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 | 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 | Jun 5, 2014 | Drought-tolerant plants, Landscape Design, LID Development, Native Plants, Plants, Rain Gardens, Sustainable Gardening, Trends
In 2007 my husband I were happily renting a little craftsman home in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood. We loved being able to walk to the shops and restaurants lining Market Street, to Old Ballard Ave for the weekly Farmer’s Market, and to Golden Gardens for...
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 | 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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