West Slope Frontyard Remodel

8550 SW Brentwood street

Partners on this install: ANNIEBAM Landscape solutions and Neyda’s custom Hardscapes for plantings and irrigation.

ALS Concrete did the Porch, walls, and walkways. Oregon decorative lighting did night lighting.

The story of this garden remodel starts where a lot of stories begin: Drainage problems. This happened to be at the front door, which also was not a clear entrance. The aesthetic desired by the client were simple, clean lines. Almost a minimalist approach — but with some interest.

With all of this in mind, we created a clear flow of traffic to the front door with a new walkway and built out the front porch to have more prominence and connection to the rest of the yard. We moved the stairs from the street to create a curving walkway to the front door.

Take a peek at the back deck. We created a sanctuary with containers bountiful with herbs, flowers, and trees.

We created new walls to connect the steps to the landscape. We also had a rotten deck that needed to be remedied. This deck is the main spot the homeowners enter and exit the house. The solution was to remove the deck and a large weeping Japanese Maple. This was a tough decision, but one that could not be avoided.

Now a clean concrete deck with time period accents etched in the cement serves as a relaxing place to sit. To keep with the theme of clean and simple with interest, we used repetitive planting combos with distinct foliage, texture, and architecture.