Welcome to Alderwood Designs

Overwhelmed? Where do you start! How do you begin your landscape? These are excellent questions when it comes to landscaping around your residence or business. The first question is where do you go? Who do you talk to? A Landscape designer is a great place to start. Meeting with you and visiting the site a landscape designer can help you evaluate your site and define your needs. (Whether it is a large lawn for your children or a small patio with low maintenance plantings and drip irrigation.) What style of garden are you interested in. (A Japanese Garden, Formal Garden, Native Garden, Edible Garden, Southwest Garden, Tropical Garden) Are you eccentric, reserved, colorful, your landscape can reflect your style. Low maintenance, native plantings, drip irrigation are all other questions that need to be asked.

Your landscape can be so much! A place to drink your morning coffee or a evening glass of wine. The coolest place in the summer. A great place to entertain. A garden can help you forget your day time tensions and begin to enjoy your family and the beautiful day that is rapidly slipping by. Your landscape should reflect your personality, be therapeutic, improve your investment, and not distract you from your life.   Get started by calling several designers and interview them over the phone. Pick the one that feels good. No matter what, start listing your needs and enjoy the process!