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Urban Ecosystems is a professional landscape design and construction firm that is located in Portland, Oregon. We are dedicated to providing sustainable landscaping solutions.LCB #7792 LCP#14066

Replace Grass with a Dynamic Naturescape

Stone Waterfeature, Pathway, and Trellis

Spiral Flagstone Patio Nears Completion

Raised Beds for Home Grown Organic Veggies

From Wine to Water

Before photo of the garden shed.

Concrete patio prior to project

Garden Design: Essential to Success

Deck, Patio, Bridge, Beach, Firepit, WOW!

Shelter and Water

Progress on the Patio

Spiral Surrounds Firepit Site

Butterflies are important pollinators. Marigolds repel plant damaging insects

Maybe Marsh Mallow May Be Marshmallows

Northwest Herbalists Delight

Low Tech Rainwater Harvesting

Western Swallowtail on Marigold

Stones Anchor the Landscape

Welcome to the Jungle

Before Photo of Backyard Area

Flagstone Patio and Rock Bubbler

Beautiful Boulder Beach

Fires Over the Stream

Holy Hardy Fuchsia Blossoms

Bodacious Blazing Red Bee Balm Blossoms

red rock

igneose ralfite

Pebble Pathways, River Cobble Edging, & Hemlock Mulch

Boulder Buffer

Wetland Excavation

Recycled

Impervious

Custom Cedar Decking and Starburst Patio

Shade Structures Conserve Energy

Garden Entrance

Before the Flagstone Patio

Perennial Pollinator Bouquet

Flagstone Patio and Fire Pit

North Side Entrance to the Garden

Winter Camellia Bloom

Used to be a Lawn

Heavenly Not Bamboo

Pollinator Perennials

Climbing Structures Provide Privacy

Garden Focal Point

Glorius Amaranthus

Spiral Herb Garden

Coarse Woody Debris

Secret Garden

Raised Veggie Beds, Herbs, and Grapevine Trellising

Before Photo of Veggie Garden

Before the Bocce Court

Bocce Court and Bamboo Planters

New Construction Displays Details

Privacy Screen and Grapevine Arbor

Starburst Flagstone Patio

Rock Wall and Walkway

Rock Wall and Walkway Details

Grass and Arborvitae: Boring

Durable Rock

The Green GardenHome

Functional, Attractive, and Edible

Buteos jamacainsis

The Greeting Garden: Before

Water Bubbler, Cobbles, and Flagstone

nativeplants

Thanks for visiting The Green GardenHome!

Moss Rock Herb Garden

Tree Silhouhette Welcome Arbor

Welcome to the Mt Tabor Retreat Garden

The rock bench begins to take shape.

Invasive Weeds Gone

Custom Cedar Decking and Shade Trellising

Much Better than a Concrete Patio

Cedar: The Tree of Life

Water in the Environment

View from the Patio

Desert Oasis

Garden Interior

The Raised Bed Veggie Garden

Coool Composter

edible

Meditation Grotto and Red-Tailed Hawk

Wildlife Hedge

ProliFicus

Sun Fountain

Forest Garden Entrance

Treehouse View

Lots of Potential

Invasive Plants

Pollinators Delight

Terraced Slopes

Jade Bonsai

The Herb Garden

Big Step Up

The Tree House/Chicken Coop/Sleeping Loft

More Herbs

Hill Veggie Garden

Bridge to Enlightenment

The Native Garden

Recycled Bench

The Potting Bench

Echo Effecto

Depostion Indicates Upstream Erosion

Autumn Dogwood Delight

Leftover Concrete

naturescaping

Fire Trancer

The Welcome Garden

Meditation Grotto and Red-Tailed Hawk

Urban Henhouse

Snow in Babble On

Lawn Eaters

Red Tail Torso

Detailed in Stones

Sun and Moon Patio in the Hangin Garden of Babble On

Walking on the Moon

Sun Rays

Constructing the Sun

Autumn Fire Pit

Solitude Spot

Fire in the Ladscape

Forest Garden Entrance

Flagstone Welcome Walkway

Greeting Garden

Forest Garden Gate

The Forest Garden

Forest Pathway to Treehouse

Flagstone Forest Garden Bench

Herbs and Perennials

Weeding Reprieve

Chicken Tractor

Wintertime Rockwork

The Chicken Coop in Winter

Treehouse View

Cool Rock Shelf

The Meditation Grotto

Bonsai Forest

The Buddha and The Cairn

Black-Capped Chickadee

Constructing the Hawk

Before Photo of Backyard Area

The Meditation Deck

H2O Interface Unit

Hawk Torso

Sun and Moon Patio in the Hangin Garden of Babble On

Patio is Shaping Up

Chicken Tractor: The Work of Nature

Invasive Weed Removal

Boring Boxwoods

Tool Central

the rock patio is starting to take shape

Patio is Completed!

