One step at a time with this lil lady. We prepped the front yard last fall and planted her up this spring. That backyard pergola/patio combo was the finishing touch though for a summer full of BBQs. • Looking forward to phasing out the rest of the backyard this winter for a spring 2027 planting. • If you’ve got the patience and a long term plan, phasing costs can be a great way to go. • Will I be back by summer’s end to take pictures of this front yard, drought tolerant bombshell? Definitely. • Designer: yours truly Front landscaping: @gardendesignpdx Patio/Pergola: @hurleylandscapeinstallations • • #gardendesignpdx #gdpdx #landscapecontractor #womanownedbusiness #womenandqueer

She’s real cute, but don’t judge a book by its cover…Or in this case, the cutest front porch. • Between scheduling snafus, zero access, my back that decided to hold me hostage, and a whole novel full of scope changes, the saving graces were my team and designer extraordinaire @rabidplantswoman. • And she’s going up for rent soon! If you’re in the market for the coziest little bike-friendly cabin and an amazing backyard hangout and lawn for your doggo, this one’s for you. Just know that a lot of lost sleep and hours of texting, emailing, shoveling, and tears went into your new space 😆 • I might be bitter, but damn does it look good, and I’m so proud of my team for making it happen. • Designer: @rabidplantswoman Bike shed: handyman Cornel Patio & Landscaping: @gardendesignpdx • • #gardendesignpdx #landscaping #landscapecontractor #womanownedbusiness

Woweee!! This one wins the award for most dramatic. • From old patio and overgrown hedge to useable deck and manageable planting, this one had some big changes. • The raised beds had already been placed in the sunniest spots, so we planted the perimeter and gave @probsrobs_gardens a nicer path material to tie it all together. • Can’t wait to see all the flowers that come out of this new garden! • Design: yours truly Deck: @hurleylandscapeinstallations Install: @gardendesignpdx

Meet Cal, Leah, and Caroline. • Without getting too sappy, they’re just the goddamn best. • • #gardendesignpdx #gdpdx #womenandqueer #landscapers #bestteam

We didn’t have much to do with this one except a good ol’ fill-it and plant-it situation. • Thanks to Landscape Design in a Day and apprentice @ruthefox, we were brought in for the finishing touches. • After the client did the arbor and steel, we filled all the beds and planted a load of oranges and reds to tie with the family heirloom bike on display. • The new tiny home is going to feel right at home once these plants fill in 😍 • • Designer: @ruthefox , Landscape Design in a Day Hardscaping: Tree Bee Landscapes Arbor, steel: client Planting, soil: @gardendesignpdx • • #gardendesignpdx #designbuild #landscapecontractor #womanownedbusiness

No before pictures, and a tough garden bed to photograph, but all the little details came together nicely. • It just takes a few shrubs, a bunch of divided ferns, a handful of Heuchera, two big rocks and a couple of nurse logs to give this little woodland garden a nice start. • Grab a book from the little free library while you’re here 🤓 • • #gardendesignpdx #designbuild #landscapecontractor #designonthefly #womanownedbusiness

New house on the market alert! • My client gave us two weeks to plan, plant, and fix up the landscaping for this newly listed house in Laurelhurst. • My thoughts going into it: what is affordable, evergreen, big, not cut back, colorful, available, not going to get immediately ripped out by the next owner, and simple this time of year? Let me tell you- not much. • For my plant people, the list included Sweet Flag, ground cover raspberry, Mahonia nervosa, Lavender, Sedum, Paschysandra, Sweet Box, Escallonia, Caryopteris (not evergreen), Heuchera and Viburnum davidii. • We ripped out all of the onesey-twosies, the layers of landscape fabric, topped up the gravel, and cleaned every weed out of every nook and cranny. • If you’re in the market, this house (and ADU) have been meticulously built by the owner himself and it even puts our impeccable work to shame (that’s how good it is!). • • #gardendesignpdx #designbuild #landscapecontractor #womanownedbusiness #portlandrealestate

