Cascadian All in One Landscape Supply, LLC

Cascadian All in One Landscape Supply, LLC We sell top landscape supply products including different soil mixes, bark dust, garden compost, gar

We sell top landscape supply products including soil mixes, bark dust, garden compost, garden mulch, soil amendments, naturally organic mulch, rock, boulders and aggregate products in all of the Portland Metro areas. Another bonus for our customers is we provide covered sandy loam, garden compost and landscapers choice soil mix year round and a huge sales yard. Customer satisfaction and service is

what we strive for in our industry and we stand by our prompt service and delivery. Our knowledgeable staff will assist you in calculating the exact quantities that are needed. We can deliver the landscape products to your home or job site. We are open year round and available for all your landscape supply needs and welcome you to visit our facility. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

Winterizing yardsKilling frosts are in the forecast so this is the time to winterize yards. Frosted annuals can be repla...
11/10/2022

Winterizing yards

Killing frosts are in the forecast so this is the time to winterize yards. Frosted annuals can be replaced with pansies for winter color. Dead brown perennials and decorative grasses that have collapsed should be cut back and cleaned up. This also helps prevent diseases from overwintering on dead leaves. I do this quickly and easily by setting my mower at the highest setting and bagging the clippings as I mow over the grasses and perennials.

I also use a mower to pick up leaves off of lawns. If there are just a few leaves, I mulch them back into the lawn to recycle the nutrients and to add organic matter to the soil. If there are a lot of leaves, I bag them and recycle them. Cascadian All In One recycles leaves and yard debris to turn it into organic garden compost.

Winterizing yards also includes spreading two or three inches of mulch over shrub and flower beds to prevent weeds and protect roots from temperature extremes. Be sure to avoid covering lower branches which might lead to rot. Cascadian All In One has both garden compost and bark mulch available for Uhaul or Delivery to use for mulch.

Call or email me if you have any questions.

Rod Smith
Office Manager
503-647-7787

Lawn SubstitutesI moved into a triplex with a small lawn growing in full shade. Of course, the grass was thin and ugly. ...
10/04/2022

Lawn Substitutes

I moved into a triplex with a small lawn growing in full shade. Of course, the grass was thin and ugly. I replaced all of the grass with Dwarf Pennyroyal, Mentha pulegium Nana, pictured below. It quickly spread to fill in the entire area. It smelled so good when I mowed it once a month. It also repelled fleas and mosquitoes. Dwarf Pennyroyal made a much better, low maintenance, shade tolerant lawn than any grass ever could.

Stepables.com lists 91 low growing groundcovers that could be used as lawn substitutes. 42 of them are listed as Drought Wise. These are plants that are good for sun, shade, wet, or dry that are suitable for no mowing or infrequent mowing. The toughest are Ajuga Chocolate Chip, Isotoma fluviatilis Blue Star Creeper, Lotus plenus Double Birds Foot Trefoil, Lysimachia Golden Creeping Jenny, Mazus reptans Purple, Sagina subulata Irish Moss, Sagina subulata Scotch Moss, Sedum spurium John Creech, Thymus praecox Red Creeping Thyme and Thymus serpyllum Elfin Thyme.

Using these plants instead of grass can add much more color to a landscape while saving water and labor.

Rod Smith
Office Manager
503-647-7787
[email protected]
https://cascadian-all-in-one-landscape-supply.business.site/

Healthy Soil EcosystemSand, silt and clay make dirt, but soil is a living ecosystem filled with many kinds of bacteria, ...
08/03/2022

Healthy Soil Ecosystem

Sand, silt and clay make dirt, but soil is a living ecosystem filled with many kinds of bacteria, fungi and micro-organisms, most beneficial but some harmful.

Beneficial bacteria and fungi are much more effective at extracting nutrients from soil particles than plant roots. When bacteria and fungi are eaten by arthropods, nematodes and protozoa, they release the extracted nutrients near plant roots. Mycorrhizal fungi actually transport water and nutrients directly into plant roots. The other organisms in The Soil Food Web help keep the populations in balance.

Several factors can upset the balance of populations and even kill large numbers of beneficial soil organisms. Rototilling soil into dust will kill most organisms. Leaving marble sized to golf ball sized clumps will allow many more to survive. Applying fungicides, herbicides and insecticides will also kill beneficial soil organisms. Inorganic fertilizers are in the form of a salt which can also kill the beneficial bacterial and fungi.

