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The Gardensmith is a landscape design business based in Milwaukie, Oregon.

Services range from one-time consultations to designing and overseeing the installation of complete landscapes.

The Gardensmith works to match the client's idea of the perfect landscape with the reality of their site restrictions (sun, shade, clay soil, etc.). The Gardensmith also takes into consideration the time and budget restraints on maintaining the landscape.



We love plants, especially those that serve multiple purposes. Get to know The Gardensmith by exploring the photos below:

Clematis jackmanii climbs through a lilac tree, extending the bloom of the tree through the summer.

Callicarpa japonica 'Leuocarpa'

Ilex 'Little Rascal' is especially pretty with winter frost

Kniphofia 'Little Maid'

Tricyrtis flowers deserve a close-up inspection

Japanese Painted Fern with Asarum caudatum

Ribes sanguinium makes a lovely native hedge

Iris foetidissima seed pods add color to the fall and winter garden

Rhododendron 'Snow Lady' blooms in late winter and has great looking folliage year round

Citrus 'Improved Meyer'