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Process Overview

Barrett Ecological provides professional design and consultation services for properties in the Willamette Valley and surrounding areas. Our design process, along with other supporting services, helps clients develop regenerative landscapes for commercial properties as well as private residences. Every project begins with an Initial Consultation.

In-Depth Site Analysis

After your intital consultation, we return to the site to conduct an in-depth Site Analysis. This process provides us with a wide range of information to help us better understand the foundation that we are building upon. By developing a deep understanding of the site, we are able to design in harmony with the patterns of your place.  Site Analysis services often include:

  • Site Surveying and Mapping
  • Existing Plant and Wildlife Inventory
  • Soil Sampling
  • Zone and Sector Analysis
  • Hydrodynamics / Water Catchment Evaluation

Following the surveying and analysis, we begin the design process.

Conceptual Planning

In creating a comprehensive design, we begin with a site concept incorporating the information gathered during the initial consultation and site analysis. Reviewing the concept drawing, you have the opportunity to give immediate feedback about the design. The final elements of your design may include any or all of the following:

  • Planting Plan: a detailed guide to the installation of the plant specimens in the system,
  • Grading and Earthworks Plans: outlining and earthmoving to take place on your site,
  • Details and Construction Documents: to ensure accuracy and ease in implementation,
  • Water-catchment and Irrigation: creating a regenerative relationship with water in your landscape.
  • Zone & Sector Plans (as applicable): to ensure proper placement and functional relationships between design elements.

With your feedback and approval, we create and finalize all design documents. The Plan Set is a landscaping “blueprint” for the implementation of your project, giving you a clear visual representation of what your project will look like upon installation.

Installation

We are committed to seeing all of our designs successfully implemented.  With a talented team of horticulturists and landscape construction professionals, we assure that your landscape is crafted with the same care and attention to detail that went into the design.

Our services span all aspects of landscape installation, including:

  • Soil preparation and planting
  • Raised vegetable beds
  • Compost systems
  • Dry-laid stone walls, patios, and pathways
  • Modern and traditional carpentry techniques
  • Site elements such as fences, decks, arbors, and trellises
  • Earthworks such as swales, ponds, and drains

Get started today with your Initial Consultation.