The new plantings and lawn renovation creates an inviting front yard and entry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/54d879df-6c54-4eee-9f3a-751da8542a2a/1-Redmond-after-.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Linda Fraser-Zimmer - Make it stand out The wood screen and new plantings give privacy and a more open feel to this small entry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/1ac4cd1a-3094-4ce9-97e0-73ae0828a3f5/2-Redmond-after-.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Linda Fraser-Zimmer - Make it stand out A Bluestone walkway and plantings makes the entry seem bigger and more inviting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/9e0cbc3d-31ef-4d80-99c7-9eb36ca857ac/3-Redmond-after-.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Linda Fraser-Zimmer - Make it stand out The open patterned screen allows light to filter into the walkway. Hydrangeas, Hostas, Heucheras and Hebes soften the landscape while adding seasonal interest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/811ca565-1467-4970-9678-3e9e81063445/4-Redmond-after-.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Linda Fraser-Zimmer - Make it stand out The new under-planting of the exist tree improves existing soil and health to tree while visually unifying the area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/d07137f9-e848-4953-9d0e-9c03b2175e73/5-Redmond-after-.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Linda Fraser-Zimmer - Make it stand out Akebia vine is supported by the wood screen. https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/apldwa-featured-designer-alan-burke-asla monthly 0.5 2025-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/86431f5f-069d-422a-82a3-0af4fe3d6ce7/Alan-Burke.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Alan Burke - Make it stand out Alan Burke, ASLA Classic Nursery & Landscape Company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/4a507769-c7c0-4bbb-afe6-bc1d208fb202/Theatrical-Gardens-1t.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Alan Burke - Make it stand out ‘The Millennium Railway’. The train tunnel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/4db35cfa-9e94-4a9d-aa13-64aba40cc1aa/Theatrical-Gardens-2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Alan Burke - Make it stand out ‘Mirabilia, a garden of Arthurian Legend'. A chromed knight lies fallen in a bed of daffodil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/b0f5ecb0-8267-4f5f-b614-03454637e0df/Theatrical-Gardens-3.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Alan Burke - Make it stand out ‘Mirabilia, a garden of Arthurian Legend’. A steaming amethyst in an iron pot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/9007f778-bda5-4389-997d-39e2daa758bc/Theatrical-Gardens-4.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Alan Burke - Make it stand out ‘La Pilabra Pintada’, a collaboration with Nick Bantock. The backdrop features an original Bantock painting, ‘The shrimp’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/b633e43c-8f8f-462f-bac8-dd98cf0999cc/Theatrical-Gardens-5.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Alan Burke - Make it stand out ‘La Pilabra Pintada’, a collaboration with Nick Bantock. The cochineal spice display. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/7da27a42-79e4-46ef-b443-7931a91ef208/Magnolia-Garden-1.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Alan Burke - Make it stand out The two-ton ‘La Palabra’ stone, set in place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/b03332f3-b635-4674-8504-c67a4352ca85/Magnolia-Garden-3.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Alan Burke - Make it stand out A view toward the western bluff with a stone column water feature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/cdc0b4d3-f2a6-4b86-9871-893e56bb8eff/Magnolia-Garden-2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Alan Burke - Make it stand out The motor-court area with the Magnolia tree, ‘Maggie’, in place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/109ff0a0-d438-45a5-b1ba-75125003c09f/Magnolia-Garden-4.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Alan Burke - Make it stand out The southern facing bluestone walkway in late Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/46709acc-8962-4092-83c3-974f3228440a/Magnolia-Garden-5.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Alan Burke - Make it stand out Woodland path (facing east) - tumbled sand-set Pennsylvania bluestone, accent planting of Shasta daisy, Salvia ‘May knight’, Lonicera ‘Lemon beauty’. https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/apldwa-featured-designer-susan-harrison monthly 0.5 2025-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/649d8274-b13f-40d7-a62f-0ffc34356feb/Susan-Harrison-APLDWA-Featured-Designer-2802.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susan Harrison - Make it stand out Susan Harrison Private Gardens Design, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/1c498b19-e191-4db2-9e7a-e5168387e1f7/Channel-Retreat-1.