Edible, climate-ready landscape design for Portland-area yards — from someone who reads your site before suggesting a single plant.
I started FeatherCap because most landscape design ignores what a yard can actually do. I work with homeowners in the Portland area who want their land to feed them, support wildlife, manage water, and get more interesting every year — not just look good in spring.
My approach is grounded in permaculture principles and Pacific Northwest ecology. I read your site first — sun, drainage, soil, microclimate — then design systems that fit how you actually live, at a pace you can build yourself or with a crew you hire.
90 minutes on site, a verbal assessment, and a written summary within 48 hours.
Site analysis and a written design document: plant palette, systems layout, and phasing plan.
The full design plus three to six on-site coaching sessions as you build it.
Add-ons: material sourcing & procurement, advisory on-site supervision of your own or your hired crew's work, nursery accompaniment, and seasonal check-ins for past design clients. FeatherCap designs and advises; it does not perform installation.