Specializing in sustainable, dynamic landscape designs in the Portland area, Second Nature Garden Design can help you create an attractive, ecologically-functional retreat with year round appeal. Resourceful, low maintenance, and imaginative solutions are guided by your objectives and inspired by the quality of the location and house style. Space constraints are optimized and plant selection - mostly local native species - is always influenced by the site and its conditions, for maximum success.
Your beautiful, unique garden will feel like it's a part of you. As the human-dominated landscape expands, wild spaces disappear and pollinators, birds, and other wildlife are left without places to live and thrive. Eco-functional designs typically minimize conventional lawn to help provide habitat for dwindling wildlife, as well as space for homegrown food, if desired.
Other benefits include water and energy conservation, storm water management, and elimination of synthetic chemicals and pollution.
Your beautiful, unique garden will feel like it's a part of you. As the human-dominated landscape expands, wild spaces disappear and pollinators, birds, and other wildlife are left without places to live and thrive. Eco-functional designs typically minimize conventional lawn to help provide habitat for dwindling wildlife, as well as space for homegrown food, if desired.
Other benefits include water and energy conservation, storm water management, and elimination of synthetic chemicals and pollution.
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For as long as I can remember I've been smitten with growing things and have had a tremendous respect for all living beings.
I considered myself a conservationist as soon as I learned what the word meant.
With an academic background in biology, my design work bridges the fields of ecology, wildlife conservation, and landscape design.
Since 1996 I've professionally planned unique Pacific Northwest gardens that transform underused spaces into vibrant and ecologically functional landscapes.
Utilizing botanical expertise as well as design, permaculture, and restoration ecology principles, my designs help increase biodiversity, conserve resources, and meet clients' goals.
I considered myself a conservationist as soon as I learned what the word meant.
With an academic background in biology, my design work bridges the fields of ecology, wildlife conservation, and landscape design.
Since 1996 I've professionally planned unique Pacific Northwest gardens that transform underused spaces into vibrant and ecologically functional landscapes.
Utilizing botanical expertise as well as design, permaculture, and restoration ecology principles, my designs help increase biodiversity, conserve resources, and meet clients' goals.
We live in an age of tremendous human activity and are losing the fight to save biodiversity.
True wilderness is almost non-existent and habitat loss has caused 30 percent of the world's species to be on the brink of extinction; many more will be permanently lost within our lifetimes.
Due to a heightened awareness of the earth's fragility, many of us feel helpless and hopeless over the human-induced destruction of the earth's flora and fauna.
But having knowledge of what we do wrong enables us to make things right: In our own private yards we can create a little piece of the world we want to live in.
True wilderness is almost non-existent and habitat loss has caused 30 percent of the world's species to be on the brink of extinction; many more will be permanently lost within our lifetimes.
Due to a heightened awareness of the earth's fragility, many of us feel helpless and hopeless over the human-induced destruction of the earth's flora and fauna.
But having knowledge of what we do wrong enables us to make things right: In our own private yards we can create a little piece of the world we want to live in.
There are times when all you need is to get a few questions answered, bounce your design or plant choice ideas off someone experienced, or simply get some novel input from a fresh pair of eyes.
Second Nature Garden Design is pleased to offer consultations at your home to help you thoughtfully design your garden and choose plants that will thrive in your location and conditions.
A consultation can also be the pathway to a custom design: If a custom design is desired following a consultation, the consultation fee is applied to the design fee upon signing of contract.
Second Nature Garden Design is pleased to offer consultations at your home to help you thoughtfully design your garden and choose plants that will thrive in your location and conditions.
A consultation can also be the pathway to a custom design: If a custom design is desired following a consultation, the consultation fee is applied to the design fee upon signing of contract.
Custom landscape designs are plans that are suited to your particular site and ecosystem.
Drawn from a bird's-eye view (and other perspectives, if needed), they are suitable for implementation by homeowners or professionals.
To help you decide what you want (and don't want) in your yard, take a peek at this questionnaire.
Initial consultation: This first appointment, usually about an hour in length, serves to survey your site, discuss your goals and concerns, and offer ideas and suggestions.
Following the consultation, a proposal/contract with estimated fees is prepared and submitted to you.
Drawn from a bird's-eye view (and other perspectives, if needed), they are suitable for implementation by homeowners or professionals.
To help you decide what you want (and don't want) in your yard, take a peek at this questionnaire.
Initial consultation: This first appointment, usually about an hour in length, serves to survey your site, discuss your goals and concerns, and offer ideas and suggestions.
Following the consultation, a proposal/contract with estimated fees is prepared and submitted to you.
The purpose of this questionnaire is to obtain info that will be used to prepare a design for your residential site that fits your needs and the ecology of the site.
All information will be held in strict confidence.
Please feel free to make additional comments wherever you think it would be helpful.
Please list the current problems in the front yard that you think should be minimized or overcome in the design.
Please list the current problems in the back yard that you think should be minimized or overcome in the design.
All information will be held in strict confidence.
Please feel free to make additional comments wherever you think it would be helpful.
Please list the current problems in the front yard that you think should be minimized or overcome in the design.
Please list the current problems in the back yard that you think should be minimized or overcome in the design.
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