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susan Harrison - Make it stand out Looking up the stairs that rise from the cottage to the pergola & kayak shed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/917ca490-ab74-4544-b696-720ea7e35d42/Channel-Retreat-2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susan Harrison - Make it stand out The main courtyard garden that links the cottage with the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/6d381507-4acd-4564-a015-76c1c41c59af/Channel-Retreat-3.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susan Harrison - Make it stand out The washboard rill & Equisetum hymale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/1f6284b4-3460-41bd-9ed1-ab67e6d4b57e/Channel-Retreat-4-After.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susan Harrison - Make it stand out Walls, planters & stairs make the link. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/9daac9c4-98c7-4e06-8a9a-489d8463c8e4/Channel-Retreat-5.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susan Harrison - Make it stand out Long view to the cottage & pergola. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/322e3930-ffb2-465f-98a0-e7e4e3adaa5b/Channel-Retreat-6.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susan Harrison - Make it stand out Stairs to the pergola seen from near the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/788c8e60-ca4a-4cb0-a4c7-99cecf69bc75/San-Juan-1.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susan Harrison - Make it stand out The reflecting pool in the Entry Courtyard defines one side of a conversation corner near the front door. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/b6c0834e-8b9c-466c-9ecb-3afbfa0f63f1/San-Juan-2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susan Harrison - Make it stand out A gently swerving stair accesses the sport court from the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/4dfc728b-d51a-4d46-8b51-556c80f1428d/San-Juan-3.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susan Harrison - Make it stand out Around the corner from the East Garden, large concrete slabs lead out to the sport court staircase, infinity lawn and the view of the bay and islands. Carex and Mondo grass in paving interstices. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/74719627-92a9-456c-bdb1-d05b789de17b/San-Juan-4.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susan Harrison - Make it stand out Curves in the retaining wall and a band of paving mark the pivot point between the house grid and the infinity lawn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/ff1714f5-11fd-4490-9987-15318bfc50d6/San-Juan-5.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susan Harrison - Make it stand out A "sunning terrace" moves relaxation out under the open sky and serves as a departure point for other garden spaces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/331812e5-4e26-44d4-a468-4ea2b24f269f/San-Juan-6.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susan Harrison - Make it stand out Stairs descend from the Sunning Terrace to the basement entry or into the coastal meadow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/5a74ee21-f32e-47d7-b003-d764bfe81ff7/San-Juan-7.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susan Harrison - Make it stand out View down past the Sunning Terrace to the coastal meadow and out to the bay. https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/apldwa-featured-designer-heidi-skievaski monthly 0.5 2024-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/91d31537-40d0-4561-a2ea-353c040fcdb4/Heidi-Skievaski-APLDWA-Featured-Designer-280.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Heidi Skievaski - Make it stand out Heidi Skievaski Sublime Garden Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/6cbfec9e-3845-49b2-9a92-cf39f120405e/Heidi-SublimeGardenDesignTeam.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Heidi Skievaski - Make it stand out Sublime Garden Team: Kryssie, Heidi and Deanna https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/2442c099-3cf2-4392-a48f-3db10bec5f54/Medina4-boulder-retaining-wall-planted-hillside-by-Sublime-Garden-Design.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Heidi Skievaski - Make it stand out Medina Mid-century -- Boulder retaining wall and planting hillside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/2453d533-cbe6-4f39-a46c-3ed71bf6c26a/Medina1.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Heidi Skievaski - Make it stand out Medina Mid-century -- Crushed Gravel Walkway with Concrete Patio and Hydrangeas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/a9208345-e9fb-4e7f-834c-c7c4c409f86b/Medina2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Heidi Skievaski - Make it stand out Medina Mid-century -- Concrete Patio and Retaining Wall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/49c94e8b-b8e4-4f71-af4d-f716875e8deb/Medina3.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Heidi Skievaski - Make it stand out Medina Mid-century -- Concrete Patio with Wood Screen and Grill Cover https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/c3334f9a-9140-4022-81fa-3fd04e30f42b/Medina5.