Putting a landscape design together for a client is a process. Sometimes a long process.

It may take time, but the design process has a purpose and our clients enjoy it.

Find out why it's a good thing that Ross NW Watergardens landscape designs take time:

That amazing plant has long term costs. How much maintenance will it require? How much water will it use? Before you head to the nursery this spring spend a couple minutes thinking about the true cost of the plants you will add to your Portland landscape!

If you have been following along with the expansion of Portland's Japanese Garden, then you know the name Kengo Kuma, the world renowned architect of the Cultural Crossings project.

His first US exhibition is coming to Portland in February. "Tsunagu", Japanese for "connect", will do just that; connect people to his work at the Japanese Gardens.

Everything You Need To Know About Bark Dust

The most underrated way to improve your landscaping? Bark dust. It's nothing more than pieces of bark and wood that have been run through a grinder. Simply spreading it over the open spaces in your beds will make them look fresh and finished.

To help you out I have put together a list of the most common gravel choices available here in Portland. For each I will also suggest uses, pro's and con's, and approximate prices. Enjoy!

Worried that you will ruin the environment while beautifying your landscape? Follow this (only semi-serious) plan for a guilt free garden:

A couple of weeks ago I visited unusually warm (thanks El Nino!) New York City. The trip wasn't about sight seeing, but I did have two free Saturdays. The first Saturday I went to the High Line park (pictures here). The second Saturday I checked out Brooklyn's Botanic Garden.

2015 was a good year for Ross NW Watergardens. Winter was beautiful, spring was nice too, summer was toooo dry and hot, fall has been a constant downpour.... But through it all we completed 4-5 projects a month. The landscapes have been nice, our clients even nicer.

And here are some pictures to prove it:

I was in New York last week with a packed schedule that left little time for sight seeing. However, I did get to visit two very different parks- The High Line and The Brooklyn Botanical Garden. Let's talk about High Line today.

Will it be too cold to plant? I get this question all the time as I fill up our winter schedule. And it's understandable.

If you are going to invest in a bunch of new plants you want to be sure they are getting off to a good start. If that means waiting for spring, so be it. Right?

The good news- for you, your plants, and for me- is that our Portland winters pose little danger to your new Fastiagate Mugo Pine or Manzanita. Here's why: