We place the Japanese maple six inches to the left — and the entire backyard changes. Landscape design composed with the deliberate eye of a curator.
Each project is a room. Scroll through at your own pace.
Half-acre transformation, Portland OR · 2024
A neglected half-acre rewoven into a sequence of outdoor rooms — a cutting garden, a meadow lawn, and a stone terrace that reads like a natural extension of the house.
Boutique hotel, Seattle WA · 2023
Forty square meters of urban courtyard made to feel like a garden discovered by accident. The developer's rendering sold twelve units before construction began.
Formal garden restoration, Victoria BC · 2022
A Victorian-era estate garden restored to its original geometry — hedgerows re-clipped to their historical profiles, the reflecting pool relined, the rose garden replanted with heritage varieties.
Three phases. No shortcuts. The same stonemason for eight years, the same nursery for twelve. We don't subcontract the vision.
We walk the land at dawn, noon, and dusk. We note where the light lands in February and where the frost lingers in April. Every sightline from every window. The garden begins in observation.
Design develops through hand drawings before CAD. We sketch, reconsider, and sketch again. The Japanese maple moves six inches left. Then we know. Final drawings include planting plans, material schedules, and 3D perspectives.
We work with a small trusted team of craftspeople — the same stonemason for eight years, the same nursery for twelve. No subcontracting the vision. We are on site every day until the last stone is placed and the last plant is watered.
"We are on site every day until the last stone is placed and the last plant is watered."
Margaret Okafor
Founder & Lead Designer
"The before and after isn't a renovation — it's a completely different property. We'd been living in the house for six years and never used the backyard. Now we eat outside every night from May through October."
Daniel & Priya Thornton
Homeowners, Portland OR
"I've worked with landscape designers who think in plants. Margaret thinks in sightlines. She asked me which window I look out of when I'm having coffee. That's when I knew we were going to get something special."
James Calloway, AIA
Principal, Calloway Architecture
"The courtyard rendering sold twelve units. I'm not exaggerating. Buyers were specifically referencing the olive tree in the courtyard. We've used Canopy on every project since."
Simone Nakamura
Development Director, Meridian Group
"We have a half-acre that had been neglected for fifteen years. Canopy didn't just restore it — they showed us what it had always wanted to be. The meadow lawn was their idea. We'd never have thought of it."
Robert & Claire Ashford
Homeowners, Victoria BC
Every project begins with a site visit and an honest conversation. Tell us about your space — we'll tell you what we see in it.
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