Northwest Native Garden Gallery

We couldn’t be happier with the collaborative design process Carol facilitated. We have 43 Oregon white oak trees on almost an acre. We wanted to transform much of our English garden with lots of lawn to a more natural habitat with more native species to benefit our native oaks, mammals, birds, butterflies and other insects. We now have a great plan to work from and are enjoying the process of slowly transforming our yard to a beautiful more native environment that will greatly reduce our use of irrigation water and chemicals and our need to constantly be mowing, edging and removing leaves. Thanks Carol!

Our newly remodeled front porch and entrance looked wonderful but didn’t fit with our old front yard. We hired Carol Lindsay of Landscape Design in a Day.

She and her assistant Alana came out on a Saturday to create the design with us.  Carol and Alana showed us several proposals.  They were all good, but we liked different parts of each one, and they were able to combine ideas to make a great final plan.  They were able to keep our old favorite trees and shrubs and incorporate them into the new design, including some that were special to my wife.  They also specified some interesting native plants which we liked.

Then at the end, Carol referred her favorite landscape installer so we did not have to find someone on our own.   Donna Burdick of D and J Landscape Contractors managed the construction of the new front yard and steps.  She was thoughtful, well organized and the work of her crew was excellent.  She worked with Carol to enhance the design even further based on some challenges and opportunities she saw from her construction perspective.  The new front yard enhances the remodeled entry and we have received many compliments from the neighbors.

I worked with Carol Lindsay and Design-in-a-Day two times while in my last house. It was a large yard and used a variety of low maintenance and native plants. Carol worked with me last week to plan the landscaping for my new house with an emphasis on providing food and habitat for the birds, bees, and beneficial bugs. I look forward to purchasing and installing the plants. I love it!

Carol and the Landscape Design in A Day team did a great job with our landscape design. She is extremely knowledgeable on all things plant and landscape related, and worked to fulfill our desires for a NW natural look, with cottage style accents. She is very customer focused and spent time reviewing different options to see what appealed to us the most. Her communication and organizational skills are very strong as well. We are very happy we chose Landscape Design in a Day! For plantings, we used Living Elements Landscape, who seamlessly took the project hand-off to get plants in the ground. Overall it was great teamwork and a super experience!

I highly recommend Carol Lindsay of Landscape Design in a Day for anyone seeking excellent landscape design services. Three years ago, Carol created the plans for our yard, perfectly capturing our aesthetic while incorporating native plants. Her design was thoughtful and comprehensive, giving us a solid foundation to build upon.

Beyond the initial design, Carol has been an invaluable resource. She has consistently been available to answer our questions and has shared helpful contacts for plants and supplies. Her ongoing support has made a significant difference. If you’re looking for a talented and supportive landscape designer in the North Portland area, Carol is an excellent choice.

“Carol understood us and got our style for a NW Natural Landscape Design for our North Portland backyard. The design process–Landscape Design in a Day–is very collaborative and were very happy that she surpassed our expectations for low maintenance, no lawn, great textured plantings, back yard landscape design. She used a combination of native plants and low water plants that added to the year round beauty and she understood that we wanted to do some of the work ourselves and helped us make a beautiful-yard-on-a-budget a reality. Our yard was a sanctuary thanks to Carol. We have recently moved to a new home and would love to work with her again. While she was very professional in sharing her expertise, she made us feel like her friends. Highly recommend.”

We absolutely loved working with Carol! She was really great at asking careful questions and listening carefully, so she truly understood our desires. Her expertise with native plants was invaluable and we ended up with the perfect landscape plan. We also appreciated her efficiency and good prices. It was a great experience start to finish.

Carol made my yard exactly what I wanted it to be. She picked the perfect native plants and flowers against the backdrop of cedars I’m blessed with. I still get compliments five years later. My neighbors even liked my yard so much they hired her too!