Introducing

Verdant Works

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Planting plans

Climate-aware palettes with seasonal structure, pollinator support, and maintenance reality.

Courtyard design

Small urban landscapes that solve privacy, drainage, shade, and circulation.

Water strategy

Irrigation, grading, and low-water conversions that do not look punitive.

Services

Experience

  • Principal Designer - Verdant Works

    Leads courtyard, planting, and water strategy projects for residential, retail, and small hospitality clients.

    2021
  • Planting Designer - Field & Rain

    Designed resilient palettes, maintenance guides, and seasonal planting transitions for public-facing landscapes.

    2018
  • Horticulture Lead - City Botanical Garden

    Managed drought-tolerant collections and public education programs around habitat, shade, and low-water planting.

    2015

About

Verdant Works designs gardens that can handle heat, rain, neglect, and the ordinary mess of being lived in.

We work on courtyards, small commercial landscapes, and residential gardens where every square foot has to earn its keep.

Training & Horticulture

MLA, Landscape Architecture

University of Oregon

2015

Graduate work in urban ecology, planting systems, public space, and small-site stormwater design.

Certificate, Horticulture

Merritt College

2011

Hands-on plant identification, propagation, soil, irrigation, and maintenance planning.

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