"I
love my new garden! I have seen lots of bees, butterflies, birds,
critters and volunteer natives. Thank you for helping
us create our new landscape."
--Marilyn & Jon, Cedar Hills
Beaverton
backyard transformed into a nature zone
HOW TO GET STARTED:
The four basics
needed by all animals are: food, water,
shelter, and a place to raise young. It is possible to
provide these for songbirds, butterflies, frogs, bats, and other
desirable species without encouraging populations of pest animals.
As
a Certified landscape designer, I know how to provide good
aesthetics to your garden while also selecting plants that are
friendly to wildlife and that may provide shelter or food for
them.
I like to use an
integrated approach
that combines good visuals
with wildlife-friendly plants that require little or no use of
pesticides or inorganic fertilizers to maintain their healthy growth.
Pacific
chorus frog
White-breasted nuthatch on feeder
Oregon silverspot butterfly
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Helpful Sustainability Links:
Here are some excellentwebsites that discuss sustainable landscaping
and green living ideas.
Visionscapes is very
committed to these concepts, and I strive to make all of my design
projects aesthetically beautiful and functional, while creating the
smallest footprint possible on the land.
