Kimiko Sasaki
Founder and lead designer
Kimiko draws every plan and walks every first visit. She is the one to talk to about how the garden should feel.
About
A studio that starts with looking
Sasaki Garden Studio is a design and build studio in Southeast Portland. Kimiko Sasaki founded it after years of building gardens for other people's plans.
Kimiko grew up in Portland in a Japanese American family that kept a small yard the slow way: one stone moved at a time, one tree pruned a little each year. The studio works the same way. We design and build fewer gardens, and we stay with them through their first year.
The people who draw your garden build it
Stone and trees chosen by hand, with you
Plans written in plain language
The crew
Who you will meet
Eight people work here. These three lead the work you will see most.
Kenta Miyamoto
Lead stonemason
Kenta chooses and sets the stone. He moves a boulder until it sits right, and he will ask you to look at it from the house.
Hana Maeda
Planting and pruning lead
Hana plants, prunes and teaches the seasonal care. She leaves you with notes for what to do between visits.
Next step
Meet us in your yard
A visit is a conversation, not a sales pitch. Bring your questions and the corner you care about.