Add Garden Compost to soil, especially in new developments. Four inches of compost tilled in at least 6 inches deep will bring soil back to good health for trees, shrubs and lawns. Also, check soil pH and add a well balanced fertilizer, preferably organic.

Dr. Elaine Ingham has much information about soil micro-organisms on the internet. Call or email me if you have any questions.

Rod Smith, Office Manager
503-647-7787

Sand, silt and clay make dirt, but soil is a living ecosystem filled with many kinds of bacteria, fungi and micro-organi...
08/02/2022

Sand, silt and clay make dirt, but soil is a living ecosystem filled with many kinds of bacteria, fungi and micro-organisms, most beneficial but some harmful. Two key ingredients to promote healthy soil and a healthy soil ecosystem is organic matter and oxygen.

Organic matter promotes the growth of beneficial bacteria and fungi. Bacteria produce glue that holds soil particles together into micro-aggregates. Fungal threads pull micro-aggregates together to build soil structure and create air and water passages. The most productive soils have 3 to 6% organic matter.

Our Landscapers Choice Blended soil is 60% sandy loam and 40% organic matter from Garden Compost and Cow Manure. When I landscaped my new house, I spread two to three inches of Landscapers Choice over the entire yard. Then I rototilled and mixed it in with the existing soil as deep as possible. This created a deeper, richer root zone so plant roots can draw water and nutrients from a larger volume of soil. My plants are thriving with less water than my last yard. Also, I have not had to fertilize them since they were planted.

To maintain the amount of organic matter in the soil and to control weeds, I applied two inches of bark mulch around the trees, shrubs and perennials. In the lawn, I mulch the clippings back into the lawn to recycle the nutrients and to replenish the organic matter. I have not had to fertilize my Eco-Lawn since I planted in 2018, and it is always a healthy green.

Rod Smith
503-647-7787

February Landscape Tip - NaturescapingNaturescaping can be more attractive to homeowners than traditional landscaping be...
02/14/2022

February Landscape Tip - Naturescaping

Naturescaping can be more attractive to homeowners than traditional landscaping because it is sustainable. Naturescapes do not include plants and practices which require large amounts of water and fertilizer which traditional manicured landscapes require. Native plants are usually the best choices because they are already adapted to the soils and climate of the area. Once they are established after the first year, they rarely need any additional water or fertilizer.

A path of 1/4-10 crushed rock through this Naturescape in my front yard allows people to enjoy the plants even during winter rains. The crushed rock and cobblestones came from Cascadian All In One.

Another advantage is that Naturescaping can attract wildlife back into the landscape. Landscaping with native plants that provide food and shelter will attract birds, bees and butterflies back to areas where they once thrived.

More information about Naturescaping and a list of mostly native plants and the wildlife they attract can be found on my webpages: Naturescaping, http://rodsgarden.50megs.com/wildland.htm and Naturescape Plants, http://rodsgardening.com/wildplant.htm. These plants are available at Cascadian Nurseries just down Dick Road from us.

Call or email me if you have any questions.

Rod Smith, Office Manager
503-647-7787, [email protected]

November Landscape TipsThis is the time to winterize yards. Frosted annuals can be replaced with pansies for winter colo...
12/01/2021

November Landscape Tips

This is the time to winterize yards. Frosted annuals can be replaced with pansies for winter color. Dead brown perennials and grasses that have collapsed should be cut back and cleaned up. This also helps prevent diseases from overwintering on dead leaves. I do this quickly and easily by setting my mower at the highest setting and bagging the clippings as I mow over the grasses and perennials.

Winterizing yards also includes spreading two or three inches of mulch over shrub and flower beds to prevent weeds and protect roots from temperature extremes. Be sure to avoid covering lower branches which might lead to rot. We have both bark mulch and garden compost to use for mulch.

Call or email me if you have any questions.
Rod Smith, Office Manager
503-647-7787
[email protected]

Address

21500 NW Farm Park Drive, Suite D
Hillsboro, OR
97124

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 5pm
Tuesday 7am - 5pm
Wednesday 7am - 5pm
Thursday 7am - 5pm
Friday 7am - 5pm

Telephone

+15036477787

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