Fillin’ that schedule with odds and ends and this one came together with Kyle’s help from @ninebark_design • The theme? You guessed it. Rip it all out and leave it a beautifully prepped clean slate for her to do the plant magic. • Design & Plants: @ninebark_design Demo & Prep: @gardendesignpdx • • #gardendesignpdx #gardencollab #gdpdx #landscapecontractor #womanownedbusiness

I never would have guessed that I’d be calling one of my best buds to talk about juniper, ledger boards, and lag bolts, but here I am. • Feeling proud of our little companies, and honored to be invited by a trusted colleague to install her design. • Power trio: Designer - @wildscapegardens Grape Pergola Magic - @smallworks_carpentry Earth, Gravel & Steel - @gardendesignpdx • • #gardendesignpdx #designbuild #landscapecontractor #womanownedbusiness

If you’d counted how many times we almost fell, slippin’ and slidin’ around in the mud, you’d lose track. • But this little lawn-turned-garden/fountain-combo-in-an-established-garden still got done and it’ll be a welcome sound to all the pedestrians walking up and down Ladd Ave. • Hopefully we can upgrade that footpath someday too 🤞🏼 • • #gardendesignpdx #designbuild #gardendesign #landscapecontractor #womanownedbusiness

Happy holidays from GDPDX! • Thank you to all of our fantastic clients and wonderful colleagues we were able to work with this year. You gave us the opportunity to grow, learn, and most importantly, have fun. • Cheers to 2025 and looking forward to the new year! • • #gdpdx #gardendesignpdx #landscapecontractor #womanownedbusiness #womenandqueerinlandscaping

That’s a wrap! • This project was fun, but challenging, rewarding, but tiring, straightforward, but detailed….and we’re ready for another one just like it 🤩 • A big thanks to my crew member Leah for designing this one, Dan for the patio and final details, and our client for trudging along in the mud every step of the way. • Design: @landoflulu Patio, Pergola, Trellis: @hurleylandscapeinstallations Install, Plants, Irrigation: @gardendesignpdx • • #gardendesignpdx #gdpdx #gardendesign #gardeninstall #landscapecontractor #womanownedbusiness #womenandqueerinlandscaping

From my little crew to yours, wishing you a wonderful holiday filled with laughter and warmth ⭐️ • • #gdpdx #gardendesignpdx #thankful #bestteam #womanownedbusiness #womenandqueerinlandscaping

I love me a good ol’ front yard flip….and this one takes the cake. • Amazing clients, easy to work with designer, and all the pieces fell into place just as planned. • Excited to see these plants hug the rain garden and soften the steel. • Designer & Plants: Tari @wildscapegardens Everything but the plants: @gardendesignpdx • • #gdpdx #gardendesignpdx #gardendesign #gardeninstall #landscapecontractor #womenandqueerinlandscaping #womanownedbusiness

If there was a project for someone’s portfolio, it would be this one. Especially for the guy who laid every stone with extra attention and detail. Looking at you Dan! • Thanks to Leah from my team for the design, and to our client who trusted us with every square inch of their property, I’m over the moon on this one. • Designer: @landoflulu Demo and Flagstone: @hurleylandscapeinstallations Plants, Fountain, Details: @gardendesignpdx Shed mural: @nicky.kriara Metalwork: @richardcawleysculpture • • #gdpdx #gardendesignpdx #womanownedbusiness #gardendesign #landscapecontractor #womeninlandscaping #womenandqueerinlandscaping

This was a fun project. Back in October when it wasn’t raining cats and dogs, and we weren’t dreaming about mud, this sweet backyard got a second life. • With a new patio and bbq area built by @hurleylandscapeinstallations, our clients will be ready for the warm months and many future gatherings. • Feeling lucky to have an awesome team and talented colleagues to collaborate with! • Designer: @lmeyerdesign Hardscaping: @hurleylandscapeinstallations Plants, Stone path: @gardendesignpdx • • #gdpdx #gardendesignpdx #landscapedesi̇gn #portlandgardens #womanownedbusiness #womenandqueerinlandscaping #smallbusiness #landscapecontractor

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