We are very happy with the design and the effort that Austin & Emily and their crew at The Green Seed provided in reshaping our backyard. It is a much more lively and livable space. Austin & Emily were open to our ideas, which they developed creatively, taking our budget into account. The crew was always friendly, and the work was efficient and quality. Thank you to The Green Seed! Highly recommended. read more

Emily and Austin were really great to work with. I asked for a yard/garden that was easy to care for, had something blooming all year, and attractive to birds, bees and butterflies, and that's what I got. I couldn't be happier with the results. read more

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The Green Seed did an amazing design and install of a beautiful nature strip outside my Portland home. They created a gorgeous overall look as well as providing excellent advice and recommendations for the plants and any other questions I had. I highly recommend the Green Seed. Emily and Austin are knowledgeable, creative and it was a pleasure to have their help. read more

Just had the Green Seed install beautiful flagstone stepping stones along my side yard & lots of elfin thyme. They did a great job, exceeded my expectations & brought my vision to life. Love working with them. Highly recommend. read more

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We worked with the folks at The Green Seed this summer for our backyard landscaping. The design process was easy and quick, and we are thrilled with the updates to the yard. Thanks! read more

I have prided myself in taking care of my yard - gardening and playing around with different plants has always been an enjoyable hobby for me.....until I'd say, the last 5 years or so since I have been losing the battle...and the war.... with the godforsaken bamboo in my tiny little Portland yard. I curse the people who planted it in the first place! Curse, I say curse! Well, I decided to bite the bullet and spring for a full day of "fall clean up" which included two very nice strong young men working their butts off ALL DAY removing the mess of weeds and overgrowth and who knows what they found under the blackberries and tangles of bamboo roots. I now have a 'clean slate' to work with and am excited again for planting some respectable and native plants that won't take over like a scene from Jumanji. I'll definitely call on the Green Seed folks again to help me with some patio work and other maintenance in the future. read more

These guys replaced our lawn last year and did a great job. If something was not right or we asked for changes, they happily complied. All of the crew were hard workers and conscientious about doing the best job possible. Also, they were great about coordinating with an irrigation specialist so we could get a new irrigation system along with a new lawn. Our yard is still lush and green thanks to the Green Seed people. Highly recommended! read more

I have used GreenSeed for lawn maintenance for almost a year and the crew always does a great job, paying attention to edging and weeding in a way that respects my garden. Which I very grateful. All their gear is battery powered, so little in the way of emissions and very quiet. The guys who show up are courteous, efficient, and friendly. They are esp considerate of my cat who has made peace with the noise. I have not used their services for a project (like rain garden or raised planter boxes or stone work) but they will be on my list of companies to contact when I am ready. read more

We just bought a great new home that had disastrous yards, so we needed someone to start from zero. Austin and Emily worked with us to create designs that we'll enjoy and fit our budget - in fact, the final bill was ~90% of the limit we gave them. We really look forward to a few years from now when all the little plants have grown up! read more

Marty and his crew did a fantastic, bang-up job on our front yard clean up. I can't wait to work with them again on the rest of my design-build project in Spring! read more

Austin, Emily, and their team are a pleasure to work with. They redesigned our entire backyard and even replaced some trees that did not make it through the summer. They did a wonderful job on a front yard clean-up for us as well. read more

The first time we used The Green Seed for a lawn clean up on our rental property in Portland, the owner was having a baby. Yet they still came out and did a fabulous job right on time! We rebooked for a few months out and they handled the job with ease, despite the continual rain. Our house has never looked so nice! Thanks, Green Seed! read more

Efficient, through, reasonable in cost and consistent. Those are a few descriptive words to describe the level of work performed by Austin and his Green Seed crew. I have been very pleased with the results he has given me with the trimming of my Laurel and other hedges. Being a senior citizen from the "old school", I am very particular and indeed he far exceeded my expectations. I plan on using his service for my year round yard maintenance. read more

I could not be happier with the service we've gotten from The Green Seed. They've worked on our front & back yards helping us get ready for our wedding this summer. Austin is so practical & knowledgeable & easy to work with that I hired them to do regular maintenance at our business & my Mother's house as well. They are not just coming out and mowing & walking around with a blower, but taking proper care of everything! We feel so lucky to have such a great landscaping company! read more

The Green Seed was recommended by Ascent Tree who take care of my trees. I moved and wanted a company to get the yard in shape for curb appeal. They did such a wonderful job. They met and exceeded my expectation. Austin, Emily and Paul are hard workers, They each have different strengths which compliment each other and a added plus they are good people. I was so impressed I hired them for on going service in my new home. I am so grateful for the recommendation . read more

