by Courtney Olander | Apr 25, 2016 | Landscape Design, Uncategorized
Not every project takes the same trajectory, but I find I travel through similar steps when seeing a design through to fruition. Here’s a brief outline of the the design process. I always have an on site meeting with a client, before beginning, to discuss the...
by Courtney Olander | May 22, 2014 | Landscape Design, Plants, Shade plants
I’ll admit, coming from California I’m used to sun, sun, sun. Since moving to Seattle and beginning a career in landscape design, I’ve learned to embrace and appreciate plants that thrive in shade. And my goodness, as I delve deeper into this...
by Courtney Olander | Feb 22, 2014 | Landscape Design, Materials, Plants
When a husband and wife have very different ideas about how they envision a garden… how do you tie it all together while still giving them everything they want? I recently had the opportunity to work on a landscape design for a wonderful couple who’d just...
by Courtney Olander | Mar 31, 2012 | Designers, Landscape Design, Materials
I love the idea of finding alternative uses for things. Livestock or utility panel fencing is one such example of this. Just as the name implies, livestock panel is traditionally used to fence in horses, cows, goats… It’s made of thick, approximately 4...
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