Grounded Landscape Design

Our designers’ expertise goes beyond their years of experience, college degrees and specialty certifications. Their love of design and quality construction, as well as their ability to see the nuanced patterns of the outdoors, is often what differentiates them from other designers. We bring designs into reality by using our skilled in-house construction teams. We remain in charge of the job, overseeing all the details to ensure the work is done right. This saves clients' time, money and headaches as they don’t have to find, qualify and supervise sub-contractors Our team is passionate about the Pacific Northwest and its environment. We care about regenerating native eco-systems and optimizing soil health. This often comes to life in selecting native species that are drought tolerant and attract bio-diversity. Non-profits we support include the Beacon Food Forest and the Rodale Institute. "These guys took care of a big job for us - all new front and back yard planting, slope regrade and sod, pathing, flagstone patio and cedar deck. The team was SO professional. I've never worked with a crew so hardworking, capable and tidy. My husband and I didn't exactly know what we were getting into at the start, but they quickly gained our trust and exceeded expectations. We'd absolutely work with them again. Recommend!" "They are truly brilliant designers. Ever since we bought our house we have been searching for ways to push back our retaining wall to get more usable space, but it just wasn’t feasible. We then decided to reach out to a few landscape architects to see if they could accommodate our dreams and needs for our backyard. We then found Grounded, and we were just blown away by their design." "The designer came for a consultation and right away he understood our vision. His goal was to give us a multi-use, easy to maintain outdoor space, while also giving our son a fun place to adventure and play. Our designer was easy to work with and listened to our needs. The crew were friendly and courteous, always on time, and took real pride in their work. The attention to detail was top notch! We are so thrilled with the results."

Pengpeng Wang
5 Star
We had great experience with the driveway and landscape project by Grounded Landscape Design. It was a complete replacement of our old driveway with pavers, rebuild of our backyard patio, and installation of all the landscape and lightings throughout. Initially, we were stressed out by the size of the project, and worried whether the project would be over our budget, and its disruption to our daily life. We were pleasely surprised by the result! The final outcome of the project by Grounded Landscape Design, driveway, patio and everything, look beautiful besides being very functional and serving our day-to-day needs. During the project, the Grounded Landscape Design team were very efficient and friendly. We really enjoyed working with Karen, who came up with the great design within our budget, with Francisco and the construction team who did a great work and always cleaned up after each day’s work. We would recommend Grounded Landscape Design highly!
Sunday 11th September 2022

Stephen Stott
5 Star
We replace our old concrete driveway with pavers, replaced / improved retaining walls, walkways, hardscape and landscaping in our front yard . Added a staircase to our lower yard, as well as installing new exterior lighting for both our front and back yards. Our Grounded Landscaping Team (Kathryn - project manager / Francisco, Junior, and Sebastian) were a pleasure to work with. They developed a plan, drawings, budget and schedule that they maintained throughout the effort. It was also necessary to coordinate with another onsite contractor, which they did seamlessly. The team were efficient, friendly, informative, and cleaned up after each days efforts. This was great "value for money" and we are totally pleased with the final result. I would recommend Grounded Landscaping highly to anyone who needs work done.
Thursday 23rd June 2022

Sara Voskuhl
5 Star
After the removal of several huge Douglas Fir trees that were taking the hillside down with them, we hired Grounded Landscape Design to help us build a proper retaining wall, replace all of the fences, create a backyard full of durable raised beds for vegetables, plus a patio and walkways. Even though they initially promised two designs, Kathryn was so excited about our project that she gave us four, and helped us to land on a design that was like nothing we had even considered. The crew that performed the actual work was the same every day, and were incredibly tidy and respectful of our property throughout the entire build. Weekly meetings with the designer helped to keep us updated. When we hit little snags along the way (both unforeseen site challenges and miscommunications between the designers and crew), they always went above and beyond to figure things out and correct the issues, without complaint. At the end of the project they ensured we were satisfied, with several final walkthroughs, and sent the crew leader back right away to catch the one little detail that was missed. We couldn't be happier with the outcome. This was not the cheapest bid we received, but they came in on budget, and we have no regrets now that we're done, knowing that we got exactly what we wanted and just how great the entire crew was to work with.
Tuesday 10th May 2022

Cate Rees
5 Star
They are truly brilliant designers. Ever since we bought our house we have been searching for ways to push back our retaining wall to get more usable space, but it just wasn’t feasible. We then decided to reach out to a few landscape architects to see if they could accommodate our dreams and needs for our backyard. We then found Grounded, and we were just blown away by their design. They delivered on all of our requests and considered every small detail, from having very low maintenance plants to perfectly placed privacy trees to even plants that look good all year long (I certainly don’t have the time, knowledge or patience to see what can live in this climate and look good all year round). Their crew was excellent, they put in so much hard work and were incredibly courteous. Communication throughout the project was excellent and they listened to any concerns we had and communicated any small adjustments they thought should be made. The final product was beyond our wildest dreams and we could not be happier with the results. They turned our hideous retaining wall we tried so hard to get rid of, into the shining star of our backyard! From the flow, to the layout, to the materials, it is our little piece of paradise now. It’s October and we are trying to find any bit of dry weather that we can to spend in our backyard oasis. We cannot recommend Grounded enough!
Thursday 8th October 2020

Jay Yamamoto
5 Star
We where planning on removing our old lawn and replacing it with new sod. Reached out to Grounded Landscaping Design for an estimate. The owner Chris Blonski came out to meet with us and recommended other options to improve our landscaping needs. Chris sent his proposal to us within a couple days for our approval. Once accepted Grounded started our project the following week. Overall Chris's crew put in new sod, created a dry creek with cobbles, planted new shrubs, removed 2 old tree stumps/planted 6 arborvitae in that area and barked our whole front and back area at a very reasonable cost. If you are looking to update or add to your landscape do not hesitate to reach out to Grounded Landscaping Design. Chris and his crew will exceed you expectations in everyway imaginable.
Monday 25th March 2024