Tag: landscape design
December 01, 2025
Curb appeal is a familiar phrase coined by real estate agents to describe the importance of having your home look attractive on the outside to entice buyers. While the concept of drawing people in through a well-kept yard that hints at the beauty found inside the house makes sense, Landscape East & West discovered a report that provides real numbers to prove the value in maintaining your landscape. (more…)
June 24, 2025
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…)
January 02, 2024
Flying into the Portland International Airport this time of year, you’ll see how lush and beautiful our state is, with healthy forests and huge swaths of bright green grass. But upon closer inspection from the ground, those lovely lawns can look downright soggy and muddy. This time of year is when Oregonians begin to question just how much rain their lawn can absorb before they’re left with an unwanted swimming hole right in their own backyard.
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December 01, 2023
It may be tempting to think that as a homeowner, you know your yard best and can put together the perfect landscape that meets your needs and looks beautiful. We would like to politely disagree. The award-winning landscape design experts at Landscape East & West have spent decades studying sound design principles and producing beautiful outdoor spaces throughout the greater Portland metro area. We don’t guess and we don’t take chances. When we create a design, you can be assured a yard that is functional, eye-catching, and built to last.
Let’s explore exactly what a landscape designer brings to a project.
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December 02, 2020
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November 20, 2012
Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to give thanks for what inspires and sustains us. Here at Landscape East & West, we’re feeling grateful for the increasing popularity of
sustainable landscape maintenance and design.
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August 16, 2012
An outdoor kitchen is an increasingly popular way to transform your backyard landscape into an awe-inspiring place for entertaining friends and family. We recently transformed a
Lake Oswego patio into a natural stone outdoor kitchen against a lush backdrop of Douglas firs in a natural stream corridor. The crowning jewel: a wood-burning pizza oven built with San Francisco Cobblefield stonework.
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May 01, 2012
Low-maintenance landscape design is one of the most common requests a Portland landscaper receives. If you’re too busy with your fulfilling work, family and social lives to dedicate much time to landscaping maintenance, that doesn’t mean you can’t have a beautiful yard. Landscape maintenance can be easy if you follow these low-maintenance tips:
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April 30, 2012
Designers across the globe are united in certain principles. From interior designers to artists to landscape designers, certain ideas ring true across applications. You can apply the universal design principles listed below to create a more sophisticated, appealing
landscape design.
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