Hilary Hutler Landscape Design

Low-water Gardens for Plant Lovers

 

I offer full service landscape design in Portland, Oregon, and work closely with trusted contactors to see your project through to its installation.

My favorite projects are plant-focused, with the goal of sharing our urban environment with pollinators, birds, and other wildlife. I strive to build low-water gardens that, once established, only need occasional supplemental water during our dry summers.

 

Services Offered

  • Landscape Design

    Let me help you re-imagine your outdoor space to add comfortable outdoor living, beauty, privacy, and easy transportation around your property. Once the design is complete, I will recommend a trusted contractor to install your project. I offer sourcing of beautiful plant material as well. Designs start at $2000.

  • Planting Plan

    An affordable option for smaller projects when a contractor is not needed. Let me create a beautiful and lasting planting plan for your property that you can install on your own or with the help of a landscape laborer. This option can include plant sourcing along with my support during installation. Planting plans start at $1200.

  • Consultation

    Not sure where to begin? Consider a two hour, in-person landscape consultation. We’ll meet at your site and discuss possibilities, approaches, and costs for a landscaping project. I recommend copious note-taking, but a follow-up document with resources and recommendations is available. Consultation starts at $275.

Testimonials

 

It was just so much fun to work with Hilary. Truly a collaborative process that included her expansive knowledge of plants, her sense of humor regarding plant nerds, and her genuine enthusiasm for the design process. I could happily do this every spring to refine and revive, to expand and complete my garden.

— Jan D.

Hilary is simply the best. She took the time to really understand what we were looking for, walking us through every step of the process to ensure it went smoothly. Our yard was transformed! At least once a week we have someone go out of their way to tell us how incredible it looks. All due to Hilary and her incredible vision and talent. I can not recommend her more highly! 

— Megan L.

Hilary  is one of the most knowledgeable designers I’ve worked with regarding climate-adaptive plants, native specimens, and what is really going to thrive based on your project’s orientation. Whether you are looking for someone to build a comprehensive plant list and guide an installation you’re leading yourself, or let Hilary guide the entire project, I cannot recommend her services enough. She helped transform our yard into exactly what we were looking for, and I have plans to have Hilary support a larger design and installation in our backyard.

— Will M.

Hilary was wonderful to work with. She listened to us to learn about our goals for our front and back yard. She was able to incorporate the modern style that I wanted with low maintenance/ native plants that fit our lifestyle and will thrive in the Northwest. Even with the plants dormant, we’ve been thrilled with the hardscape design. On top of that, she’s fun to work with. Highly recommend!

— Andrea S.

I would absolutely work with Hilary Hutler Landscape Design again and have recommended her services to others. I bought a house that had been a rental for a decade and the yard was completely overgrown. Hilary helped me completely redesign the yard to be waterwise, beautiful, and low maintenance, all of which were important to me. Since I wanted to be involved in choosing plants, Hilary generously provided me a list of plants to consider and then developed a landscape plan including the plants I chose and a rainwater catchment feature at my request. Two years later, I’m still very happy with my landscape design and get compliments from people passing by.

— Elsa K.

 

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