This contemporary duplex is a stand out in North Portland's Boise-Eliot Neighborhood.

The front yard was designed around the unique needs of a duplex, with matching clear cedar trash enclosures, concrete walkways, permeable driveway and lush planting beds. Curly willow and Crepe myrtle trees provide seasonal interest and low-growing ground covers and shrubs add texture.

The backyard features a lush, tropical courtyard, with concrete plank pavers laid with an irregular edge that blurs the boundary between patio and garden. The tropical-inspired planting palette features deep purple Colocasia, bright green banana, deep red Tasmanian Pepperbush and hardy Tradescantia.