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Heidi Skievaski - Make it stand out Medina Mid-century -- Privacy screen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/8dff4a4a-2681-4ac7-818d-5518f3313a44/3-Camano-Edibles.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Heidi Skievaski - Make it stand out Camano Island Contemporary-- Side Yard Landscaping https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/f547a91d-c369-4fcd-875b-e4531c21b21f/5Camano-Rain-Garden.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Heidi Skievaski - Make it stand out Camano Island Contemporary– Natural Rain Garden with River Rock and Boulders https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/93b704fd-2076-4aec-8969-013ebe5e672e/1-Camano-Arch-Pavers.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Heidi Skievaski - Make it stand out Camano Island Contemporary--Architectural Paver Patio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/3d943901-bf4f-4e84-9995-89c3feda9cae/4-Camano-Corten-Planter.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Heidi Skievaski - Make it stand out Camano Island Contemporary– Corten Steel Planter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/c584049c-4155-4aee-bb42-3f32488286cd/2-Camano-obelisk.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Heidi Skievaski - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/d70db434-83c9-464d-a87e-7269713b12ff/Sublime-Garden-Design-studio.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Heidi Skievaski - Make it stand out Our studio https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/apldwa-featured-designer-virginia-hand monthly 0.5 2025-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/2d10b677-c394-4f13-9dee-831d8ee0099a/virginia-hand.png APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Virginia Hand - Make it stand out Virginia Hand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/dac3390d-232f-443e-8e83-7e4a7757704d/Conceptual-Drawing-1.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Virginia Hand - Make it stand out Residential courtyard garden - Conceptual Drawing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/2d6c628f-a9ae-4195-a345-77f446043cc4/VIRGINIA-NATIVE-1-after.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Virginia Hand - Make it stand out The Native Garden - broken flagstone entrance pathway, with rain garden capturing the garage’s stormwater runoff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/9e411a22-1ce8-4722-92f7-d5c9ab348024/VIRGINIA-NATIVE-2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Virginia Hand - Make it stand out The Native Garden - added native plants seamlessly blend in with the many existing trees in the new Native Garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/e56f4a36-8ffa-419d-8a48-f3fda3714101/VIRGINIA-NATIVE-3_0295.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Virginia Hand - Make it stand out View from the basement to the backyard broken flagstone patio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/770d5111-0aa9-47fc-a5c2-a959bfd785ff/VIRGINIA-NATIVE-4-after.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Virginia Hand - Make it stand out The backyard blends existing native plants into the garden and patio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/c2adcdfb-7318-49a8-85b9-c185e8179ec1/VIRGINIA-NATIVE-5_0307.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Virginia Hand - Make it stand out View of the broken flagstone patio from back deck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/6da43ade-3c1f-4901-9615-92719702fb6c/VIRGINIA-Mid-Century-Modern-1_after.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Virginia Hand - Make it stand out The alley entrance, opens into the outdoor living room. The red door was part of the prior garden project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/d2f200b5-bc71-441f-be4a-30e47bcb4eb1/VIRGINIA-Mid-Century-Modern-2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Virginia Hand - Make it stand out A long view from the dining area - the ipe fence and trellis extends the vertical interest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/fce79875-44f3-4eb0-abad-f368f0380efa/VIRGINIA-Mid-Century-Modern-3.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Virginia Hand - Make it stand out View from kitchen window - the two-tiered water feature takes advantage of the change in grade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/1d41610b-6c73-42f7-a8e5-4d01e86c42a6/VIRGINIA-Mid-Century-Modern-4.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Virginia Hand - Make it stand out The subtle lighting throughout the garden invitingly illuminates the garden room at night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/111438b4-efe2-4ccd-ae11-eb7daf82e5a9/Virginias-Studio.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Virginia Hand - Make it stand out Virginia's studio and backyard garden. https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/apldwa-featured-designer-kat-amp-tim-king monthly 0.5 2024-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/8604f820-56e0-4b59-99a2-5ae96b5384d6/King-Kat-and-Tim-254.