Harmony Design Northwest

We had Lisa come out and give us a consult on our yard. She arrived promptly, we talked a little while about what we were looking for, and then she walked with us around the whole front and back yards, giving us suggestions and ideas for updating our landscaping (we are looking at selling our house in about 3 years). She sketched out some rough plans for us, provided a number of plant suggestions, and then sat down with a computer and showed me some websites where I could research other plants myself. The consultation was very reasonably priced, and well worth the money. I can’t wait to start implementing her suggestions!

We already had a design but needed a professional to go over it and give their expert opinion. Other designers only offered design services or wanted to sell us strictly the design service. We used Lisa’s landscape consulting option. Lisa worked with our design, simplified it and the final design was much better than we had. Pretty impressed with what she came up with. We’ll be implementing the design in a couple weeks which we are excited for!

Lisa was just the right person for what I had in mind. We walked through my property and she observed and listened very well to my rumbling ideas, making helpful comments, asking appropriate questions and using a scratch pad to illustrate some ideas. I am a do-​it-​yourself kind of home owner and I can out of our one hour consultation well informed and will all the right direction for my future projects. Wait, that’ not all. a couple of days later I received an email from Lisa with lots of great information and links to awesome nurseries in the area and other resources (like
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Aside from all this, Lisa is a joy to talk to and I 5 star recommend her for your landscaping design ideas generation!

I was looking for a consult for my backyard landscaping project and Lisa was the perfect fit. She asked the right questions to determine exactly what I was looking for and provided a knowledgeable and professional consultation and provided referrals. I would recommend her my family and friends in need of landscape design services.

This past spring, my wife and I finally decided to do something about the untamed sections of our yard. I was unsure of how to proceed, however, and we had a limited budget, so I turned to Unilocal.Based on the reviews and her website, Lisa seemed like the perfect starting point, though I wasn’t very clear on which of her services would fit for us. I spoke to Lisa on the phone, and she recommended a «fresh ideas» consultation. I immediately had a good feeling about Lisa; she was very friendly and she is clearly savvy to the importance of a strong web presence.
At the time, this service was $ 125/​hr. I see on her website that the price has increased to $ 150/​hr, but I still feel what Lisa brings to the table is well worth the cost. It may sound steep, but if you feel «lost» in your own landscape design ideas, Lisa is the cure. She pointed out several things we could do with the property which never would have occurred to us. She stayed with me for just over an hour, drew a number of sketches to illustrate her ideas, and remained responsive to my budgetary concerns throughout. When Lisa left, my wife and I were both very excited by the prospect of implementing her suggestions. I’d reward six stars for this part of the experience if I could. I could not have been more satisfied.
Lisa offered to help put me in touch with contractors which she felt would be a good fit for an additional $ 125. It is for this service that I must knock Lisa down to a 4-​star rating, as I did not feel we received good value here. While I have no doubt that Lisa put in at least an hour of work to make these connections happen, this time was sold to us on the strength of Lisa’s contacts in the industry, and we did not find them to be all that strong. Of the four contractors she referred us to, one never bothered to get in touch with us, one was too busy, and of the two who provided bids, the one we went with (Teufel Landscaping) left us very unsatisfied. In retrospect, I wish I had been more involved in researching these contractors, and that I had relied more on Unilocal to find a good one (as I did with Lisa). I would not recommend paying Lisa for this service, and if you engage her in a full landscaping job, I would urge you to remain heavily involved in the contractor selection process.
To be clear, we do not hold Lisa responsible for the failings of any particular contractor she is not directly associated with, merely for selling us an additional hour of service which we did not find to be worth the cost. That said, I HIGHLY recommend using Lisa’s «Fresh Ideas» consultation. It is well worth the price! Just take those ideas and find a contractor independently.

My husband and I worked with Lisa at Harmony Design NW beginning the early part of this year (2012). We asked for her help in giving our entire (boring) yard a facelift. Lisa did an AMAZING job on our entire landscape design, incorporating key design components as well as my husband’s and my preferences. I found the process of working with her very inspiring and helpful.
Once our design was complete, Lisa coordinated proposals by three reputable contractors; she was also present when they assessed the plan on-​site to make sure the proposals were apples-​to-​apples comparisons. And she provided input and guidance into our decision without pushing us in one direction or the other. We were ultimately very pleased with our contractor, Tryon Creek Landscape.
Lisa was very pleasant to work with and promptly returned phone calls and emails. She worked within our budget. She was also flexible, adjusting our design based on changes we saw fit to make. It’s clear that she cares about her work, her clients, and her relationships with contractors.
We will be phasing in our overall design over a few years but we will enjoy dreaming about the finished product with the beautiful rendering she provided to us. I would definitely recommend Harmony Design to anybody looking for a professional landscape designer and we will be calling Lisa when the next phase of our project begins. There is NO WAY we could’ve come up with a plan this beautiful on our own! Thank you, Lisa!

Lisa Meddlin and Harmony Design Northwest do gorgeous work in your exterior space. So creative! She can take a dated or underutilized space and make it a little slice of heaven outside your home. You can discover uses for your outdoor spaces you never thought of and leverage that property and your quality of life to the max. She has a great personality and attitude — can and will do!
Paul Sivley, Photographer

Lisa Meddin did a fabulous job designing my new front yard with such creativity and quality design workmanship. In dealing with my busy life, she also acted as program manager in getting contractual agreements established and monitoring the progress when I wasn’t available. All in all I was delighted with the outcome and one neighbor even told me that not only are the front yard improvements «keeping up with the Jones’s» but he also said he was jealous! If you don’t mind adding an economical, competitive fee to your yard revamping project, I highly recommend Lisa’s work.