Portland's Green Street facilities are small rain gardens that catch rain water, letting it naturally return to the ground. Why should you care?

From my perspective, landscaping tastes change gradually- but they are always changing. What rose or fell in 2013?  Here are three winners and three losers:

"Are you guys busy?" A great question, but one I hate to hear. Why?

Answering questions is part of my job as a landscape designer. That doesn't mean I like every question I get asked...

 Profile of a Ross NW Watergardens project from summer 2013. This landscape started as a barren and blank front yard with a dated retaining wall. See what it became!

And read more about our Japanese garden design-build service here.

Here at Ross NW Watergardens we describe ourselves as "custom residential landscape contractors" (and sometimes I throw "high end" in there too). What does "custom" mean? Isn't every landscape custom? 

Note: The NWF no longer certifies landscape professionals.

Ross NW Watergardens is proud to be Certified as Wildlife Landscaping Professional by the National Wildlife Foundation. What does that mean?

We at Ross NW Watergardens are happy to announce that we have been named one of 12 finalists for Total Landscape Care's "Landscaper of the Year" award! 

Ross NW Watergardens is featured in the July issue of LC/DBM!

​Early spring we had some great weather. You probably walked through your landscaping and came up with all sorts of improvement plans. This is the year your garden really takes off!