I was just tooling through some of the many projects we have landscaped over the years and thought I would share a few landscape photos I have put into a slide show. In it you will view landscape construction projects we have installed that include: paver patios, plantings, water features, low voltage lighting, retaining walls and some photos that were just plain interesting. Many of the projects were design build and some of them award winning for residential landscape construction. Our web site is woodyscustomlandscaping.com and our phone number is 360 – 687 – 1882.

We specialize in exceptional landscape services in Portland Oregon and Vancouver Washington, that include all phases of landscape construction, design build and general landscaping. We do not however offer any landscape maintenance services, as we feel that we should stick to what we do best.

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Is your concrete driveway old, cracked, buckled and just plain worn out. Consider install some interlocking concrete pavers. The color choices are fantastic. The patterns available for installation are just a matter of using some imagination. Best of all, they hold up extremely well over time. Our hardscaping certified ICPI staff are more than capable of installing a wonderful driveway for you and the quality will be outstanding. We will break out the old concrete, excavate a minimum of 10 inches with both the concrete and soil being disposed of to recyclers. We then install a heavy gauge barrier cloth, a least 6″
of 3/4″ minus gravel compacted in 3″ lifts, sand, pavers and of course installation including all cutting of pavers and edge restraint. We always throw in sleeves for possible future electrical, irrigation or low voltage lighting at no charge.
woodyscustomlandscaping.com has been serving the Vancouver Washington and Portland Oregon areas for over twenty years with award winning landscape services.
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Landscaping excellence is our commitment at woodyscustomlandscaping.com to our clients. We know that landscaping is a service industry. Our landscaping services are at the top of the landscape heap.
We have over half of our crew that are nationally certified to install whatever hardscaping needs you may have. Collectively we have 70 plus years of landscaping experience that gets used on every landscape project we construct. We encourage our potential clients to call our references and see what we have built for them. Each job is similar, but no two are alike.
The following photos are showing a portion of what we built in June 2011 for a client. We constructed a pondless waterfall, cedar pergola, paver patio, planting and large slab stepping stones. The photos show a portion of what was done at their residence.

Serving the Vancouver Washington and Portland Oregon area for over twenty years with award winning landscaping services.

Thought I would get off the usual advertising for ourselves and share a few gardening jokes. The jokes are from others, but the photos are all installed by woodyscustomlandscaping.com

If a man is alone in the garden and speaks, and there is no woman to hear him, is he still wrong?

“Annuals” mean disappointment once a year.
Your lawn is always slightly bigger than your desire to mow it.
Whichever garden tool you want is always at the back of the shed.
The only way to ensure rain, is to give the garden a good soaking.
Weeds grow at precisely the rate you pull them out.

Nothing ever looks like it does on the seed packet.
Autumn follows summer, winter follows autumn, drought follows planting.
The only way to guarantee some color all year round is to buy a garden gnome.
However bare the lawn, grass will appear in the cracks between the patio paving stones.
Evergreens go a funny shade of brown in the winter.

When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant.

What do you call it when worms take over the world?
Global Worming.
Woody’s Custom Landscaping has been installing patios, retaining walls, water features, landscape plans, irrigation systems, drainage, low voltage lighting, landscape masonry for over twenty years with award winning landscape services. Vancouver Washington and Portland Oregon are our service areas.

I’m sure sure you are ready for the, “look no further” routine. I wish that you would look a lot further. Check out our website of landscape projects, awards, videos and of course our blogs. We try to offer a wealth of information and facts about various aspects of landscaping. woodyscustomlandscaping.com We offer our handiwork in the Portland Oregon area and the Vancouver Washington area

One thing I would really like to stress, is to hire a licensed landscape contractor. Many say they are, but aren’t and they may just take you for a ride, which discredits the name landscape contractor.
After you have determined that in fact the person you have chosen is licensed, then go find two more licensed landscape contractors. If you are really on top of it, you probably have a landscape design ready.

We offer a design build method of landscaping and really want our clients to have a landscape design first and a estimate second. We try to select landscape designers that fit our clients personalities as well as the scope of work involved. The designers we suggest are not affiliated with us other than with a good working relationship together. This helps make a good design build team. The landscape designers will help you keep the project in budget, without getting the contractor involved. In other words the landscape designers we suggest, work for you, not us.
Let’s get back to landscape contractors. Are they offering professional landscaping services? You have determined that they have a current license. The next step is qualifications for the work you want done. If paver patios or retaining walls are involved you should check and see if any personnel that work for the contractor are certified either ICPI or NCMA. You may want to also see if they are “landscape industry certified”, which is a national certification for landscaping through PLANET.

