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Choosing the Right Landscape Professional for Your Project
A fresh start for a new home or a makeover for a space you’ve outgrown - whatever leads you to rethink your landscape will benefit from the expertise of a landscape professional. The challenge is deciding who you need. (more…)
Smart Lighting Systems Add Brilliance To Your Landscape
How often have you looked into your dark yard and realized you forgot to turn the outdoor lights on, or come home from work to find you never turned the outside lights off? It happens to all of us, but it doesn’t have to.
At Landscape East & West, we’re seeing a trend in smart lighting systems for area landscapes. The combination of lighting solutions and technology like sensors, timers, and connectivity allows you to automatically control and optimize the illumination of your outdoor space with a set it and forget it concept. We can help you determine if this is the right option for your outdoor space.
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Grass or Grass Alternative: What Makes Sense for Your Yard?
After months of seeing your yard turn into a mud pit or swamp under winter’s relentless rains, you may be dreaming of a lush, green lawn to take you into the summer. Before you toss down the grass seed, put some thought into how much maintenance you’re willing to put into your lawn or how much it matters to you if all the green is natural or synthetic. There’s a lot to consider in choosing and caring for your lawn. Landscape East & West is here to help you make the right choice.
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Water Wisely with a Smart Irrigation System
It isn’t time to turn on your yard’s irrigation system yet, but March is the perfect time to consider upgrading your existing irrigation to a smart system. If you think back to last summer, did you have times when your sprinklers were on while it was raining, or did plants shrivel and die in some sections of your yard? Were you frustrated by constantly adjusting sprinkler heads and watering times, or were you stunned by your water bill? Landscape East & West can help.
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Time to Design Your Spring Landscape
When you look out your windows this month, it may seem hard to believe that spring will eventually be here. But it arrives every year, and as the days get longer and warmer, thoughts turn to spending time in the great outdoors. If the view from inside your home is less than enticing, start planning now to design the landscape of your dreams and be ready for sunny days and star-filled nights enjoyed right in your own yard.
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Landscape Trends for 2025
January is a special time for us at Landscape East & West. We’re always excited to start a fresh new year, and winter is prime time for designing a new yard that’s ready for you to enjoy when the first warm weather day hits. As we look ahead, we’re taking note of what’s trending in landscape designs and how we can help our clients create innovative solutions.
A primary focus for many busy households is to reduce the time and effort needed to keep yards looking good. We’re seeing projects that require minimal maintenance. We’re happy to offer suggestions that leave you lounging or playing, not mowing and pruning. (more…)
Outdoor Fire Features for Year-Round Enjoyment
Sitting around a campfire, roasting marshmallows, and enjoying the company of friends and family is one of life’s pleasures. But when winter hits, the thoughts of pitching a tent or sleeping under the vast open sky make campfires lose their luster. However, you can capture the magic of time by the fire right in your backyard. When the fire goes out, head inside to enjoy the warmth and coziness of your own home.
Firepits and outdoor fireplaces took off in popularity several years ago, and it’s no wonder. In a digital world, finding a chance to escape outside, unwind, and stare into the dancing flames is appealing. The other reason fire features started popping up in homes is that you can fit one into any space. From the front porch of a condo to the back acre of a sprawling estate, fire features can be a welcome addition.
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Dry Streambeds for Nature-Inspired Landscapes
The Pacific Northwest is known for its natural beauty with soaring trees, green farmland, sprawling streams, and cascading waterfalls. It’s no surprise that our residents often want to capture that nature-inspired awe right in their own backyard. While we can’t mimic exactly what you see on a trip through the Columbia River Gorge, the team at Landscape East & West can bring a year-round natural feel to your own backyard through a well-placed dry streambed.
As the name implies, a dry streambed is meant to look like just that: a natural stream that has dried up. It typically consists of a shallow, winding trench filled with stones. The stones, gravel, and boulders used, along with natural plants along the borders, are meant to mimic the flow of water. In some cases, they even capture and direct rainwater that flows through a property. They can serve both a strictly aesthetic purpose and a solution for practical drainage problems.
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Prepare Your Yard for Winter
We’re in the countdown to winter. At Landscape East & West, that means we’re busy prepping yards around the region before the first rains fall and the temperatures drop below freezing. Our decades of experience have taught us that the rain tends to start full force around the second week of October, so it’s time to clear out dead plants, plant winter gardens, prune, and winterize your irrigation system. You can tackle many of the fall maintenance items for your landscape, or you can contact us to do the hard work for you. Then, you can spend your weekend watching the Ducks and Beavers or just watching the leaves fall.
Here’s what we address when protecting your landscape from winter weather and preparing it for a beautiful spring:
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New Home, New Landscape
A new house provides the opportunity to start fresh on your home design. Each room is a clean slate waiting for your personal touch. The same is true for what sits outside the windows. A new home deserves a new landscape, whether it’s replacing the builder’s special square of grass and cement patio or transforming a chaotic wildlife habitat into something more useful. Planning your outdoor living space should be exciting. The consultants at Landscape East & West are ready to help you create your design and get to work installing the yard of your dreams. (more…)
