
About Us
The Gardensmith works with clients who see their outdoor spaces as an extension of their homes, who enjoy spending time entertaining, playing, and relaxing in their gardens. Services range from one-time consultations to designing complete landscapes throughout the Portland area.
Sarah Smith has designed gardens for nearly 20 years for a wide range of homeowners. Sarah's home garden in Milwaukie serves as a testing ground for plants and ideas.
Services Provided
Garden Design, Landscape Design, Consultation
Areas Served
Clackamas, Damascus, Durham, Garden Home-Whitford, Gladstone, Happy Valley, Jennings Lodge, Johnson City, King City, Lake Oswego, Lents, Marylhurst, Milwaukie, Oak Grove, Oatfield, Oregon City, Portland, Raleigh Hills, Stafford, Sunnyside, Tigard, Tualatin, West Linn, Wilsonville, Sellwood, 97222
Credentials
2 Houzz Awards
3 Houzz Badges
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5 Reviews for The Gardensmith

Katie Raetz
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Client
Sarah's beautiful work helped us sell our home in one week for the asking price. She used a lot of what was in the yard, but arranged it in a much more appealing manner. She focused on not only curb appeal but cost containment. Her knowledge of plants and placement accentuated what we had and built drama into our landscape.
Thank you, Sarah for a job very well done!
August 31, 2017

grampybrewer
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Client
Sarah was outstanding at adapting our ideas into a workable, professional design that we just love. Her ability to turn our yard from so-so to beautiful and incorporating what we wanted, not just what she designed,, is her strong point. We can't say enough nice things about her!
December 15, 2015

lindahenn3
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Client
I hired Sarah before I moved to Portland or closed escrow on my home. I knew we would have a pleasant, productive working relation & I wasn't wrong. Her knowledge of the local plant pallet & her design expertise fit in perfectly with my needs & design background. She introduced me to an excellent landscape construction group. Sarah created a beautiful design plan & it is a joy to see it coming to fruition.
December 13, 2015

Debi Brewer
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Client
Sarah is very knowledgeable, patient and easy to work with. We met with Sarah last year to discuss what we were looking for in yard design and plants. She showed us a couple plan designs to choose from for our front and back yards. We only made a few changes to the plan. She also gave us plan notes, a list of plants with descriptions and numerous pages of great reference material. Sarah helped us coordinate all the players involved in this project, kept us on schedule and was our go-between when issues had to be resolved and/or decisions had to be made. Our project was completed in April, right on schedule. My husband and I are not very knowledgeable about how to design our yard or about plants. Thanks to Sarah, our yard is BEAUTIFUL!!! We have received numerous compliments about out yard. As questions come up, we continue to use Sarah's expertise.
September 4, 2015

omarshouse
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Client
I have worked with Sarah for over 3 years on development of the design of my yard and garden. This project started before contractors started working on the house rehab so we could move large plants/bushes useful in the design and out of the way of building crews and then incorporating them into the plan when construction finished. The ultimate design has ADA in mind so a gardener with limited mobility can still enjoy growing things. Included are 24" raised beds, access to the inclined area of the yard without going up stairs and irrigation heads throughout the yard and raised beds. Sarah has taught me how to keep up the garden with less effort including incorporation of native plants that are easier to keep alive even in our unusually hot and dry summer and how to watch & head off pests and disease. The design drawings include copious amounts of information on how to care for the plants.
July 31, 2015
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7 Comments
Commented: FenceThis was a custom built project. The lumber (unstained and uncut) was purchased at Parr Lumber in the Raleligh Hills area of Portland Oregon. The stain was a custom mix of a couple of Cabbot colors.
May 28, 2017
Commented: What is the height of the fence?The posts are 4x4x8
September 25, 2013
Commented: StainThe stain is Cabot Semi-Transparent Oil Stain. To get the color I mixed 1 part Sandstone to 1 part Taupe. The wood is tight knot cedar.
July 6, 2013
Commented: What type/color of flagstone is that?The stone is Lavender bluestone. The stone is not mortared, the joints are filled with crushed rock/gravel.
May 21, 2013
Commented: Do the containers need holes in the bottom for drainage?I had them powder coated at a local motorcycle shop. I don't remember the name of the color we used - it was special ordered for the project. The shop also cut the bottoms out for drainage.
February 11, 2013
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Milwaukie, OR 97222
Typical Job Cost $800 - 3,000
The above fee is for or design and planning. By the hour consultation and garden coaching/teaching is available to homeowners in the Portland Metro area.
The above fee is for or design and planning. By the hour consultation and garden coaching/teaching is available to homeowners in the Portland Metro area.
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