Note what they have accomplished in the industry. One way, is by awards for their projects. Another would be the standard test of time in the industry. A landscape contractor who has been in business a long time, is probably a fairly good choice of a business with a good reputation.
We have been serving the Vancouver Washington and Portland Oregon area for over twenty years with award winning services and certified personnel.

Professional, service oriented landscaping is what we do best. Please take a look at the two landscape videos and the reviews and see for yourself the quality landscaping that we install.
Aaron Gallagher ‎ – Apr 21, 2011
The crew from Woody’s were always on time, always hard working, and always willing to work with us on custom requests. We had some rain delays occur during our job (this is the Pacific Northwest) and they continued to check up on the property during the delay and verify when they could come back in and begin work again.

The photo above and below shows some of the work done for Gene and Glenda

Gene & Glenda ‎ – Apr 29, 2011
We had a major residential landscape project that involved removal of overgrown shrubs including a pond and replacement with new lawns, plants, large patio, stairs, and block walls. Woody’s crew worked with our landscape architect and together they did a spectacular job. Woody and his crew were able to make recommendations to enhance the original plan. Their stone work on the patio, walls and steps was superb. The job was done on schedule and budget and the crews were responsive and cleaned the property each day. Woody or Jason was there daily to insure the crews understood the assignments and completed all work to the highest standards. We believe we received tremendous value from the firm and they did a professional job. I would highly recommend them for any challenging landscape job. Their stone work on the patio, walls and steps was superb. The job was done on schedule and budget and the crews were respopnsive and cleaned the property every day. They are real professionals, great to work with and are able to add significant value to solving unanticipated problems. For example we had some difficult grade issues that because of their stonework experience, they were able to come up with cost effective creative solutions that looked fantastic. Gene and Glenda December 2011

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Wouldn’t it be great go swimming and fishing in your own private lake, without ever leaving your backyard? The owners of this home, located in the Pacific Northwest along the Washougal River, have that luxury. Avid about the outdoors, they wanted their landscape to be a recreational retreat, while offering a hospitable environment for local wildlife. They also loved to fish and wanted to turn a natural depression in their backyard into a small lake that they could populate with native species of game fish. This man-made lake environment is a haven for many land animals as well. Local black-tailed deer, squirrels, and rabbits are frequent visitors, with wood ducks stopping by during their migration.

Key Design Features The lake is approximately 50 feet by 90 feet, and ranges in depth from 3 feet in an area intended for swimming to 12 feet. On one side of the lake, is a large patio with stone slabs steps that lead down to the swimming area. On the opposite shore is a suspended stone dock for fishing and a waterfall that flows over large natural-stone boulders. A small grotto was created so swimmers can sit beneath the cascading water.

Off to the side of the main waterfall runs a stream planted with Black-Eyed Susans, Echinacea, Shasta Daisies, vine maple trees, and Miscanthus. “This area will become a mass of color as the year progresses,” says Jason Sarvela of Woody’s Custom Landscaping, which excavated the lake and installed all the stonework and landscape plantings. “To add to the natural feel, the water in the stream runs over windswept moss boulders found at a nearby rock pit.”

At the front entry of the home is another fish-friendly water feature, a small pond inhabited by Japanese Koi fish. The entryway is paved with mortar-set Iron Mountain flagstone, a predominantly blue-black stone with rust-toned highlights. It extends over the Koi pond, forming a footbridge under which the fish can swim freely back and forth.

Another landscaping highlight in the front of the home is a serpentine retaining wall faced with cultured stone, which was used to frame the home’s terraced front lawn. Precast stone was also used to create raised garden beds that the homeowners use to grow herbs and vegetables. Paver walkways were installed around the raised beds to provide easy access.

“The landscape trend in our area has been going more and more towards incorporation of hardscaping into outdoor living spaces,” says Sarvela. Homeowner preferences were the main factors considered when deciding on the selection of hardscaping materials and plantings on this project. But in many cases, local materials were used, such as stone boulders from area quarries.

Project Challenges This project was installed in the late fall, winter, and early spring, during the coldest, wettest time of the year in the Pacific Northwest. “The schedule of events became a critical factor, depending on whether it was going to rain, freeze, or snow,” says Sarvela. Fortunately, excavation of the lake went fairly quickly, with the weather holding off during process, says Sarvella, who estimates that about 600 cubic yards of soil was removed using a combination of excavation equipment including track hoes, a front-end loader and a Ditch Witch multipurpose track machine. Track hoes were also used to place the large boulders that line the lake and form the water features.

