Make your yard part of the solution
Designing with locally adapted and native species creates habitat for pollinators and wildlife, and food producing plants connect you to your garden. Careful selection and placement of plants and landscape features creates a beautiful and integrated garden, which will thrive for years to come.
All-electric and organic stewardship and maintenance means less noise & more vigor for your landscape.
Our yard care services are all-electric and organic, never using harmful pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or chemical fertilizers. Have peace of mind knowing our experienced and dedicated technicians are tending to your lawn and garden.
A detailed landscape plan, showing every plant and feature drawn to scale and with all the relevant information to build and plant the landscape. Created with our custom design process.
Earthworks, masonry, carpentry, metalwork, planting, irrigation & lighting — we can install your garden start to finish. 90 day limited warranty on plants and labor.
Keep your yard looking tidy and vibrant with our hourly maintenance services. Ideal for small yards and gardens, we can help tend your space year-round.
One-off or ongoing calls to support you in your garden and landscaping projects. If you need a bit of guidance, or a whole lot of information to keep you on track, we can schedule phone or video calls to discuss your projects and next steps.
Planning and design to flesh out your dreams and vision for your backyard or frontyard, or determine plant lists and concept plans to begin your installation.Â
Transformation of lawn to a native meadow by removing sod, adding topsoil, and seeding with Native Pollinator Meadow Mix from Northwest Meadowscapes.
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Whether in your front yard, backyard, or sidewalk strip, we can help you select the appropriate species and recommend the right placement for your yard and get it planted.
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Project Manager
Teddy makes sure all of our new design/build projects go off without a hitch, and coordinates between our designer, crew, and clients to make sure everything runs as smoothly as possible. His attention to detail helps our projects wrap up beautifully every time.
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Landscape Designer
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An advocate for all creatures big and small, Basil has extensive knowledge on native plants and pollinators. He is working on his degree and is passionate about protecting the plants and animals that were here before us. Basil is also an excellent graphic designer & puts his skills to use making educational stickers about pollinators and habitat restoration.
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Stewardship Technician and Pruning Specialist
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Nathan has extensive pruning experience and knowledge, both from taking care of his grandparents sizable property for over a decade, as well as studying pruning at Edmonds Community College. He is passionate about soil health, fruit tree care, and making organic and fermented fertilizers and amendments.
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Designer
Kay has worked with plants in a variety of ways; from maintaining upscale sports clubs and city parks, to restoring habitat in urban forests and managing an environmental education program. Equipped with a passion for native plants and a certificate in Holistic Landscape Design from Bastyr U. as well as an ecoPRO certification from the WSNLA, Kay is here to help create thriving habitat for you and our non-human neighbors.Â
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Installation Technician
Elias is a nature lover and hiker whose passion for the outdoors has grown into a career of christmas tree farms and nurseries in the PNW, before starting as a landscaper. He’s committed to environmental conservation and making the world a greener place.
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Installation Crew Lead
Rob is a joyful jack-of-all-trades, having dabbled in many lines of work before joining our crew. Rob is a natural leader and is always learning new skills, and rapidly passing them on to the next person.
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Installation Crew
Andrew has been building high-end landscapes throughout the region for the last ten years, mastering many skills and constructing some of the finest gardens in the city. He's brought a ton of experience to the Rutheo Designs team, and is now learning elements of sustainability and native plants in our work together.
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Installation Crew
Karina has a close knowledge of native plants throughout our region, as a result of working with the non-profit Dirt Corps and spending lots of time hiking in the woods. Her knowledge helps our installation team make sure our designs get translated properly to the ground.
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Stewardship Coordinator
Russell came to Rutheo Designs from the UW Arboretum, where he was tending the magnolia collection and coordinating restoration efforts in the riparian zones. His vast ecological knowledge and experience in resource management made him a perfect fit for our stewardship coordinator role, where he continues to grow our stewardship and maintenance programs while tending to our gardens.
Intentional design and thoughtful implementation of native habitat restoration and food forest gardens creates lush and low-maintenance landscapes, beautiful in every season.
We take care of our clients every step of the way. Dedication to a high quality of service is core to our values as a company, and as individuals.
Rutheo Designs acknowledges that we live and work on the ancestral lands of the Coast Salish and Duwamish tribes, who have stewarded these ecosystems since time immemorial. We could not call this city home without the Salish People and the Duwamish Tribe.
We aim to honor the original caretakers of this land by preserving and restoring the natural ecosystem we live in, and educating others about the role indigenous communities have played in land stewardship since time immemorial. Using native and edible plants, minimizing our carbon footprint, and paying Real Rent to the Duwamish Tribal Nation are all ways we uphold our commitment.