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Portland landscapers who call you back

Fernway is a design-build studio in Portland, Oregon. Maya Lindqvist and Sam Ortega started it in 2014, and today a team of 12 plans, builds and cares for gardens across the area.

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Two founders, one team

Maya Lindqvist

Co-founder and landscape designer, with a degree in horticulture.

Sam Ortega

Co-founder and hardscape lead, in charge of patios, paths and walls.

Maya is a landscape designer with a degree in horticulture. Sam leads the crew that builds the patios, paths and walls. They started Fernway together in 2014.

Their idea was simple. The person who designs your garden should still be there when the last plant goes in. So at Fernway, your designer stays on your project from the first visit to the final planting.

They also design for the weather we actually get. That means drainage first, plants that cope with wet winters and dry summers, and smart irrigation, so the garden looks good with very little work.

Today we're a team of 12 across design, build and maintenance crews. We've worked on more than 900 Portland yards, and we still call everyone back within one business day.

Three things we always do

These come from what our clients told us went wrong before. We built the whole studio around fixing them.

  1. Design for Portland weather

    Drainage comes first, then plants that handle wet winters and dry summers. Your yard stays usable in March and green in August.

  2. Keep the work low

    Native plants and smart irrigation mean you spend your weekends enjoying the garden instead of working in it.

  3. Call back, and keep you posted

    We reply within one business day. Once work starts, you get a written schedule and an update every week.

The people in your yard

Twelve people across design, build and maintenance. The same team plans your garden, builds it and looks after it.

A gardener in a brown hat and plaid work jacket bends to plant tall ornamental grasses beside a house

Work we stand behind

You shouldn't have to worry that it looks great for one season and then fails. These guarantees are in writing.

2-year

Plant guarantee

While you're on a maintenance plan, every plant we put in is guaranteed for 2 years. If one dies, we replace it.

5-year

Workmanship warranty

Every patio, path, wall and step we build is covered for 5 years.

Rated 4.9 from 310 reviews

Here's what Portland homeowners said once the work was done.

“Our backyard was a swamp from November to April. Now there's a dry patio we actually use in March.”

Erin & Paul D. Sellwood

“Maya picked plants that look good in every season and I barely water. I didn't think that was possible.”

Hannah K. Lake Oswego

“They called back the same day. That's how they won the job.”

Chris M. Beaverton

“Two years later it looks better than the day they finished.”

Robert & Lin T. West Linn

“The design fee paid for itself — we knew exactly what each phase would cost.”

Alicia G. Tigard

Meet your designer in your own yard

Book a free design visit. We'll walk the yard with you and show you where to start.

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What happens next

  1. We call you back

    Within one business day, to pick a time that suits you.

  2. We walk your yard

    You show us how you want to use it, and we look at where the water goes.

  3. You get a plan and a price

    Your design, plant list and exact price come to you in writing.

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