Based in North Portland, Wild Sage Gardens Design LLC provides garden design in Portland Oregon. We also offer landscape design, consultation, installation and small tree arborist services in the Pacific Northwest to the Portland Metro area. We have designed landscapes in Beaverton, Hillsboro, Portland, West Linn, Lake Oswego and many other locations around Portland. Whether you need a design for your garden or a renovation of an existing space, we can transform your yard into an enticing outdoor room.
We consider both the client’s needs as well as the location of the garden. Each site is unique, with it’s own micro-climate, soil, exposure and design requirements. We take all these factors into consideration and believe that ‘the right plant for the right place’ is an essential guideline for design.
No matter your aesthetic, we will design the garden that’s right for you and your family. You may prefer a neat and ordered Japanese-inspired garden or a hardy, low-maintenance PNW conifer landscape. If you like life on the wilder side, we can provide a design that provides interest year round and will attract wildlife and support pollinators in your neighborhood.
Jude Hawley’s Qualifications:
Landscape Contractor, OCLB #16834, since 2024
Certified Arborist, #WE-8670A since 2008
Certified Horticulturalist-Design and Construction Specialist, Merritt College, Oakland, 2009
Bay Friendly Qualified Landscape Designer, since 2010
Professional member of APLD
Design Consultant for Contra Costa Water District Lawn to Garden program, since 2015-2016
http://www.ccwater.com/274/Landscape-Design-Assistance-Program
Jude worked for over 15 years doing maintenance gardening and garden design in the Bay Area. She relocated to Portland OR in 2019, and spent 5 years working as a designer and consultant in retail nurseries learning about the inspiring and diverse plant palette that the Pacific Northwest has to offer. As of June 2025, she is again running her own business focusing on landscape design, installation and aesthetic pruning.
She has gained experience as an intern with both Friends of the Urban Forest and The San Francisco Botanical Gardens, working in the California Native and Australia gardens. As well as working in the UK at the John Innes Plant Research Institute as a summer student and at Floranova Plant Breeders.