by Courtney Olander | Jan 17, 2020 | Designers, Landscape Design, Landscape Designers, Modern Design, Outdoor Furniture, Plants, Seasonal Container Design, Shade plants, Uncategorized
2019 was a year I will never forget. It started with an image of one of the gardens I designed appearing on the cover of Fine Gardening. Surprise! It was one of many gardens on the Northwest Perennial Alliance’s annual Hardy Plant Study Weekend tour, the...
by Courtney Olander | Feb 24, 2015 | Floral Design, House Plants, Landscape Design, Landscape Designers, Northwest Flower and Garden Show, Sustainable Gardening, Trends
Every February the Northwest Flower and Garden Show swings into town, and transforms the halls of the Seattle Convention Center into a 5-day jolt of garden inspiration – or as their hashtag reads,”#SpringinFeb”. This year’s show, themed...
by Courtney Olander | Dec 5, 2014 | Art, Designers, Floral Design, House Plants, Indoor, Landscape Design, Materials, Modern Design, Trends
Bang! And we’re off. Just like that, the holidays are upon us. Is it just me, or do the weeks leading up to Christmas and New Years Day feel like some crazed version of a steeplechase race – but instead of jumping over hurdles and splashing through water...
by Courtney Olander | May 11, 2014 | Designers, Outdoor Furniture, Trends
With our glorious Seattle summer only moments away it’s time to bring out those lounge chairs! This year, instead of dragging out your old raggedy set from Home Depot (ok, maybe that’s just me), think about updating your outdoor seating with one (or more)...
by Courtney Olander | Apr 21, 2014 | Art, Art in the Garden, Designers, Landscape Design, Landscape Designers, Materials, Outdoor Furniture, Trends
If you were lucky enough to get a ticket to this year’s Northwest Horticultural Society Symposium (it’s a sell-out event every year!), you were also lucky enough to hear about and see the work of Alameda, California based artist and landscape designer,...
by Courtney Olander | Mar 27, 2014 | Art, Designers, Outdoor Furniture, Seasonal Container Design, Trends
For the designers at Portland, OR based, Revolution Design House, the philosophy is simple, “Love what you own.” I first became aware of Revolution Design House at the 2014 Northwest Flower and Garden Show. Their Belmont Lounge Chair played a feature role...
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