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Kat & Tim King - Make it stand out Kat & Tim King of Land2c Landscape Architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/8ac43553-714d-474a-ad47-b2bb6b6ad06b/1-Kirkland-1-after-900.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Kat & Tim King - Make it stand out A new walk flows gently down from the street so guests do not enter from the driveway at the new Kirkland residence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/73e6648e-bd9e-4082-b646-f001722c85cc/2-Kirkland-after.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Kat & Tim King - Make it stand out A side yard stepping stone pathway features favorite roses and hydrangeas at the new Kirkland residence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/33a8a74e-d396-4d3c-b5e5-92058f57cf4e/3-Kirkland-after.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Kat & Tim King - Make it stand out The 3-lobed terrace generously extends the entertainment area into the garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/3c8ed1a4-1401-49ba-b1c9-2e0b4805724b/4-Kirkland-after.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Kat & Tim King - Make it stand out The main terrace seat wall provides room for serving trays, while adding addition informal seating for party guests. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/9b4eac1b-845d-41dc-b995-54357b5bc9b6/5-Kirkland-after.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Kat & Tim King - Make it stand out Master bedroom lobe of covered garden view terrace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/881905c0-f74c-44e1-b8a2-33ba120f53a5/1-Woodinville-After.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Kat & Tim King - Make it stand out The sunken terrace is the spot to enjoy a glass of wine and enjoy sunsets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/f852ce4a-83be-40e4-89a6-6e58a2b631b9/2-Woodinville.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Kat & Tim King - Make it stand out Some pavers from the existing entry walk were replaced with groundcover to soften the edges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/bf6c3df2-b1a9-4b51-a5b3-2bddbad3fefd/3-Woodinville-after.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Kat & Tim King - Make it stand out A custom gate was commissioned to block views of the service road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/2a286334-35ac-4b1a-ac37-58c1fe525e44/4-Woodinville.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Kat & Tim King - Make it stand out The expanded planting bed and feature sculpture beautify a plain arborvitae hedge that hides the sports court. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/ece5d0e8-de0a-4cf8-9cce-ecb71c608432/Woodinville-Sport-Court-Seating.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Kat & Tim King - Make it stand out Woodinville—Sport Court Seating. https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/apldwa-featured-designer-katie-weber monthly 0.5 2024-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/de76e181-37a3-4d70-93b9-033b5c7b2473/Katie-Weber-1.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Katie Weber - Make it stand out Katie Weber of Katie Weber Landscape Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/942fb6db-880c-418c-8afb-211a687b60ea/Katie-Weber-2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Katie Weber - Make it stand out The fountain is the focal point for this small West Seattle front garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/4cc57e65-b3c5-4dcd-a618-c3c9d089a41a/Katie-Weber-3.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Katie Weber - Make it stand out The stone patio is made of three overlapping circles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/25fbd0e2-980e-4d5a-8d94-28a67899c9a3/Katie-Weber-5.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Katie Weber - Make it stand out The built in seating faces the view and doubles as a retaining wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/76f7d9e5-a367-4574-9f02-15b19b6985ff/Katie-Weber-6-cropped2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Katie Weber - Make it stand out The side garden, too narrow for fencing (that would obstruct views as well), is fun with a zig-zag to the paving and low, soft grasses and perennials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/88c24a44-6a06-49d2-addc-1c3fdcdb3640/Katie-Weber-7.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Katie Weber - Make it stand out The patio and plants in back compliment the deck and dining area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/abe95274-5387-4700-b847-dfbbb8189631/Katie-Weber-8.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Katie Weber - Make it stand out A Korean Fir anchors one of the garden’s corners. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/25279e5d-598f-422b-a5a7-b386ab470f11/Katie-Weber-9.