• Public Gallery  • Help  
• Join Now!  • Log In  • Feature Tour
 M. D. Vaden of Oregon | Home > 
projects
www.mdvaden.com
1 - 103 of 103 Total. 22242 Visits.
Start Slideshow 
Enlarge photo 1
enlarge 72KB, 640x480
1
Tree Pruning
50 foot wide Mt. Fuji flowering cherry tree pruning - Wilsonville

Enlarge photo 2
enlarge 141KB, 524x640
2
Central Point Water Feature
Small pond & falls. Scroll to VIDEO in this same album

Enlarge photo 3
enlarge 139KB, 640x480
3
Tigard design
Part of a landscape design and planting. Grasses are blue Fescue and blue oat grass

Enlarge photo 4
enlarge 77KB, 640x480
4
Beaverton
Bare dirt prior to planning

Enlarge photo 5
enlarge 90KB, 640x481
5
Digital imaging
Digital concept prior to hand drafting a design plan

Enlarge photo 6
enlarge 130KB, 640x480
6
Wilsonville
Quartzite path, planting, small pondless water feature

Enlarge photo 7
enlarge 101KB, 640x480
7
Japanese maple pruning
That nice looking lawn is fake. We don't install artificial turf, but thought it was worth noting

Enlarge photo 8
enlarge 125KB, 480x640
8
Topiary pine tree
Pruning - same yard

Enlarge photo 9
enlarge 107KB, 640x480
9
Pruning of maples
Another view. Just a small pruning project for several Japanese and vine maples

Enlarge photo 10
enlarge 111KB, 640x480
10
Pondless feature
Same water feature close-up

Enlarge photo 11
enlarge 101KB, 640x480
11
Water feature
Preform pond shell, hollow fill material, drilled rock

Enlarge photo 12
enlarge 103KB, 640x480
12
Water feature
Rock border and screen to support rock covering

Enlarge photo 13
enlarge 110KB, 640x480
13
Water feature
Finished surface with small round rock layer

Enlarge photo 14
enlarge 143KB, 640x480
14
Japanese maple
These trees look much better thinned from the inside

Enlarge photo 15
enlarge 91KB, 640x480
15
Beaverton Planting Prep
2003 - Same yard as next frames. Pile of soil blend.

Enlarge photo 16
enlarge 109KB, 640x480
16
Beaverton Design
Same patch of soil as previous frame, 7 years later.

Enlarge photo 17
enlarge 82KB, 640x459
17
Beaverton Planting
2008 - Same yard as previous frame

Enlarge photo 18
enlarge 132KB, 640x480
18
Beaverton Design
Same yard as last few frames. Bubbling rock, shrubs, grass

Enlarge photo 19
enlarge 139KB, 640x480
19
Miscanthus
Excellent ornamental grass. Tidy green summer form

Enlarge photo 20
enlarge 112KB, 640x480
20
Miscanthus
Early winter: golden. Small trees are mountain hemlock

Enlarge photo 21
enlarge 128KB, 640x480
21
Miscanthus
Autumn & seed stalks. Can divide winter: ax & sharpen shovel

Enlarge photo 22
enlarge 124KB, 640x480
22
1 gallon plants
Ferns and Nandina on the way to get planted in back

Enlarge photo 23
enlarge 105KB, 640x480
23
Lake Oswego, Oregon
Removing 1 stem against the house: Himalayan birch

Enlarge photo 24
enlarge 113KB, 640x480
24
Smoke Tree:  Cotinus
A Smoke Tree can become a nice looking tree

Enlarge photo 25
enlarge 99KB, 480x640
25
Decaying wall
Before: old wood steps and wall decaying: disintegrating

Enlarge photo 26
enlarge 116KB, 480x640
26
Wall project
Removal of wood, contour earth. Some small roots pruned

Enlarge photo 27
enlarge 111KB, 480x640
27
Block wall
New manor stone block wall. Ready for barkdust

Enlarge photo 28
enlarge 43KB, 640x480
28
Seminar
Portland Yard Garden & Patio Show presentation on Tree Care

Enlarge photo 29
enlarge 73KB, 640x480
29
Tree Seminar
Portland yard show - another year. This image in Public Domain

Enlarge photo 30
enlarge 96KB, 640x480
30
Small Paver Patio
Small paver patio about 1 year after install.

Enlarge photo 31
enlarge 0KB, 640x490
31
Planting
Gravel path. New Zealand flax with burgundy leaves.

