We contracted with Wendy Morin’s Harbor Landscape Design in June 2022 to do a complete landscape design of our new home. The builder installed the bare minimum of shrubs, so they were all removed. We gave Wendy a short list of our favorite plants and trees, and a general idea of what we wanted to do. Wendy hit it out of the park picking an array of colors, leaf textures and a balance of deciduous and evergreen plants. Aspen Landscape did a great job on the construction side, adding a water feature, large rocks, and pathway lighting. Definitely a 10.0
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Wendy did a wonderful job at my home. She was always smiling and professional and was excellent at keeping in contact throughout the whole process. I never felt abandoned during the yard remodel, even when details needed some attention after planting. She kept to a schedule as promised and delivered as promised. She is very knowledgeable in plants and placement and being a Gig Harbor native, understands our weather. Our yard was challenging with a large hill and old growth everywhere. The outcome of her vision is impressive and transformative. Wendy is someone who turns your property into a park and your relationship into friends! I highly recommend.
I would like to give Wendy Morin and her company Harbor Landscape Design a huge thumbs up. She has always been a joy to work with and brings with her the art of design and a vast knowledge of what plants and trees work well in our area. She completely transformed my yard, came in on budget and in the time frame she said she would. I trust her judgement and still turn to her for additional help and advice. Wendy is trustworthy and a woman of her word. The best of the best.
We have hired Wendy many times over the years. Our most recent project was a complete redesign of the front yard. Wendy is professional, responsive and easy to work with. She saved us money by incorporating lace leaf maples and mature azaleas salvaged from our former yard. The design is curvaceous and very low maintenance as we had requested. Next project, Wendy again!
I just wanted to let you know how pleased I was with Wendy’s design of our garden. I found Wendy to be reliable and responsive to all of my questions and she was more than willing to pitch in to help with execution of the design.
She is a wealth of knowledge and is willing to share her local resources. I would not hesitate to recommend Wendy to anyone.
My girlfriend and I have been relying on Wendy and team to design and install our landscaping needs. Wendy has always been creative and accommodating to our needs and budget. Wendy and Clay make a great small team with a personal touch and considerations of our wishes. I would recommend Wendy and her team for both small and large projects. I love her personal touch and creatively!
We hired Harbor Landscape Designs to transform a 5 acre waterfront property that was overgrown after some 10 years of neglect. After numerous face to face meetings and very Involved drawings and renderings, our project began in June of 2015. After almost 5 months of work with excavators and backbreaking labor, our property became a showpiece. Landscaping, concrete work, replanting foliage and trees, all aspects of our home now show the touch of a true landscape artist. We met with HLD’s Principal at least 40 times during our project. No detail was too small, and no plant or design change went unnoticed. In total, our project totalled some 125k. A significant project deserves a significant talent, and we now have a property that showcases our home. There will be future additions to our landscaping, and HLD will create them.
We were in the loop for every step of our project, and HLD oversaw every single detail, right down to where each plant was located. Exacting details and exacting professional standards personify HLD. If you want the best, HLD will earn your trust and respect.
After recently relocating to the Desert and finishing my remodel, I needed landscape design help as the last level to complete my new home. Wendy at Harbor Landscape Design was the only designer I would consider, to do it right. She had made my other two homes in Seattle a joy to come home to. She listened and understood my style and design. Although northwest landscape and desert landscape are vastly different, Wendy was up to the challenge. She once again pulled it off beautifully. Wendy’s plant knowledge, design and expertise and professionalism are unmatched. Thank you Wendy.
When it came to putting together the landscape design for our retirement home I knew I did not have the knowledge to get it done correctly. I always wanted my landscape beds to look like the pictures in the magazines. I contacted Wendy and we discussed what plants, shrubs and trees that I liked. Then we discussed colors I liked and colors I didn’t like. We discussed the overall goals I had for my new beds. She took in to account the height and width of our new home and the pitch of the roof and roof lines and what plants, trees, shrubs and grasses would compliment the home. I have had so many compliments on the work that was done and how gorgeous everything looks. It’s just what I dreamed it should be!
Wendy was great to work with. She gave me options of what to plant and worked with me in making a few changes here and there. The end result was just what we wanted and we’re excited to see things fill out as time goes by.
If you want to enhance the value of your property, and blend your landscaping into its current environmental, then I strongly urge you to hire Harbor Landscape Design. Harmony, balance, and designs that will turn your property into a showpiece, are hallmarks of HLD. We are more than satisfied by the vision and sensitivity of HLD. The work turned overgrown and neglected landscape into a beautiful transformation. We recommend HLD without hesitation or reservation. In the future, any and all landscaping needs we have will be given to Harbor Landscape Designs.
Wendy has been great to work with. She has unbeatable knowledge about horticulture, appropriate plants and spacing for each of our beds that is based on science of the sun/shade environment, drainage conditions and co-location of different species. She is also very honest and points out risk associated with plants and shrubs you want to have but may not fare well in your yard. Wendy kept us appraised of what was happening with hardscape installment, plant orders and best times to order and plant. With my crazy travel schedule, Wendy worked with me to ensure in advance that we could meet when I was home. She is flexible and tries to accommodate my timeline. We have had great two-way communication and a very smooth model of interaction. In fact, we are still working together to make my yard be the reflection of my dreams with color, height, blooming schedule and scent. I recommend Harbor Landscape Design. I found Wendy to be very competent and very nice!
Wendy came highly recommended from a couple of our neighbors and am glad to say we were not disappointed. We are very impressed both with her knowledge of and the ability to choose the plants to achieve what we were looking for and making it a stress free and delightful experience. The end results exceeded our expectations, so big thanks to Wendy and she will be our got to person in the future.
I have benefitted from a working relationship with Harbor Landscape Design, and owner Wendy, on several occasions. My family owns an old farm house with a lavender farm. Due to Ms. Morin’s knowledge of the area, longevity in the marketplace and product expertise, I was able to efficiently build the lavender farm from her design. Ms. Morin is well organized and thoughtful with each specific design. Her plant location and hardscape patterns are meaningful to each project. Ms. Morin is meticulous about irrigation, topography and lighting, without losing sight of overall need. Her plans are timeless and engineered for long lasting beauty with foresight to maturity. I call Harbor Landscape Design for all of my landscaping needs and refer regularly.
Wendy was kind and patient with my steep learning curve. Very professional and responsive, including following up exactly when she said she would. She worked with our goals and we got exactly what we requested of her and were more than pleased with the results. I would recommend her to anyone.
Wendy Morin designed a new, beautiful but amazingly functional and easy-care space for my 18 year-old tired and messy backyard which had been neglected for too many years. Her plan, which included a separated dog friendly area and a whole new pathway from my back door to a detached deck, complementary water feature, plants and trees, was unlike anything I had ever pictured for the space, but once it unfolded I could see it was perfect. It’s beautiful to look at from the yard and from inside the house. I certainly couldn’t have put his together myself. Wendy listened to how we used the yard and had the expertise to blend a truly artistic landscape vision with functionality for my family and pets. Aspen Tree and Landscaping did an incredible job executing Wendy’s vision on my budget and worked with me every step of the way. I couldn’t be happier and can’t wait to enjoy my yard every season to come. Thank you Wendy and Aspen!!
Working with Wendy on our landscape project was both enjoyable in a personal sense and extremely satisfactory in a professional sense. We love the final result because not only did Wendy listen to our suggestions, she enhanced what we were thinking. And, of course, there were times when what we were thinking wouldn’t have been a good match for the final result, and she would cordially lead us away from our ill-conceived notions. In the end, we enjoy all the varieties of plants and bushes, and the time she took to fully explain what was planted where, and why and how to best care for those plants.
We had a great experience with Wendy and her crew. We have a relatively small yard. Wendy was great at selecting the plants and doing a design that really complements our setting. With spring popping out all over, our yard is now a pleasure to behold. She was honest in all her dealings, provided good updates and did the job on time and under budget. Highly recommended. We’re pleased to be able to support a truly local business.
My husband and I wanted landscape lighting so I contacted Wendy at Harbor Landscape Design. We talked about the design and the budget. Wendy came up with a great design but the estimate was over the budget that I had planned. Wendy found another company with a product that was just as good if not better than the original company and the cost was within budget. The lighting was put in and looks great. I have contacted Wendy twice after the job was finished. Both times lights had been damaged or knocked over by deer and both times Wendy got back to me right away and the damage caused by the deer was fixed. I found Wendy very easy to work with and great with follow up to make sure that the job was done right and that my husband and I were happy with the results. I would definitely recommend Harbor Landscape Design.