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Katie Weber - Make it stand out The view from the front stoop, part one: grasses, blueberries, yews, and Gingko. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/c323aaa8-fce4-4d36-bbed-8b82f864d07a/Katie-Weber-10.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Katie Weber - Make it stand out The view from the front stoop, part two: the pathway to the main street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/2de06e25-8fe0-4c7b-a1be-6512f81c406b/Katie-Weber-11.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Katie Weber - Make it stand out A Gingko will provide screening to oncoming headlights while a new path provides access to the corner lot’s sidewalk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/d63a9f7c-ad1d-4fef-887b-f0e688471f71/Katie-Weber-12.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Katie Weber - Make it stand out Low growing thyme with hens and chicks fill the gaps between the terrace rockery https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/apldwa-featured-designer-susie-thompson monthly 0.5 2024-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/66e1a241-7dfc-4b7b-b61f-20fffbb1ae6c/Susie-Thompson.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susie Thompson - Make it stand out Susie Landscape Designs LLC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/9b37f1fb-04bb-4424-9cf2-7f99db0ccf09/miller-1.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susie Thompson - Make it stand out Montana Rustic ledgestone retaining wall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/3701ea39-f11c-44aa-8152-653234193dd3/miller-2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susie Thompson - Make it stand out Privacy screen supports vertical plant material https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/9ba158b6-63a0-4924-ac23-34333a08e48e/miller-3.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susie Thompson - Make it stand out Pennsylvania bluestone entry with squares and rectangles and 4' treads https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/50919f0f-8fa9-4a1f-b5af-1475d7cfe497/miller-4.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susie Thompson - Make it stand out Bluestone snap edge risers connect the front yard to the utility walkway leading to the back https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/70d4cc8d-7252-403c-aa14-561e306f493f/miller-5.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susie Thompson - Make it stand out Cedar privacy screen, integrated with the retaining wall, also supports vertical plant material https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/dbb939b3-a1c3-434a-92b6-8ad0ab46e19d/miller-6.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susie Thompson - Make it stand out Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltonii' trailing over Montana Rustic retaining wall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/08ac1b28-0c6c-441d-8d6e-e672884fe8ed/miller-9.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susie Thompson - Make it stand out Completed front yard landscape https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/cd2861ae-5062-42a8-9ded-e6006fe52b5c/miller-7.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susie Thompson - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/2ff1f96e-7cad-4488-89b6-99c71d88c84c/miller-7.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susie Thompson - Make it stand out Acer palmatum 'Oshu shidare' completes a welcoming entry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/4f83acf8-1ccb-4624-91ab-ae6d5252145c/miller-8.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susie Thompson - Make it stand out Custom wrought iron handrail repeats architectural details of the house https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/21ffc1ba-93a2-47d4-8050-6ecb8b66ac46/d1.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susie Thompson - Make it stand out Trex deck and boardwalk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/bb92ec3c-93f5-46f0-a595-b68261c84d76/d2.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susie Thompson - Make it stand out Post and cable railing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/a4b2acab-ee6b-4b42-8333-de9948c7969d/d3.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susie Thompson - Make it stand out Handrail with ipe wood detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/c80c3747-7bc5-4618-9993-c042eff11440/d4.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susie Thompson - Make it stand out Patio as seen from the deck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/7d722539-4bec-4738-8a51-2f21ff29501f/d5.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susie Thompson - Make it stand out View of Lake Washington from the patio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/f3a3aed6-6ac3-437e-92dc-0832dee87422/d6.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susie Thompson - Make it stand out Seating area on the patio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/c14ba015-8eee-443e-b009-8ad40d2a9116/d7.