HURST
“Puglia surrounded by coastal Denmark” became the inspiration for this overhaul of a 1940s University Park residence. Together we transformed the typical turf lawn in front and back into a new, family outdoor living landscape with Mediterranean and Scandinavian influences.
Project Installation: Summer 2019
Location: Portland, Oregon
The public facing front landscape became a no-mow pollinator friendly native meadow with multi-season colors and textures.
The clients’ beautiful existing back deck opens to a backyard redesign splitting the space into smaller, interconnected zones: a formal hornbeam-lined dining terrace, outdoor cooking (grill, pizza oven), lush kitchen gardens for a dedicated home chef (tool storage, raised beds), a pollinator friendly eco-lawn, and a custom children’s play garden and fort/swing set.
The clients first wrote with wishes for a garden of “Curiosity and Wonderment” and this space continues to enchant with the passing seasons. There’s always something new to spy as the landscape grows in: An insect hotel. A smokeless fire pit. The cutest little cold frame you ever did see. The best gardens continue to shift and grow under the watchful eye of caring owners, and this space is an ever-evolving gem.
Credits
Thanks to our adventurous and imaginative clients; to José A.Villegas for the beautiful carpentry; and Raúl González, of Red Valley Landscapes, for bringing the patio to life.
