Services
What we design and build
Six kinds of work, all of them in service of one quiet garden.
Garden design and plans
A drawn plan of stone, planting, paths and water, with a written scope. It is the part of the work you can hold, change and keep.
Site walk and measured drawing
Planting list with sun and moisture needs
Plan reviewed with you before it is final
Stone, gravel and paths
Dry gardens with raked gravel, stepping stones, boulder groupings, steps and low walls, set on a base that drains and stays put.
Stones chosen by hand with you
Gravel areas that can be raked
Steps and paths with safe footing
Water features
Basins, streams and small ponds that suit the size of the yard. We plan the pump, the edge and the cleaning before we dig.
Basins, streams and ponds
Pump and plumbing planned for access
Edges set so the water looks natural
Planting and pruning
Maples, pines, azaleas, ferns, moss and ground covers, chosen for Portland shade and rain, then shaped by hand over the years.
Trees and shrubs for your light
Moss and ground cover for shade
Hand pruning for shape, not hedging
Fences, screens and gates
Bamboo and cedar screens, simple gates and low fences that frame a view, hide one, or set the garden apart from the rest of the yard.
Screens that frame or hide
Gates and entries
Materials that weather well
Seasonal garden care
Visits at the turn of each season to prune, rake, clean water and tend moss. The first year is part of the plan; after that it is yours to book.
Four visits a year, on the calendar
Pruning, raking and water care
Notes for what you do between visits
Next step
Not sure which of these you need?
Most gardens start with a visit. We walk the yard, listen and tell you what we would do.