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susie Thompson - Make it stand out Walkway through the north Azalea and Rhododendron garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/21d8fb56-d071-4dc0-9bbb-bd2fe26d8328/d8.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susie Thompson - Make it stand out Deck with dining area and seating https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/5264eb9d-0b37-4288-8c22-1aba9041302f/d10.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Susie Thompson - Make it stand out The boardwalk takes you past huge conifers and through a rhododendron garden https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/apldwa-featured-designeroctavia-chambliss monthly 0.5 2024-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/934cd2a6-9bfe-4c1f-85ee-1811dd798de3/Profile1-Octavia+%281%29.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Octavia Chambliss - Make it stand out Octavia Chambliss of Octavia Chambliss Garden Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/360bd7a7-c59d-445b-a776-9d7824650861/Profile2-Architectural-pavers-lead-to-the-front-door-and-expanded-patio-over-their-woodland-property.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Octavia Chambliss - Make it stand out Architectural pavers lead to the front door and expanded patio over their woodland property https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/9e49faaa-218d-4bde-a36b-b62dce7837b9/Profile3-Nepeta-Walkers-Low-against-Phormium-Yellow-Wave-that-is-still-here-10-years-after-planting.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Octavia Chambliss - Make it stand out Nepeta 'Walker's Low' against Phormium 'Yellow Wave' that is still here 10 years after planting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/a3d0cb5c-78b1-4f93-a2af-8bcb90f7b741/City-Stone-stairs-mortared-over-old-steps-full.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Octavia Chambliss - Make it stand out Stone stairs mortared over old steps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/316749a5-07d8-4c3d-a612-e2dec6a8215b/City-Arc-and-tangent-patio-design-full.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Octavia Chambliss - Make it stand out Arc and tangent patio design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/a9187eba-9368-4673-9f6d-b3d06cdcc137/City-Water-feature-full.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Octavia Chambliss - Make it stand out Water feature https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/c0b8a237-c528-4725-a2a7-2e33eb28da25/Hakonechloa-full.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Octavia Chambliss - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/2816168b-e8e7-443f-ac05-8d94088fe42c/lush-plantings-around-the-patio-full.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Octavia Chambliss - Make it stand out Lush plantings to surround patio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/b77887fd-7635-4b56-a159-4597fb73a2b4/City-Stairway-through-the-woods-full.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Octavia Chambliss - Make it stand out Stairway through the woods https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/82e5678c-8c63-4497-ba0d-0c5aa2bef8d7/City-Acer-s-Aurea-lights-up-stairway-corner-full.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Octavia Chambliss - Make it stand out Acer s. 'Auerea' lights up stairway corner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/7d9d036e-83f9-4979-9f4f-2e70dc9ec0f8/BI2-After-Restored-historic-homes-and-open-fields-full.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Octavia Chambliss - Make it stand out Restored historic homes and open fields https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/c916391a-9658-4ba2-a0ee-5e348e789f6c/BI3-After-High-Cascade-boulders-full.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Octavia Chambliss - Make it stand out High Cascade boulders, many from the property, define the stream bed. Cutting flowers from the adjoining bed will be will be gathered by the kitchen staff to decorate the house and patios for events https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/eef29687-1277-4895-bd63-eadcb0120f07/BI4-The-top-of-the-swale-looking-out-over-the-new-lawns-and-Sorbus-lutescens-in-the-distance--lining-the-split-rail-fence-along-this-country-road-full.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Octavia Chambliss - Make it stand out The top of the swale looking out over the new lawns and Sorbus lutescens in the distance- lining the split rail fence along this country road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/7a877d49-87a3-4c8e-a11e-1edf527b7d8e/BI5-Lagerstroemia-indica-Dynamite-keeps-this-firey-glow-from-springtime-on-and-anchors-the-corner-of-the-variegated-bluestone-walkway-that-loops-the-house-full.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Octavia Chambliss - Make it stand out Lagerstroemia indica 'Dynamite' keeps this firey glow from springtime on and anchors the corner of the variegated bluestone walkway that loops the house https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/2d9d3d20-b553-4c76-9b9a-04ee6631fef9/BI6-After-Perennials-and-grasses-now-line-the-walk-through-the-gardens-down-to-the-house-and-barns-full.