Modern
Pollinator
Garden
Tally wanted the front yard to match the newly updated mid-century modern aesthetic of her house. She also needed a low-maintenance and drought-tolerant garden to accommodate her busy work and travel lifestyle.
We got rid of the lawn using a sheet mulch method with cardboard and wood chips. After 5 months, the soil was ready to shape into garden beds. We created an island berm and planted it heavily with pollinator supportive flowers, shrubs, grasses, and groundcovers for a carpeted mosaic of year round color and texture. Lots of drought-tolerant evergreen shrubs with blue-silver foliage to contrast against the dark blue house color were utilized for year-round appeal. A few deciduous trees with burgundy-purple foliage offer bold color and fall interest.
The sidewalk strip of lawn was replaced with a rock garden containing desert plants like yucca, cacti, callistemon, and agave to soak up the heat.
LOCATION
Buckman Neighborhood,
NE Portland
GARDEN GOALS
- get rid of lawn
- low maintenance
- curbside appeal
- pollinator habitat
- blue/silver and burgundy foliage to compliment house