This May project deserves a long reel…and Madonna. • What used to be a lot and a half of cedar chips, a few garden boxes, and lots of edible production, is now a secret oasis of eco-lawn, dining area, fire pit, hot tub, and edible production in a tidy (big) package. • Designed, planted, and tended to by our client, our mission was to provide a new blank slate for her and her daughter to use and play in. • Proud of my team for sticking with me to the very end and successful enough to want another project of this size. • • #gdpdx #gardendesignpdx #landscape #portlandgarden #womanownedbusiness #womenandqueer #inlandscaping #backyard

Another install from June that deserves a post. • Handyman Bill came in and did a lot of the prep work for us, but it still takes a landscaper’s eye to create the finer details. • This little backyard is ready for all the summer BBQs. The front yard speaks for itself. • Designer: @radishgardens Plants, paths, flagstone, drip: GDPDX Pergola, raised boxes: handyman Bill • • #gdpdx #gardendesignpdx #landscapecontractor #womanownedbusiness #womenandqueer #inlandscaping

Just a quick little path and seating area for this pink cutie. • The step stones are ready for @wildscapegardens to work her groundcover magic. • • #gdpdx #landscapecontractor #womenandqueer #womeninlandscaping #gardendesignpdx #womanownedbusiness

Just a cute little garden in front of a sweet home that will cheer up the whole neighborhood. • You can swipe quick, but make sure to stick around for Phil Collins. • Designer: @dorseylee Install: GDPDX • • #gardendesignpdx #gdpdx #womanownedbusiness #landscapecontractor #womenandqueer

Seems like forever ago we did this little background retreat. • This one packed it all in: a new sauna, a sweet little outdoor shower, new back deck, stairs, and landing, a gorgeous metal pergola designed by my crew Leah, more trellises, updated irrigation, and added lighting. • Hilary of Landscape Design in a Day checked all of the client’s boxes on this and made our jobs look easy. • Designer: @rabidplantswoman, Landscape Design in a Day Deck: Rick @rpsc_llc Plants, Shower, Irrigation: @gardendesignpdx

Thank goodness for my awesome crew and amazing clients. • Being injured at home is a terrible feeling, but my crew keeps the schedule moving forward as planned and crushing the work. • Carol from Design in a Day created this little native haven full of wildflowers, sun loving, drought tolerant, bee magnets, and loads of winter bloomers. • Excited to see less chips and more plants in a year or two! • Designer: Carol Lindsay, Landscape Design in a Day Install: GDPDX team • • #gardendesignpdx #gardendesign #landscapedesi̇gn #landscapecontractor #womanownedbusiness #womenandqueer

Geewhiz this was a fun one! • A very old Mimosa tree that caused a whole lot of problems eventually was taken down from the back left corner…. In comes Hilary with Landscape Design in a Day to give the front yard a second life. • Hilary included a little rain garden, some driveway access for the neighbors, and a mail person’s path…isn’t she so thoughtful! • Nice work team: Designer: Hilary Hutler, Landscape Design in a Day Install, plants, drip: @gardendesignpdx 📸: @landoflulu • • #gardendesignpdx #gardendesign #landscapecontractor #womanownedbusiness #womenandqueer in #landscaping

Final phase done on this mostly established woodland garden (check out those ferns!). • Last year we did the front yard, then Dan came in and built some beautiful steps and a sweet circular seating area in the backyard, then they built that gorgeous Cedar fence….and THEN we got in there and finished it all up with a gardener’s footpath, a lot of plant improvements, simplified the lava rock a bit (client wanted to keep all of it 😳), and added some much needed drip irrigation. A few plants are missing still, but I don’t think you’ll notice since there’s so much to look at 😉 • My client is a hard one to read, but a pat on the shoulder and a “it looks so good!” in a monotone voice is all I needed. • Designer: Barb Simon Fence, Back steps, circular patio: Dan @hurleylandscapeinstallations Plants, Footpath, Irrigation: @gardendesignpdx Raingarden: installed by the city years ago • • #gardendesignpdx #portlandgarden #womanownedbusiness #womenandqueer #landscapecontractor

Had a very small part in this project, but still proud of it. • All the credit goes to Dan & Hilary who made this front and backyard combo a highlight of the spring season. • Did you notice the difference of color in the fence from the shade of the missing Cedar? Or the turf no more? Or the cherry petals I didn’t want to blow away? So many details. • Designer: @rabidplantswoman Install: @hurleylandscapeinstallations Irrigation: @gardendesignpdx • • #gardendesignpdx #gardendesign #landscapecontractor #womanownedbusiness #teamwork

When you walk a project in October, then walk up to the same backyard in April, you’ve got two separate projects 😆 • But we stuck with it, pulled out a few trees, a few honeysuckle monsters, and kept to the schedule 💪 • We also found loads of toys- see the last picture with the world’s smallest shovel. • One day the client might update the lawn, but for now, this backyard is kid and Saint Bernard-ready! • Designer: @rabidplantswoman • • #gardendesignpdx #gardendesign #landscapecontractor #womanownedbusiness

Last week’s project was a real stunner! • Working in the dry, warm sun was also a new experience this year and I’d take a few more of those weeks if I could. • Thank you Meredith for all the Little T cookies, lunches, endless coffees and drinks, and the willingness to help plant for a bit. You spoiled us! • Designer: Adam of Flora Fina Rain garden & Brick (2021): @winterbloomlc Plants, Drip, Mulch: @gardendesignpdx • • #gardendesignpdx #gardendesign #landscapecontractor #portlandgarden #womanownedbusiness

Two sidewalk beds all planted up, design-on-the-fly style. • Fun drought tolerant plants include Zauschneria, Manzanita, Deschampsia, Teucrium, and more. • • #gardendesignpdx #gardendesign #landscapedesign #landscapecontractor #womanownedbusiness #designbuild

My client waited a long time for this one day install. • I designed this small garden last summer and given the higher elevation and making sure to get every plant variety just right, she patiently waited till this week. • After giving me a big hug when we were all wrapped up, I’d say the wait was worth it. • Thanks to my crew for roughing it in the on-and-off downpours, the last minute supply runs, and the sets of stairs. • • #gardendesignpdx #gardendesign #garden #install #landscapecontractor #womanownedbusiness

Small front yards don’t have to be boring. • No design + chill client = creative fun! • We swapped out the crumbling veggie beds for some new ones, added a rain garden for the nearby downspout, built a mini crevice garden for the hot slope, and reused some onsite materials for a fun new path. The neighborhood fairies liked the new garden so much they decided to stick around too 😉 • I hope A+C have as much fun playing in their new garden as we did building it ❤️ • • #gardendesignpdx #gardendesign #landscapecontractor #gardenfun #bestclient #portlandgardens #gardenfairies #raingarden #crevicegarden #womanownedbusiness

This was a wet one! • Not only did it rain inches throughout the project, I also had to bore under two sidewalks with more water… • Luckily @rabidplantswoman chose some good plants for when the rain does finally let up. • Designer: @rabidplantswoman • • #gardendesignpdx #gardendesign #landscapecontractor #womanownedbusines #portlandgardening #droughttolerant

If this isn’t one of my faves… • I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves. • Designer: yours truly @gardendesignpdx Patio: @hurleylandscapeinstallations Deck & Fence/Gate: @hurleylandscapeinstallations Plants & Drip: @gardendesignpdx Steel Planters: Eastside Steel • • #gardendesignpdx #gardendesign #landscapedesign #landscapecontractor #womanownedbusiness #designbuild

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