After the project began, the homeowners decided to increase the size of the lake size by 20 feet so they could cast their fishing lines across the water. “This made for a significantly larger volume of water than originally planned,” says Sarvela. More than 300,000 gallons of water, to be exact, which came from a well on the site. Over 33,000 gallons per hour of water flows over the falls. “This required three separate pumps and vaults to pump all the water to a filter behind the main waterfall,” says Sarvela.

Multiple skimmers are located around the lake with intakes from the bottom. An aeration device along with the addition of an environmentally friendly microbial bacteria also aid in keeping the water healthy and clean, for both the fish and the daring skinny dipper. “At the deepest end of the lake, algae is a factor,” says Sarvela. “The addition of the microbial product encourages the growth of normal beneficial bacteria that feeds on the algae.”

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There are 4 basic guarantees our hardscape professionals offer as Mutual Materials Preferred Contractors.
1. We promise complete and accurate job site information regarding your project. This includes:
Project use and traffic
Property size, slope, shape, and soil types
Existing and planned landscaping
2. Product selection will be based on your tastes and other considerations.
Approved design, height, and use considerations
Preferred product colors, textures, and shapes
3.Proper installation is essential to product performance and life-span. Manufacturer recommended installation prodedures will be followed including:
Minimum recommended base rock depths
Inclusion of drain rock behind segmental retaining walls
Completion of recommended compaction
4. Customer service will be a top priority. Everything possible will be done to give you a quality experience including:
Written estimate of all work to be done and products to be used
Attention to your design needs
Respect for your existing landscaping and property
Fulfillment of all contractual obligations
Timely response to your question and requests
On all interlocking concrete paver installations we quarantee we will have at least 1 ICPI certified technician on site. Usually we have 2-3 on site.

Two thirds of our employees are nationally certified to install you paver patios or retaining walls the right way the first time.
Serving the Portland and Vancouver areas with exceptional hardscapes and landscaping.

Thought I’d share a few pictures of landscaping we installed, to give some ideas of what can happen with the landscaping at your home. Woody’s Custom Landscaping has been serving the Pacific Northwest for over twenty years with award winning landscape construction work and services. The photographs hopefully will help in figuring out just what may be appropriate for your landscaping in Portland Oregon.
We do all phases of hardscapes such as:
1. Construction of all types of ICPI certified patios including: pavers, flagstone and brick.
2. Implement construction and design build of all different landscape projects from small to large.
3. Install automatic irrigation and new sod lawns.
4. Install NCMA certified retaining walls.
5. Offer full services for ideas and installation of plants.
6. Install garden lighting of all types including incandescent low voltage and led lighting.
7. Construct any type of water feature or pond.

The photo below shows a unusual water feature and mixed holland paver patio with a cultured stone faced seat wall.

The next photograph shows an award winning project with a cultures stone faced retaining wall and front yard landscaping.

Low voltage led lighting uses 75% less energy than typical incandescent low voltage lighting.

Last, but not to be missed is this wonderful natural setting Koi pond.

We are a landscape contractor who works with our clients to fulfill all your landscaping inspirations. woodyscustomlandscaping.com

Around 15 years ago, installing a irrigation system system in your landscaping was something that was not a normal bid item in landscape estimates. The feeling was since we live in the wet Pacific Northwest, that a irrigation system was considered an option in proposals. Much has changed since those days. Installing a sprinkler system now is a normal item that is constructed in the landscape.Most homeowners now see the value of a beautiful lawn in the summer. they know that the money they invest in a irrigation system, will be returned when they sell their home and it makes the home owners life a little easier in the dry months.

Woody’s Custom Landscaping installs mostly Rainbird systems. We find Rainbird products high quality and consumer friendly. We offer at least a one year warranty on all parts and labor.

When installing sod, we make sure that you get the best soil preparation along with complete fertilization and liming. Kuenzi Turf is our supplier of sod. This last year they have come out with a sod variety that takes much more shade, uses less water and repairs itself better than perennial rye sod. I have used the fescue sod at my home and love the look and anticipate using less water to keep my lawn green and lovely.

Getting an estimate for your new lawn and irrigation is a easy process with us. Just contact us by e mail at woody@woodyscustomlandscaping.com or call us at 360-687-1882. We will have a quick turn around for you and promise to give a accurate and thorough sod and sprinkler estimate.

We fully warranty our sprinkler systems for a term of at least one year.
This season install an irrigation system with your new sod, seed lawn and plantings. It will be an investment that will gives a fantastic green return.
We have served the Portland Oregon and Vancouver Washington area for over twenty years with quality workmanship and dedicated award winning services.