The story behind the name of Lakamas Landscape Design

Red-flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum) is one of the earliest blooming native shrubs in Seattle and Camano Island gardens. Its vivid pink flowers support hummingbirds and early pollinators while helping create layered, seasonally rich landscapes that connect beauty with ecological function.

Landscape designers often think in terms of bloom sequencing, arranging plants so that one species comes into flower as another begins to fade. This creates continuity in the garden and ensures that seasonal change feels intentional rather than abrupt.

Mason bees Seattle gardens host each spring depend on early flowers and nesting habitat. Learn how landscape design can support these remarkable native pollinators.

Spring is when the garden comes back into focus. Here’s how to approach design timing in Seattle and Camano Island without rushing the process.

Woodpeckers bring life, movement, and ecological function to a garden. In Seattle and Camano Island, species like flickers, downy, hairy, and pileated woodpeckers respond to thoughtful landscape design that supports habitat, structure, and insect diversity.

A wildlife-friendly garden is not simply a garden that feels natural or slightly untamed. Some landscapes genuinely support birds and beneficial wildlife. Others unintentionally create shelter for rodents and nuisance species.

How garden design can support owl habitat for Seattle and Camano Island.

The reasons bumblebees are active in the winter in the Seattle and Camano Island area.

Anna's Hummingbirds begin courtship and nesting in the winter. This article describes how to support them in the garden.

Careful garden planning can create a garden that truly shines even in winter by using texture, color and hardscape elements.

Anna’s hummingbirds don’t migrate. They stay. Through freezing nights, cold rain, and short days, relying entirely on what the landscape can still provide. Which makes winter the most honest season for understanding whether a garden truly works.

A designed garden is like a novel with its first chapter complete. The rest depends on the gardener who takes it from here.

Where Pacific Chorus Frogs live, how they overwinter, how to encourage the vernal pools they adore, and what these frogs contribute to an ecologically vibrant landscape.

Osoberry is one of the earliest signs of spring in the Pacific Northwest. Blooming in late winter when most shrubs remain dormant, Osoberry brings movement, subtle fragrance, and ecological value to both cultivated gardens and naturalistic designs. In Seattle and Camano Island landscapes, it signals the shift toward longer days and becomes an important nectar source when few others are available.

Evergreen native shrubs create structure, color and interest in the winter garden, and also help winter pollinator species.

Discover how deciduous trees, shrubs, and groundcovers create winter structure in Pacific Northwest gardens. Part 3 of our Winter Design Series.

Winter is a slower season for installation—but a perfect season for design. With foliage down and structure exposed, we can observe what the garden actually needs: better flow, stronger winter interest, improved habitat, or new planting spaces. It’s also the ideal time to take measurements, gather inspiration, and finalize concepts so installation can begin right when the planting season opens.

How a beautiful garden can also support the environment and wildlife.

Evergreens form the winter framework—your bones and structure. Layering them thoughtfully ensures your garden looks alive, intentional, and welcoming even on the darkest days of the year. Combine structural shrubs, textural groundcovers, fragrance, and winter flowers to create a four-season landscape that reflects the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest.