Outdoor Spaces for Entertaining, Relaxation and Escape.
RLD seeks to bring people closer to nature by providing outdoor environments that are unique to your needs, style, vision and budget. I believe that successful design will give back more than it requires, providing a refuge each time you retreat into the garden.
Projects
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Habitat Gardens
Habitat building for pollinators, birds and wildlife
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Outdoor Entertaining
Outdoor spaces for intimate or large gatherings
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Pacific Northwest Gardens
Northwest natives, vibrant colors and eye-catching foliage
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Fire & Water Features
Fountains, Waterfalls, Riverbeds and Stone Dishes
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Lawn Alternatives
Lawn Replacements, No-Mow, Meadows
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Specialty Gardens
Themed Gardens, Homesteading, etc.
Habitat Gardens
Outdoor Entertaining
Pacific Northwest Gardens
Fire and Water Features
Lawn Alternatives
ASIAN INSPIRED
ORCHARDS
RIVER BANKS
MICRO YARDS
MEDITERRANEAN
EVENT
DECOR
Specialty Gardens
“What a great time I had working with Chris these past several months on the edit of my large yard! Chris is extremely personable and professional and is an expert on every aspect of plants and landscape design. She provided scaled drawings of the areas to be edited along with names and pictures of the plants proposed for each area. She was flexible and listened to my wishes and priorities at every step. Chris ordered the plants and recommended an excellent installation team. She was generous with her time in meetings and site visits and timely in responding to texts and emails. She came in right on time and on budget with no surprises! I was delighted with the result and with the fact that Chris made the project so easy for me all the way through! I will use her again soon and would recommend her with our reservation to anyone wanting a superb landscape designer.” - Y. Morse, Corvallis
Referrals
“Early this year I challenged Chris with a request to create a master plan design for our Timberhill house. The landscape design had to bring a touch of modernism to a classic house. The request included the front yard and main entrance, the backyard, side patio and the garden. Chris did an impressive job at thinking outside the box. The design was not only more functional than previously intended but also looks amazing. My wife and I like the master plan so much that we decided to execute most of it this year. I would highly recommend Chris to anyone who is looking for a professional design with a lot of logical creativity.” - Chalo and Elisa, Corvallis
“We are THRILLED with the landscape design Chris Henderson made for us. She met with us in a timely manner and LISTENED to everything we were wanting in our yard. Trust us, it was a long list. She was careful to not only include what we wanted, but had the knowledge to point out what might be a better fit than our suggestions. We could not be happier with her expertise, but also appreciate her patience and kindness in seeing the project to fruition. We have absolutely no qualms in highly recommending Chris to design any landscape project!!!” - Don & Jeanie Tomasini, Auburn
“We had some general ideas for an Asian-inspired garden; Chris visited and listened and turned our vague notions into detailed diagrams and plant selections that brought the whole project together into a coherent, beautiful whole. She was always available for any advice and information that we needed, and she connected us to expert tradespeople for the parts of the project we could not do ourselves. Whether you want help with initial plans only or someone to help you through the entire process or something in between, Chris will be a pleasure to work with. She helped us turn a boring backyard into a place of peace and nature that we will enjoy for many, many years to come.” - Rob and Weiwei, Monmouth
Let’s Get Growing!
From conceptualizing to installation… RLD is ready to design your landscape dreams and bring them to reality.
About
Christine Henderson, owner of Refuge Landscape Design is a licensed Landscape Designer.
Her approach and professionalism reflects over twenty years of experience in the Architectural Design community working as a designer; building product sales in retail, wholesale and specialty markets; sustainable building advisor and project management.
Christine received an A.T.A. degree in Ornamental Horticulture in Landscape Design and specialty certificates for Landscape Design Skills and Plant Identification. She opened Refuge - landscape design to combine her design/construction background with her passion for the protection of natural resources and the creation of garden spaces that restore the body and soul.
Her experienced eye for design and superior skills at unearthing client’s desires has proved invaluable when bringing each unique garden vision to realization.
Design Services & Consulting
Landscape Design
Master Plan Landscape Design with plan and plant schedule; black-and-white and color sets
Modified Plan with identified areas of focus, labeled plants on plan, black-and-white only
Perspective or Elevation illustrations are available to add in capturing the overall esthetic.
Plant purchasing and site placement.
Consultation
Phone Consultation - to determine your needs or discuss changes is offered at no charge
Questionnaire - An intake form is emailed when we start the process for design. It is a valuable tool to help you zero in on what is most important to achieve your goals.
Seasonal Editing is an on-going refining of the garden taking into account growth, loss and changes that we agree should happen to better achieve your goals.
On-Site Consultation - This can be done on site or can be incorporated into a Modified design. All site consultation span 2 hours with a fee of $200.
The Garden Nanny
Subscriptions are available for access to the private, log-on for pruning guidelines.
Add-on packages are available for access to the private log-on, in addition to plant tags with QR codes and a hard copy, pruning booklet specific to your landscape.
