The hardscape phase of the installation starts with grading, contouring, assessing drainage, and installing the infrastructure for utilities such as irrigation and electrical. Trusted subcontractors are often used for portions of the hardscape. If there are existing plantings, they may need to be edited, with unsuitable, invasive or ailing plants to be thoroughly removed. 

Subsequently, the hardscape features, such as seating areas, retaining or terracing walls, paths, pergolas and other structures will be built. In the Mid-Columbia, one often frequents different outdoor places for sitting or eating during the course of the year, in tune with the changing seasons and weather. Prior to the plant installation (softscape), the soil will be amended thoroughly using organic methods.  We propagate or grow on most of the plants in our own growing facility, and we also have a small container tree nursery. We do not retail our plants to the public as we exclusively use them in our landscape installations.