Enlarge photo 32
enlarge 118KB, 640x480
32
Basic box step
Treated wood steps with crushed gravel in backyard

Enlarge photo 33
enlarge 70KB, 640x480
33
Planter box
Basic planter box with copper cap accents

Enlarge photo 34
enlarge 90KB, 640x480
34
Part of new parking lot
Small bed with remnant pine left by excavating contractor

Enlarge photo 35
enlarge 90KB, 640x480
35
New parking area bed
Remarkable what Nandina, barkdust and decorative rock add

Enlarge photo 36
enlarge 111KB, 640x480
36
Basalt steps
Stacking basalt for steps up a hill to be mass planted

Enlarge photo 37
enlarge 58KB, 640x480
37
Training apple tree
Some sprouts can be converted to fruit spurs

Enlarge photo 38
enlarge 48KB, 563x640
38
Fruit spur
Same tree 2 years later. Already produding fruit

Enlarge photo 39
enlarge 104KB, 640x487
39
Liberty apple
In a couple of years. Liberty apple is a fine addition of summer color

Enlarge photo 40
enlarge 90KB, 640x480
40
Paver driveway section
Replaced busted concrete drive section with pavers

Enlarge photo 41
enlarge 85KB, 640x480
41
Landscape design
At Nehalem Bay campsite for Seaside condo design - leisure

Enlarge photo 42
enlarge 57KB, 640x480
42
Hand draft design
Design plan for a front yard in Beaverton

Enlarge photo 43
enlarge 141KB, 640x480
43
Walnut Before
Previously topped walnut tree with boards and nails

Enlarge photo 44
enlarge 118KB, 640x480
44
Walnut Pruning After
3 hours of work later - the road to improvement begins

Enlarge photo 45
enlarge 135KB, 640x480
45
Walnut Tree
2 years later. Getting better, but not quite done

Enlarge photo 46
enlarge 0KB, 640x444
46
Topiary
This was a yearly topiary pruning project in Portland

Enlarge photo 47
enlarge 93KB, 640x480
47
Root pruning
Root barrier panels can be put in soil to hinder roots

Enlarge photo 48
enlarge 138KB, 640x480
48
Protect trunks
Bark should be shaded at planting to prevent sunburn

Enlarge photo 49
enlarge 92KB, 640x421
49
Water feature
Part of water feature design in Portland, Oregon

Enlarge photo 50
enlarge 70KB, 640x480
50
Edge of small pond
Small preform pond edged with quartsite landscape stone

Enlarge photo 51
enlarge 121KB, 640x480
51
Pondless water feature
Small pondless feature. Very simple and affordable

Enlarge photo 52
enlarge 65KB, 640x480
52
Hillsboro Before
Before the front was designed or stripped bare

Enlarge photo 53
enlarge 89KB, 640x480
53
Same yard
About 10 days after removing the old worn out yard

Enlarge photo 54
enlarge 70KB, 640x480
54
Entry area bed
Bland leaf-catcher entry area shrub bed

Enlarge photo 55
enlarge 113KB, 640x480
55
Same entry
Leaves blow right off this crushed quartzite. Blue fescue grass

Enlarge photo 56
enlarge 126KB, 640x480
56
Play & garden area install
Sand box, edging, slate stone, crushed gravel, boxwood

Enlarge photo 57
enlarge 119KB, 640x480
57
Tigard Before
Small budget renovation. Beginning of day 1.

Enlarge photo 58
enlarge 126KB, 640x480
58
Tigard After
Same yard end of day of next day 2

Enlarge photo 59
enlarge 75KB, 640x480
59
Large Stump Grinder
Grinding prior to soil ammendment and planting

Enlarge photo 60
enlarge 73KB, 640x480
60
Lawn Crossing
Plywood prevents soil compaction when rolling weight

Enlarge photo 61
enlarge 93KB, 640x480
61
Same house
A few of some 7 tons split basalt for 170' pathway

Enlarge photo 62
enlarge 143KB, 640x480
62
Broken Pine
This is why we prune defects from trees at planting time

Enlarge photo 63
enlarge 113KB, 640x480
63
Hornbeam Trees
New planting play area using sand for mulch instead

Enlarge photo 64
enlarge 104KB, 640x480
64
Leaning birch removal
Help from Roots and Shoots tree service

Enlarge photo 65
enlarge 92KB, 640x480
65
Bird feeder
Made by a bird feeder company, after a birch removal

Enlarge photo 66
enlarge 46KB, 640x480
66
Hiking stick
Hhiking stick made of corkscrew willow limb from pruning

Enlarge photo 67
enlarge 63KB, 640x480
67
Mario Vaden
Organizing is virtually a hobby at the residential office

Enlarge photo 68
enlarge 138KB, 640x480
68
Japanese Maple Before
Neglected Japanese Maple loaded with dead twigs & leaves

Enlarge photo 69
enlarge 133KB, 640x480
69
Japanese Maple After
Later. One of 6. Lake Oswego. Ladder is 10' tall

Enlarge photo 70
enlarge 154KB, 640x480
70
Japanese Maple
Close-up look at one of the same Japanese Maples

