
About Us
So you want a garden that is uniquely yours?- one that matches your dreams with your lifestyle, your gardening interests, your home's architecture, and your budget, and at the same time deals with all those oddities peculiar to your site?
With over 30 years of experience, I can help. My job is to design gardens people can enjoy daily. Please see my website for more information on my landscape design business and how I can help you create your own personal garden.
Services Provided
Custom Bocce Ball Courts, Custom Fire Pits, Custom Water Features, Deck Design, Drafting, Drought Tolerant Landscaping, Edible Gardens, Garden Design, Gazebo Design & Construction, Green Roofing, Greenhouse Design & Construction, Hardscaping, Landscape Design, Landscape Plans, Living Walls, Natural Swimming Pools, Organic Gardens, Outdoor Lighting Design, Patio Design, Pond Construction, Pool Landscaping, Shed Design & Construction, Site Planning
Areas Served
Cedar Hills, Cedar Mill, Garden Home-Whitford, Lake Oswego, Portland, Raleigh Hills, Vancouver, West Haven-Sylvan, West Slope, Portland Metropolitan Area, Vancouver Washington, Northern Oregon Coast
Awards
Certified by the Association of Professional Landscape Designers since 2002
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11 Reviews for Barbara Hilty Landscape Design LLC

Debbie Tubbs
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Barbara was a joy to work with! I thought there would be some challenges with my back yard but with her knowledge and creativity she came up with a beautiful design. It was a great experience and we love our landscape!
May 20, 2018

John & Mary Liedel
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Barbara brought artistic design and years of experience to our landscape project. She listened carefully to our broad vision and specific needs to help us create a courtyard garden that is beyond our expectation. She is a delight to work with, both efficient and highly collaborative with us and our contractor. She has our highest recommendation.
November 25, 2017

Perrin Stewart
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Barbara is a delight to work with. She has a great design sense and a vast knowledge of what works here in the NW. She also put us in touch with great sources for trees + rock work.
September 9, 2017

floross
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Barbara is wonderful! She is patient, knowledgeable and I couldn't be more pleased with my yard.
After the project started I changed my mind about a couple of major details. I decided to remodel our old garage into an outdoor room which changed how we could use the yard. I called Barbara and she enthusiastically arranged to come to my house to listen to my concerns. She said she wanted me to be happy, asked a few questions, quietly thought for a few minutes, and almost instantly came up with a solution to my concerns. She then drew a rough sketch of what the new plan could look like. What had bothered me for days was quickly addressed and resolved without burden.
It has been a year since all of the plants have been planted. Our small yard has been transformed into a peaceful haven for hummingbirds, Mason bees, song birds and humans. Instead of avoiding our yard we are drawn into our yard where we enjoy meals, playing, reading books, listening to my daughter play the cello... It is exactly what I would have wished for if I had known enough about design to wish for it.
Just perfect!
September 6, 2017

Claudia Evers
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Barbara Hilty is an amazing landscape designer! I started working with Barbara in 2007 when my husband and I built a new house, and I didn't want to landscape without a clear plan. Barbara came to our home, walked through every room looking out every window to see what view each held, then walked around outside checking out the outside views and issues that needed to be addressed in the design. After all of that, she sat with me asking me what my vision was for my garden. She spent time listening to my flower and garden style preferences, making suggestions. When I got the landscape plan, I was totally satisfied. Barbara had captured exactly what I had envisioned! Since 2007, Barbara has continued to check-in to see how my garden is maturing. I have recommended Barbara to several friends, and I would highly recommend Barbara Hilty of Barbara Hilty Landscape Design to you!




