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A Few Good Drought Tolerant Plants to Enhance the Your Commercial Landscape

View Slideshow at: http://s775.photobucket.com/albums/yy37/michellemartinat/A%20Few%20Good%20Drought%20Tolerant%20Plants%20%20to%20Enhance%20the/?albumview=slideshow Some Links for Additional Information Groundcovers Creeping Mahonia Mahonia repens http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/mare.htm (more info) http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/mare1.htm (more photos) Longleaf Mahonia Mahonia nervosa http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/mane.htm (more info) http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/mane8.htm (more photos) Kinnikinnick Arctostaphylos uva-ursi http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/aruv2.htm (more photos)  http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/aruv.htm (more info) Fairy … Continue reading

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Caring for Your Commercial Landscape

Commercial landscapes are an opportunity to enhance your professional image and invite customers in. Tidiness is foremost in creating a trustworthy image. Weeding and mulching are very important to keep up with. Plants with colorful flowers and foliage will capture … Continue reading

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Mike, Margie, and Michelle Install a New Old World Brick Garden Walkway

Mike, Margi and I have just finished installing some brick pavement in their garden. Click on this link to see how we did it. http://s775.photobucket.com/albums/yy37/michellemartinat/New%20Old%20Brick%20Paths/?albumview=slideshow

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Winter Standouts for the Home Garden

Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum) This classic Northwest favorite has numerous cultivars, but the species is beautiful too, even without the leaves. This tree is a slow grower, yet when fully mature, the gracefully layered branches of a multi-stemmed tree, will … Continue reading

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Fall to Early Winter is an Ideal Time for Gardening

Take look out your favorite window right now. How does this view make you feel? A winter garden need not be dull and lifeless. It can be a beautiful still life embodying a procession of changes through the seasons. Continue reading

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