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Octavia Chambliss - Make it stand out Perennials and grasses now line the walk through the gardens down to the house and barns https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/e5972eac-e511-479b-92fe-e01185b6c1eb/BI7-After-Patio-for-dining-and-lawn-for-gatherings-framed-by-the-dairy_equipment-barn-full.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Octavia Chambliss - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/5b95dd5e-50c2-40d3-91b0-6a3d16ae80ea/BI1-Stone-tree-well-for-Aesculus.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Octavia Chambliss - Make it stand out Stone tree well for Aesculus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/7c03e30a-7aca-4e77-8945-f26c8789ce77/Contact1-Vegetable-garden-at-its-prime2-full.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Octavia Chambliss - Make it stand out Vegetable garden at its prime https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/3f5c9f45-e2ad-4466-bc90-067c67fb2fe5/Contact2-Globemaster-Alliums-with-Hakonechloas-and-Iris-full.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Octavia Chambliss - Make it stand out Globemaster Alliums with Hakonechloas & Iris https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/apldwa-featured-designer-lisa-port monthly 0.5 2024-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/cc5d2357-21ae-4a9b-98e6-fae4804c8616/LISA-PORT.png APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Lisa Port - Make it stand out Lisa Port, APLD Banyon Tree Design Studio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/fa7d08a8-a5ba-4ce2-a297-e7843d2ab1d5/MR_001.png APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Lisa Port - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/d592007c-95f5-4662-87af-fc4c0d205d36/Moreman_001.png APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Lisa Port - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/a1bded8a-6587-4b62-9d85-d404f685d9d5/SM_01-new.png APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Lisa Port - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/94656e69-0363-4521-b9a5-03699d217051/SM_02-new.png APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Lisa Port - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/16b303b3-8885-405c-aa58-74d0a5fe48db/SM_03-new.png APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Lisa Port - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/91b5d803-913b-4939-a9e4-35adf81c7716/SM_05-new.png APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Lisa Port - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/fc9ca692-c91a-4a13-aaf8-5237876ba4f8/SM_06-new.png APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Lisa Port - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/15672ed1-aab5-485f-aeb2-97cf2ad8bd53/SM-11-new-cropped.png APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Lisa Port - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/a27f1850-36f1-41f4-bf66-994b858ed8f9/SM_04-new.png APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Lisa Port - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/2e4f9e24-7cb0-4a5c-a088-66c9140420fa/SM_08-new.png APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Lisa Port - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/e018ebdd-d15d-4ba8-911e-ba5ea03a2ce2/Farnum_006.png APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Lisa Port - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/c0f84f50-431b-423d-a647-3dfef1dd56fa/Farnum_005.png APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Lisa Port - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/9b366f61-51b1-4a04-b5e2-23bdc580bc07/Farnum_003.png APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Lisa Port - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/4d1b4f7b-8b3d-46af-b49e-cbb712602d34/Farnum_001.png APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Lisa Port - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/64d003e2-77b5-4377-9168-1595affa8054/Farnum_002.png APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Lisa Port - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.apldwa.org/featured-designers/apldwa-featured-designer-vanessa-gardner-nagel monthly 0.5 2024-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/9bd5890a-c154-4e43-b3e5-0adf36b85970/VanessaGardnerNagel.png APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Vanessa Gardner Nagel - Make it stand out Vanessa Gardner Nagel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/499ade7a-fc7e-457d-b5e3-214cbd0a8892/Riverside-Gazebo.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - Featured Designer | Vanessa Gardner Nagel - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6699abffda664665c33c653c/d17f8f47-8a58-4891-84cb-dd732e1e4bc2/Bricks-after.jpg APLDWA Featured Designers - 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