August 29, 2017

egilleland7
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We highly recommend this very personable and professional designer. She listened carefully, came up with a plan that not only satisfied our request but took into account issues we didn't even think of, and she was never defensive if we asked for another suggestion. She had great contractors for us to interview and she stayed involved in the entire process to iron out any problems. Our project was extensive including replacing the back patio, replacing rock walls with concrete retaining walls with masonry cap, and replacing the front lawn with an array of reused and new plants to showcase the new front porch we had just installed. Absolutely beautiful!
November 18, 2015

mtodd
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Barbara designed our front yard landscape. We love it. The old front yard was depressing and the eyesore of the neighborhood. Pulling into our driveway and looking at the busy yard with too many plants and a hodge podge design created a feeling of chaos and overload.
Now, each time we look at the landscape, we smile and are thrilled with what Barbara created. The look is pleasing, the layout is very functional, the design, the plants, the extra touches are wonderful. We have now become the beauty of the neighborhood. The elegance and allure of the front continues to elicit positive comments from neighbors two years after installation. People still ask about the design and admire how it has turned out.
We're thrilled with Barbara and hope to have her put her finishing touches on the backyard.
January 25, 2015

6zolamarie2
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I've worked with Barbara for both my backyard and front. She is wonderful!
Her designs are lovely and flowing. She is an artist by nature. She's is very considerate about cost containment and is flexible about the budget. Her commitment to the natural world goes beyond landscape design. i admire her environmental values and have learned a great deal from her.
May 11, 2014

EMERALD STONE MASONRY INC.
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We have had the pleasure of installing many of Barbara's designs over the last ten years. Her designs are always creative, well thought out, and beautiful. She is a great listener and collaborator-always open to ideas from her clients and the craftsmen on the job. Barbara has a lifetime of experience and really understands how a garden should function for the client, the space, and the site conditions. We would Highly recommend Barbara for any of your landscape design needs.

May 1, 2014

populustremuloides
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Barbara designed a fairy wonderland out of our backyard for our son's wedding. She knows plants for the northwest very well and had great ideas for what we wanted. In our case the garden includes planting borders with species that bloom at different times of the year, species with fragrance, lawn, rock work, a patio, and a deck, The pictures speak for themselves.

April 20, 2014Last modified:April 20, 2014

elisabethkierkegaarde
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Our dental practice, Burlingame Dental Arts, hired Barbara to re do our landscaping. The plan she designed was so beautiful and improved the look of the building immensely. Barbara is very creative and able to think outside the box. We had some difficult logistic issues with the back of our office and she solved these problems easily. The job came in on budget and we are really pleased with the result. I liked working with Barbara so much that I hired her to do the landscape design for my home. She listens, she delivers what she says she is going to, and she is an absolute pleasure with whom to work. I can highly recommend Barbara Hilty Landscape Design!
April 20, 2014
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Commented: What is the variegated shrub in the background? Thank you.If I remember correctly it is a Acer palmatum 'Butterfly'--Butterfly Japanese Maple.
Thanks for your inquiry, and happy gardening!
Barb
August 25, 2018
Commented: Love the tree at front of picture!!!That tree is a Coral Bark Maple: Acer palmatum 'Sangu Kaku'. Great all season tree.
July 24, 2016
Commented: I love this fencing. Is it custom or available at a retail store?Glad you like the fence. It is a custom design built by "The Bamboo Man" of Brush Prairie, Washington. I collaborated with him on the design to create a fence my client liked that worked w...
January 29, 2016
Commented: Are these natural stone or concrete?Alyse, Thanks for the compliment! The steps are cut stone.
January 16, 2016
Commented: ConcreteI'm sorry for the confusion. It is a combination of poured concrete and architectural slabs. A good concrete company could do this easily, as long as you are specific about the sizes and spacing.
October 23, 2015
Commented: what is the name of that plant?This is a type of Abutilon, as to which variety, I don't know. Common name: Chinese Lanterns, even though it's origins are from Brazil. It is a subtropical plant, tender here in the Pacific Northwe...
June 4, 2015
Contact Barbara Hilty Landscape Design LLC
254 NW Macleay Blvd.
Portland, OR 97210
Portland, OR 97210
Typical Job Cost $8,000 - 200,000
This is for the total overall cost of a project, while my cost would be for design and consulting during installation by licensed professionals. Please see my website for more information.
This is for the total overall cost of a project, while my cost would be for design and consulting during installation by licensed professionals. Please see my website for more information.
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I'm so glad you like your revamped garden. Enjoy!
Barb