Gardens that look like they grew there.
Landscape design and arborist-led project oversight for Bainbridge Island, Kitsap, and the West Puget Sound.
Ashley Lloyd
Founder of Lloyd Landwright. Ashley brings both artistic vision and deep horticultural and arborist expertise to each project — informed by formal ISA certification, NYBG training, and years of direct work with plants, soil, and site.
With a focus on trust and clarity, we guide each project from first sketch to final detail—so your landscape unfolds with quiet confidence.
Grounded Vision, Thoughtful Execution
Each landscape is designed to grow into itself — balancing structure with softness and inviting richness with age.
Landscapes That Deepen Over Time
We start with what the land offers—its light, rhythm, and quiet clues. From there, the response varies. Sometimes it asks for a full design. Other times, a conversation is enough.
What matters is that the result feels inevitable—not imposed.
Every Site, Its Own Language
Selected Projects | view all
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Central Overlook
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Longwood Hideaway
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Twilight Landing
I’m especially interested in guiding landscapes over time — shaping and editing what exists, and introducing new elements only where they truly serve the land.
Design doesn’t always mean starting over. I work with new and existing landscapes alike, often focusing on repair, refinement, and long-term stewardship rather than dramatic overhaul.
When appropriate, I collaborate with gardeners, climbing arborists, and land stewards to support ongoing care beyond the design phase.
I select and direct the contractors, stay present through installation, and make the field decisions that keep the design intent intact. The result is a finished garden, not a handed-off plan.
Working with me
Before Design, We Begin With the Land
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Every project begins with a conversation. Whether you're exploring possibilities or seeking expert guidance, the Site Study is designed to assess your goals, the potential of the site, and how we might work together.
It’s also a moment to gain clarity — whether our journey continues or concludes here.
Initial Consultation Fee: $250
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Arborist Consultations are standalone, site-based visits focused specifically on trees and woody plants.
These consultations are appropriate when you are seeking:
Professional assessment of tree or woody plant health, structure, or risk
Guidance on pruning, preservation, or long-term care
Help understanding existing trees in relation to your landscape or site conditions
In some cases, arborist consultations may include hands-on, selective pruning (including structural shrub pruning, rose pruning, or refinement of ornamental trees, when appropriate and discussed in advance.
This is not routine garden maintenance or general upkeep.
Can stand entirely alone
Tree- and woody-plant focused
Priced separately, based on discussed scope
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Full service design means I handle the project from first site visit to finished garden. I develop the design vision in close collaboration with you — translating your goals and the character of your site into something that feels inevitable — then help select and direct the contractors, and stay present through installation to make sure the work is carried through with care.
My work favors naturalistic, site-responsive gardens — places that feel shaped by ecology and time rather than installed overnight. I build on what exists, editing and refining rather than erasing, and bring arborist-level attention to every plant and tree decision from the outset.
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For some clients, the initial consultation provides enough clarity to move forward independently. For others, it becomes the beginning of an ongoing working relationship.
These return visits focus on guiding the landscape over time — assessing what’s working, refining what exists, and supporting informed decision-making as the site evolves.
This work is advisory in nature and may involve collaboration with gardeners, arborists, or contractors already engaged on the property.
Occasional, targeted pruning may be recommended or carried out where it meaningfully supports the landscape’s long-term structure or evolution.
Landwright n. | \ ˈland-ˌrīt
1. One who shapes, refines, and stewards the land with intention and artistry.
2. A steward of landscapes, ensuring they are not only designed but guided over time.
Origin: Inspired by the tradition of shipwrights and playwrights—craftsmen of vessels and stories—a Landwright brings the same level of precision and care to landscapes, creating spaces that evolve with time.
I invite you to explore my Philosophy, Offerings, and Studio to get a sense of the spirit behind the work — though each project is shaped by its own place, purpose, and people.
The studio is currently serving Kitsap, Bainbridge Island, and the West Puget Sound.
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