Erin Lau Design

03/12/2021

Seattle Times interviewed me about Spring garden prep:

Seattle landscape designer Erin Lau provides tips for getting a jump on early garden and landscaping tasks.

12/11/2020

Learn how I draw landscape perspective sketches during one of these online workshops in January 2021!
https://www.apldwa.org/events

12/29/2018

For anyone interested in learning how to sketch landscape ideas, I'll be teaching this workshop in January:

Start your new year by polishing your drawing skills. Learn to sketch a three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional picture plane, aka parallel perspective drawings...

12/09/2016

A compilation of my garden illustrations that you can color! Now available on Amazon. Get it before the holiday rush!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0997401710/

Color your way into another world with these captivating garden illustrations drawn by Erin Lau. Each scene provides depth, layers, textures and a sense of mystery to make you feel like you can step into each lush sanctuary and explore. Inspired by gardens real and imaginary, from woodland glens ...

03/27/2016

http://drawntogarden.com/garden-creation-how-to-draw-a-perspective-sketch/

02/20/2016

My coloring book is selling like hot cakes! Soon to be available on my blog: drawntogarden.com

02/08/2016

Come visit our booth at the Garden Show next week! #2418

http://erinlaudesign.com/getting-ready-for-the-garden-show/

We’re getting ready for the NW Flower and Garden Show here at Erin Lau Design! It’s starting next week on Weds the 17th and runs thru Sunday the 21st. Come visit our booth ( #2418 in the Plant Market) to buy a selection of blooming Hellebores as well as stepable ground covers such as Spikemoss. We’re…

01/20/2016

Fun space for a (very) small yard!
http://www.houzz.com/projects/1416680/compact-urban-patio

01/05/2015

http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/35130331/list/dramatic-lawn-makeovers

California is suffering its worst drought on record. food to table. chemicals. and all around homeowners are looking for ways to reduce their reliance on lawns if necessary. Though they have a long tie to the home, sometimes it’s good to move on from what we’ve always done for better ideas. And in 2…

06/09/2012

Completed a garden in South Seattle!
http://erinlaudesign.com/blog

04/20/2012

Working on a design for a garden in South Seattle:

http://erinlaudesign.com/sketch-of-the-week-south-seattle-garden

The idea behind this design is to get rid of the plain strip of lawn, create a seating area, and add some privacy planting. The lawn does not currently serve much of a purpose, except space for maybe throwing a ball, or a dog run. In addition, the house borders a couple parks, so this lawn space is ...

02/06/2012

What we've been up to this winter!

Last week we installed the hardscape for a client in Ballard which included a stone patio and pea gravel chiminea area. We watched the weather reports and chose a couple days without rain, though the temperature was still in the 40′s. (Experiencing the weather during this great first week of Februar...