Oregon Home | 47 WORKING WITH the seasons—especially Oregon’s hot, dry summers—was paramount to Blossom, the designers behind this full design/build landscape project in the Cully neighborhood. The house and property, home to a former Waldorf school and now the Sunblossom community floral garden and workshops, features a man-made seasonal creek that runs dry in summer but that helps maintain moisture to the entire landscape. “We chose the plantings for drought tolerance and year-round palette,” says designer Todd Blossom. The client’s travels to Japan served as inspiration for the Zen-inspired moon gate/ portal, which frames views of the gardens. Throughout, Blossom built in ample shady spots. “Landscapes are always an interesting opportunity to work with what you have,” Blossom says. blossomearthworks.com Dry Desert Darling PHOTO BY DORSEY KILBOURN
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