Ridgefield, WA is about a 15 minute drive North of Portland- and isn’t somewhere we have worked a lot. But when the right designer with the right clients approached us about a large Japanese garden project we couldn't say no.

The home sits on a 2 acre site and already had a mature landscape. Michael Ellena, the landscape designer for the project, had been removing trees and shrubs while improving the ones left in place for several years. Now the real work began....

We have created a large dry creek and pond, set over 300(!) tons of boulders, and installed hundreds of plants. Some of the trees are larger (and more expensive) than many cars.

There are also stone walkways, a patio, fire pit, gate columns and a mailbox. The large irrigation system was renovated and expanded. A low voltage lighting landscape lighting system with brass fixtures will be installed this next week.

Below you will find pictures of the finished product and some progress pictures as well.

Ridgefield Washington Landscape Design Build:

Ridgefield Landscape Partners:

• Stone NW supplied boulders and building stone.

• Ewing Irrigation supplied irrigation materials.

• Lighting products came from AMP.

• Large trees are courtesy Patterson Nursery and Bentwood Tree Farm.

• Other plant material is from R&M Plant Procurement and Chehalem Mountain Nursery.

• Pizza from Dough Boys.