Full-Service Xeriscape Design and Installation in Portland

We're not a plant-drop-and-go operation. Xeriscape Portland is a full-service xeriscape landscaping company serving residential and commercial properties throughout Portland and the surrounding region. Our process starts before a single plant goes in the ground.

Our experienced local designers begin with a thorough soil assessment to understand drainage, composition, and sun exposure across your property. From there, we build a custom desert landscape design that accounts for Portland's specific frost cycles, seasonal rainfall patterns, and microclimates. Whether you're envisioning a modern desert backyard, a low maintenance desert landscape backyard, or a complete xeriscape garden design for a commercial property, we build plans that perform in the real world.

Once your design is finalized, our crew handles the full xeriscape installation — grading, soil amendment, xeriscape plant installation, irrigation setup, mulching, and decorative rock or gravel placement. We work on everything from small backyard desert landscaping projects to large-scale commercial xeriscape designs, and we don't consider the job done until the landscape is exactly what you envisioned.

Plants That Belong Here

One of the biggest advantages of working with a locally rooted team is plant knowledge. Our designers know which drought tolerant plants thrive in Portland's specific conditions, which xeriscape shrubs handle hard freezes without losing their structure, and which low-water plants look great through both the wet season and the dry stretch. We work with a curated selection of xeriscape plants, xeric grasses, drought resistant shrubs, and water-wise shrubs that are proven performers in this region.

You won't get a cookie-cutter Arizona desert look unless that's what you want. We design landscapes that feel natural to the Pacific Northwest — clean, modern, and built around plants that belong here. Whether you're drawn to a simple desert landscape with clean gravel lines and ornamental grasses or a lush desert oasis landscape with layered plantings and a focal water feature, we design it to suit your property and your taste.

Saving Water and Saving Money

Studies show that xeriscaped landscapes can save the average homeowner between 30,000 and 60,000 gallons of water per year compared to traditional turf lawns. In a city where water and sewer rates have risen steadily over the past decade, that's a meaningful reduction in monthly overhead for both homeowners and commercial property managers.

Beyond the water savings, xeriscape yards require dramatically less ongoing maintenance. No weekly mowing, no seasonal reseeding, no fertilizer schedules. Our seasonal maintenance programs keep your landscape looking its best year-round with visits timed around Portland's climate cycles — so you're never caught off guard by a frost or a dry spell.

Serving Portland and Surrounding Areas

From small desert backyard ideas in inner Southeast Portland to large commercial desert landscape yard projects in the surrounding suburbs, Xeriscape Portland serves the full metro area. We work with homeowners, property managers, HOAs, and commercial developers who want a water-wise landscape design that looks professional, performs reliably, and adds long-term value to the property.

If you've been searching for xeriscape landscaping Portland, desert landscaping near me, or DIY xeriscape guidance and realized the scope is bigger than a weekend project, our team is ready to take it off your plate entirely.