Landscape Design & Consultation Services
Consulting Services
Landscape Consultation
Consultations can be the first step in the design process or a stand-alone service that provides you with guidance and insight about your property.
Design advice
Plant identification
Soil testing and ecological assessment
Water systems and Irrigation
Pollinator conservation planning
Urban and Rural Landscape
Design Services
Urban Residential
Master Plans
For typical urban lots, design fees start at $2,400 for a front yard or $4,200 for a full yard plan that includes:
Two meetings at your site
Base map
Layout master plan with hardscape elements/paths/beds
Planting diagram
A detailed plant list with care notes
Resources and maintenance packet
For DIY clients we include notes on installation as well.
Rural Acreage Planning
From visioning to detailed design, our planning services for larger sites support biodiversity, address erosion, and make the most of the property entrusted to your care. Plans start with an in-depth site assessment and can address overall site layout, water considerations, orchards, food forests, incorporating animals into the system as well as habitat and restoration.
Our Landscape Design Process
Initial Consultation The design phase begins with a meeting on-site where we talk about your big-picture goals and needs/wishes. We look at the opportunities and challenges your site presents and discuss your scope and initial budget considerations.
Concept Phase We present a few different scenarios of how the spaces, hardscapes, and different types of plantings could be arranged. We then weave your feedback into a final design.
Final Design The final design has a plan layer with the layout design including hardscapes and a layer with a detailed planting diagram. Supporting documents include a plant list with care notes and pictures of your plant palette.
Project Implementation With a final design in hand, you can take implementation on as a DIY project or choose to work with one of our partner contractors.
We also offer consulting during the installation phase, which can include:
Gathering estimates and helping determine project budget and phases
Pre-construction meeting and walk-through
Plant sourcing and placement on planting day
Landscape orientation when the project is complete to help you get to know your new plants and garden elements and how to care for them through the seasons.
A family garden orientation is a fun way to get everyone involved! I offer a planting and tending mini-workshop with kids.
Tending Your Landscape For ongoing support, we offer garden coaching services and partner with colleagues to provide sustainable/organic maintenance .
Small Scale and DIY
Design Services
Mini-Design Services
Small is beautiful. Utilize our mini-design services to provide help with smaller projects like yard layout, problem areas, landscape updates, and more. Starts at $1,200 and includes a site visit, sketch, and plant list.
Meadowscaping
Our meadowscaping kits and design will transform your planting strip or part of your yard into an easy-care native bee habitat. Available for DIY or full service installation.
Landscape Design Coaching
Do you have ideas about how you’d like to use your yard—how it could look, feel and what kinds of plants you might like to grow—but you’re not sure how to plan it out?
Budget-friendly option for those who need a plan for their yard and want to be hands-on in the process of observing, researching and designing
Gain a deeper understanding of your site
Get the confidence and tools you need to transform your yard into a place you love to be, that supports your needs and the local ecosystem
Through a series of collaborative work sessions, you’ll create a plan tailored to your resources, time, interests, and the microclimates of your site. This is an opportunity to learn about whole-systems design while exploring the possibilities of your site with expert guidance and support. Each phase comes with resources to expand your knowledge of sustainable landscaping, permaculture, water systems, urban ecosystems, pollinator habitat, growing food and herbal medicine, and organic gardening methods.
Session 1: Project vision, base map, site analysis
Session 2: Concept planning of landscape elements, spaces and systems (energy, water, and nutrients)
Session 3: Layout plan and material choices
Session 4: Planting diagram and plant list
The fee for the individual coaching starts at $1,200 for a typical urban lot and includes 4 work sessions (90 min each). Talk with Mulysa about pricing for larger properties and group rates.
Land Tending and Maintenance
Garden Maintenance
Get expert assistance with pruning, perennial care, and drip irrigation to keep your garden healthy and looking its best. Always organic. Available in the Portland Metro area.
Fine pruning
Get expert assistance with pruning your fruit trees, native and ornamental trees under 15’ tall.
Garden Coaching
Working alongside you in your yard, we can accomplish a number of seasonal tasks and you’ll both learn and gain confidence along the way!
Land Tending
We partner with skilled land care practitioners to offer ecological services in the region including plant community assessments, organic invasive species mitigation, riparian zone restoration, and converting woody materials to bio-char.
Other Services
Mapping Services
Our design process generally begins with a detailed site map. Mapping services offer base plans for urban sites as well as large acreage including topographic maps and solar assessments. We also work with partners to provide land stewardship planning and forest management plans.
Shop Plants & Seeds
Check out our selection of edible and native plants! Order online for pick up in Milwaukie, OR. The Resilience Design Nursery is also open by appointment and for special events.
Get In Touch
We would love to help you make your garden dreams come true.