Portland landscape designer - About Seasons Garden Design owner Vanessa Nagel

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Vanessa Gardner Nagel, APLD

"Her innovative solutions to problems, strong artistic capabilities and diplomatic demeanor make her an asset to any project."
Joyce, Tucson, AZ

"Your point of view...looking at the situation wholistically, is what makes you good at what you do!"
Amethyst, Battle Ground, WA

VANESSA GARDNER NAGEL, APLD, NCIDQ, Owner of Seasons Garden Design:

Designs gardens and consults about all things landscape in the Portland OR Metro Region, Vancouver, WA, and Southwest, WA.

Practices sustainability as a designer, as a gardener, and as a conscientious human being.

Practiced commercial interior design on local to global projects before she turned her business inside-out to focus solely on landscape design and garden writing; Vanessa brings over 33 years design experience to each project and was a president's scholar at each college she attended, including her alma mater.

Writes and speaks about gardening and garden design; GardenChirps blog , book: Understanding Garden Design, and Designers on Design at

former Garden Design Magazine Advisory Board member (magazine's last issue: April 2013)