Family Sanctuary
Garden
Hardscaping done by Green Forest Landscaping
This sweet suburban yard was not offering much to the owners with weedy grass and no other plants besides some overgrown roses and a solo Japanese maple. With a newly installed patio, they were finally ready to bring in some life. We focused on creating traffic flow through pathways to make the yard feel explorative for their young daughters, with lots of sensory and edible plants tucked in. Evergreen shrubs for natural hedges along the property line add privacy, and lots of smaller trees create vertical height and shade. Primarily low-maintenance and drought-tolerant plants were selected as summers are the busy season for these Alaska Fishers!
LOCATION
Camas, WA
GARDEN GOALS
- Pathways, movement through the garden
- Kid friendly plants
- Low-maintenance
- New retaining wall with cleaner look to match new patio
- Privacy from street/neighbors on exposed corner lot
 BEFORE |  AFTER |  |
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 Freshly Planted |  One year later |  |
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 Planting day! |  |  |
 |  Tug, helper dog |  IN PROCESS: adding gravel pathway and raised garden beds |
 IN PROCESS: adding new sod and pathways |  IN PROCESS: adding new sod and pathways |  IN PROCESS: new retaining wall, garden beds, and pathway installed. Now we wait for Spring to plant! |
 The Design Plan |