Working with Austin, Emily and their team has been fantastic. When we bought our house we were initially very overwhelmed with the yard and landscaping. Austin explained to us what our plants were and the care required. We hired them to come twice a month. They are very reliable, conscientious and thorough. Our yard looks great! When we were out of town over Christmas, a neighbor told us one of our trees fell over. I emailed Austin and they took care of it the next day...on Christmas Eve...at no charge. They are the best and you should hire them! read more

Austin helped us go from a very high maintenance yard (that was never maintained under our watch) to creating a low maintenance landscape filled with native plants. He took our concerns for our kids and pets to heart and made sure that all the plants he put in were non-toxic, well suited for the space and would look good. Austin identified ways we could save money and went the extra mile to help us reuse materials we already had. Even though you can't see it, I love that he helped solve our drainage problem using the river rock he had to dig up to create a better shaped lawn. A while ago we had used a different yard service that turned out to be useless: they only weed whacked and when we declined the use of chemicals, the weeds grew right back. Watching Austin work was such a breath of herbicide free air: he actually weeded. You know, the kind of weeding your mom made you do as a kid when you pulled the weeds up by the roots instead of just making the tops disappear. Awesome. Austin is clearly a perfectionist who thought through multiple levels of the project. He helped us problem solve a slope that directed rain water into our crawl space. I really enjoyed that Austin is a family guy: my very talkative four year old had a lot to say about the changes going on in the yard, and he was willing to interact with her. It was nice to have someone working in our space that didn't make me nervous about the kids escaping out the back door while he was there. Austin put in a little extra time to get our space ready in time for a big party. We got so many compliments regarding the dramatic changes in our yard! I would not hesitate to recommend him to anyone. read more

Let me first say my backyard looks better than I imagined it would! I worked hard looking for the right landscapers that would make my backyard become what I always wanted. And guess what these guys understood my vision perfectly. Now we are working on the front yard and I have know doubt it will surpass my expectations! Very nice couple and very professional. read more

I have been using The Green Seed for regular yard maintenance for 3 months now. Excellent service in all regards. They have taken care of everything I've asked them to including some tree pruning. Everybody has been really friendly and seems to enjoy the work they do. Their pricing is very fair for the level of service. read more

We are so happy with the service we received from The Green Seed. I contacted them after reading positive reviews on the I Love Lents Facebook page after reading. Emily responded to my email right away and we set up a time for Austin to come over. Austin really listened to our needs and provided us with quotes for three different things we talked about. We were able to set up an appointment for a project within a week. The did a fantastic job and we could not be happier with the work they did. Our yard looks amazing and the following morning one neigbor gave us a thumbs up sign and the other came over to tell us great it looked. We will definitely be using The Green Seed in the future! read more

At first, I'd give this company 5 stars but not after the experience I've had with them. I hired them to lay our sod. They seemed like friendly people at first but over time not so much, especially after completing their job. They're hard to get a hold of and schedule. We realized we had a big sink hole in the yard after they supposedly leveled it out and it remained there. Then we realized that they also cheated us out of the sod we paid for. When brought it to their attention that we knew, they said they would replace it with the sod that we paid for. We had asked for an additional area to be included for new sod and Austin gave me a quote and then changed the quote, instead of arguing with him, I agreed to pay the difference because at this point, I just wanted to be done but then he said, he wasn't going to do it, even after ordering it for that spot. They just completed laying the sod and again, left the big sink hole, the whole lawn is unleveled, they cut the sod so jagged, that a child could do better and I questioned Austin (the owner) about it and he said to hire someone else to deal with it. This is part of the job that we originally paid thousands for and that's how they deal with it! Totally disrespectful and dissatisfied with this company. I would not recommend at all! read more

After taking care of my yard for over 20 years, my health made it necessary for me to find help with regular maintenance. I was concerned about finding someone I could trust to care for my yard like I do. Austin and his Green Seed crew have exceeded my expectations. They're knowledgeable, caring, and dependable. And they do great work! My yard is in good hands! read more

They trimmed our hedge and took it from an overgrown monster to a clean and even height. Took on an enormous task and delivered exactly what we wanted for a good price. Definitely will use them again for other landscaping and recommend to others. read more

Ah! What great people! My yard looks fabulous! My succulents look stellar, and my roses reign supreme! Thank you Green Seed!!!