Hangin Garden of Babble On

Project Design

Remove the Grass

Pollinator Garden

Ecoroof on the Meditation Deck

Solitude Spot

Woodchip Pathways

Welcome Garden

Hidden Patio

Steep Slope or Steep Steps

Jute Netting for Slope Stabilization

Lots of Plants to Plant

Holy Holes Batman

Cherry Blossoms

Planting the Slope

Natives, Evergreens, Spines, and Thorns

Swales for Slope Stability and Water Conservation

Driving Range and Putting Green

Garden Layers

Breadth of the Slope II

Life After the Boxwoods

Breadth of the Slope I

Pollinator Garden

Wetland Excavation Too

The Finished Wetland

Spiral Herb Garden

Firepit, stone bench, and spiral flagstone patio

Pebble Pathways and River Cobble Edging

view of the patio from a different angle

Pathway, Drainage, & Garden Bed Overview

Deep Fertile Soil Stores Water

French Drain For Every Downspout

South Side Sunshine Good & Bad

Firepits First Fire

Construction of the rock bench.

Beginnings of the Rock Bench

Ecoroof liner and trellising

Flagstone Patios: Giant Jigsaw Puzzles

Laying out the Spiral Patio

Prolific English Ivy

The Victorious Centaur

Choking the Stream

Huge Potential

About to Overtake the House

Flagstone Patio and Bridge

Looking from the northeast to the house before project

Invasive Weed Removal

The Pollinator Garden

Hill Veggie Garden

Garden Interior

Utilizing space effectively creates functional areas in the ecological garden.

Northwest Natives Garden

Northwest Herbal Delight

Above Ground Indicators

Beach Construction

Natural Boulder Steps

Natural Boulder Steps

Beach Preparation

The Path Less Travelled

Starting to buildup the compost piles

Low Tech Ecoroofs

Bountiful Forest Garden

The Results are In

Gorgeous Greeting Area

Forest Garden Entrance Gate

Welcome Garden

Jade Bonsai

Ceanothus: Pollinator Magnet

Natural Ecosystems

Mature Naturescape

Raised Beds for Home Grown Organic Veggies

Forest Garden Pathway

Red Hot Poker

Three-dimensional Gardening: Utilizing maximum space in the garden

Bonfire

The American City

Welcome to The Green GardenHome

Welcome Garden for Birds Too!

Trellising Adds Structure and Dimension

Sand Box Stockpile

Fresh Eggs for Me, You, and the Neighbors

Warming up the Drums

looking up through the rafters

Ecoroof Construction

Green Neighborhoods

Ecoroof Construction

more wood framing for the porch

Resident gnome

Lots of Potential

South Wall Climbing Trellis Cools Interior

Shed Interior

Ecoroof Construction

Ecoroof Construction

Driftwood Blues

Cool Woodworking

Driftwood Timber Supports Trellis

Vegetation Establishment

Herbal Delight

South Wall Climbing Trellis Cools Interior

South Entrance to the Garden

Tropical Sun Garden

Tropical Winter Garden

Ecolawn

Perennial Pollinator Garden

Step into the Garden

Orchard Guild

Rainwater Harvesting

Entrance Steps

Solar Lighting

Cairn Garden

Wildlife Hedge

Jason Raschke MST LCP

The Sherwood Middle School Ecogarden

Sun Dial

Candle light at night in the hangin garden of babble on

Fig Leaves on the Sun and Moon Patio

The Bonsai Planting Bench and The Stepping Stones to Enlightenment Garden

Storage and structure

Urban Permaculture

Native Garden

Weeping Willow Treehouse

Pathways: The distributary system of the ecological landscape.

Bountiful Fig

Weeping Willow Treehouse old

Fall Veggie Garden

Colorful Veggie Gardens

Red Osier Dogwood

Autumn Wildlife Hedge

View from inside the Keyhole

Entrance to the Native Keyhole Garden

Viburnum and variegated elderberry

Wildlife Hedge and Raspberry Patch

The Sandpit

Bamboo Trellising

Permeable Paver Driveway

Cedar Platform Steps

Replacement Driveway

Saikei

Raised Beds for Home Grown Organic Veggies

Fireweed or Ruinweed in Germany

Bonsai Potting Bench

Treehouse Stairs to the Forest Garden

Wildlife Hedge

Hostas Have it Made in the Shade

Japanese Garden Elements

Saikei Detail

Sustainable Techniques Videos

Home Fresh Eggs are even better than Farm Fresh Eggs

Textural Detail

Native plants are intrinsically sustainable.

Break out of the Mold!

Diversity vs Monoculture

Red Osier Dogwood

Vine Maple and Currant

Clarodendron trichotomum

Ecological Landscape Design

Habitat Assessment

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