We had Joshua and Evelyn come out to take a look at our brand new yard. We finished building and…read morenow we needed to have something amazing done in the yard. Our yard was not easy, it's long and narrow, there are trees that block the sun and where the house stands it is very close to the neighboring lot. Also we are not avid gardeners, we wanted something different that did not require to much work.
After coming out and walking the space, and sending up their drone. They came back with a design incorporating what our desires were, and what plants would survive us and the conditions in our yard. Evelyn is an expert with plants and plant identification, she really is amazing. They brought us our landscape plan, and one on a pdf. This included where we would get the most sun, which was very accurate as I thought the most sun was in a different spot. They came and went to work, and I mean work since there was nothing here but dirt and poison hemlock. Joshua and his crew put in deer fencing, a privacy fence, garden boxes, a shed, a stone patio, in the backyard alone. In front along the street we got a circular driveway, a stone wall around the house, a path from the top down to the driveway that will accommodate moving garden tools, and the garbage can up and down. The poison hemlock was taken care of. We now have a mini orchard, four garden boxes, and the most amazing ground cover, phacelia, which has come up twice, spring and we are watching it grow again this fall. Phacelia grows about two to three feet, it is a sea of blue moving with the wind and is low maintenance. It is just mind blowing to be in the garden having morning coffee with hundreds of busy bees! They just love it. Someone with bees in Port Townsend has benefited from the phacelia in our garden. Your Welcome!
Savory brought in soil from Shorts Family Farm, and I have swiss chard that is three feet high, it looks like something from the tropics, it is amazing. I planted tomatoes in the garden boxes along with romaine, pea, parsley, beets, and some beans. Due to the soil, all did exceptionally well. It has been years since I grew food. At first I wasn't sure I wanted to grow much, but now I have been so encouraged by this harvest, that I am already planning what to grow next spring.
Savory met our expectations and beyond. They showed up everyday and worked hard. We still call Joshua about what is what and how to take care of it, and he is very quick to come out and walk around with us. If something is growing that I don't recognize I take a picture of it and send it to Evelyn, she can identify accurately from the photo.
Savory is part of our Port Townsend family. If you are looking for something beautiful and done right call Savory.
We highly recommend them.