Enlarge photo 71
enlarge 104KB, 640x480
71
Scarlet Runner Beans
On 14' bamboo poles - nice flowers. Attract wildlife

Enlarge photo 72
enlarge 111KB, 640x480
72
Plants
Lily, mountain hemlock and New Zealand  flax foliage

Enlarge photo 73
enlarge 120KB, 640x480
73
Moonglow juniper
Two shearings over the period of a year, formed this blue column

Enlarge photo 74
enlarge 113KB, 640x480
74
Arborist removing tree
Removal of a sweetgum tree loaded with structural weakness

Enlarge photo 75
enlarge 103KB, 640x480
75
Pondless Water Feature
Small pondless water feature with drilled rock in Beaverton

Enlarge photo 76
enlarge 102KB, 640x480
76
Pots
Ceramic pots give endless options to add variety and color

Enlarge photo 77
enlarge 120KB, 640x480
77
Pruning birch
Pruning Himalayan birch to raise it 8' over sidewalk for code

Enlarge photo 78
enlarge 120KB, 640x480
78
Orange Lilies
Orange lilies with Wooly Thyme groundcover

Enlarge photo 79
enlarge 122KB, 640x480
79
Prune Dogwood
Simple task - pruning dogwood tree away from the roof

Enlarge WMV 80
enlarge 5.90MB, 640x480
WMV80
VIDEO: Bloomington, Indiana
2008, Mario Vaden visited arborist Douglas Fowler

Enlarge photo 81
enlarge 69KB, 640x480
81
Maple Seed Art
A customer, Violet Frost, made artwork with maple samaras

Enlarge photo 82
enlarge 127KB, 640x480
82
Port Orford Cedar
Before: blocking view from the home

Enlarge photo 83
enlarge 110KB, 640x480
83
Port Orford Cedar
Same trees. Gained 500 sq. ft. of yard and view

Enlarge photo 84
enlarge 117KB, 640x480
84
Willow
Interesting natural graft allowed to remain in a corkscrew willow

Enlarge photo 85
enlarge 128KB, 640x480
85
Diseased Japanese maple
Verticillium wilt. Not our pond install with liner over roots

Enlarge photo 86
enlarge 125KB, 640x480
86
Maple removed
Suggested planting different species, farther away

Enlarge photo 87
enlarge 35KB, 640x480
87
Fasciation: Flowering Cherry
No crisis when occassional fasciated twigs occur

Enlarge photo 88
enlarge 105KB, 640x480
88
Leyland cypress -  21 years
45' wide canopy already! Not a good small area hedge tree

Enlarge photo 89
enlarge 62KB, 640x480
89
Tree in deck
Don't wait until the trunk grows into wood.

Enlarge photo 90
enlarge 69KB, 640x480
90
Tree in deck / same
Cut away wood to allow room for growth.

Enlarge photo 91
enlarge 105KB, 640x480
91
Sunburn damage
Sunburned: neighbors removed a tree on sunset side

Enlarge photo 92
enlarge 58KB, 640x480
92
Oregon Landscape Board
Meeting in Grants Pass 2005. Mario Vaden, last term

Enlarge photo 93
enlarge 101KB, 640x480
93
Pond Trouble-shooting
Not our design. Found water spilling over liner in 8 spots

Enlarge photo 94
enlarge 106KB, 640x480
94
Troubleshooting pond
Not our install. Reduce water loss at falls and liner

Enlarge WMV 95
enlarge 9.37MB, 640x480
WMV95
VIDEO - Water Feature
VIDEO: Moss Rock stream and waterfalls. Central Point, Oregon

Enlarge photo 96
enlarge 54KB, 640x429
96
landscape design 1
One of many hand drawn design plans. 24" x 36"

Enlarge photo 97
enlarge 45KB, 640x469
97
landscape design 2
Another landscape plan. Plans come with plant lists and notes

Enlarge photo 98
enlarge 86KB, 396x640
98
1989 Newspaper Ad
Early ad: 1989 Beaverton Valley Times with Fowler

Enlarge photo 99
enlarge 132KB, 640x480
99
Ivy detailing
Long reach pruners to shape ivy on fireplace brick

Enlarge photo 100
enlarge 128KB, 640x480
100
Miscanthus November
Season's end cut & groom. Divide center with sharp ax

Enlarge photo 101
enlarge 125KB, 640x480
101
Miscanthus
Sheared & divided. Use sharp shovel around edge of roots

Enlarge photo 102
enlarge 126KB, 640x480
102
Miscanthus
Still has good curb appeal. A 5g plant 16 months later

Enlarge photo 103
enlarge 108KB, 640x480
103
Miscanthus
Other half can be planted whole or divided more

 
   
 
Album Properties. Email Album. Send Invitation. Share URL