AY Sustainable Landscape Design

Specialties

AY Sustainable Landscape Design is a design/​build landscape company. We are able to handle your entire project — from conceptual design to detail design, from successfully interfacing with your city’s planning department for permits, to installing and finishing your landscape project. AY Sustainable Design also collaborates closely with all related trade professionals, such as architect and structural engineers, to successfully and efficiently complete your project.

Many issues can arise during construction that cannot be anticipated. Dealing with these kinds of «unexpected surprises,» which often requires quick and nimble problem solving, is a strength of AY Sustainable Design.

We pride ourselves on reliability, punctuality, attention to budget, and responsiveness to our client’s needs. We also take great pride in our attention to aesthetic details. The quality of our work speaks for itself.

History

Established in 2004.

Guillermo Yanes has been designing beautiful gardens since he was a little boy in El Salvador. In 2004, Guillermo and Lisa started AY Sustainable Landscape Design in order to promote their ideal of a sustainable urban environment at the lot level — in everyday life. The company was formed in Portland, Oregon, and relocated to California in 2006. Our clients are located in Portland, Los Angeles, and the San Francisco Bay area.

Our project experience includes many fabulous landscape designs that incorporate water conservation principles, improved drainage design, runoff storage for irrigation, the use of amended soils to promote healthy gardens, and the use of native and/​or climate-​appropriate plant pallettes.

Meet the Business Owner

Guillermo Yanes M.

Business Owner

Guillermo Yanes, Master Gardener, is the principal of landscape design operations. Guillermo is a «people person» and loves working with his clients through the entire process of a project, from the initial design phase to the finalization of a project. He has designed many beautiful landscapes for homeowners and commercial properties in California, Oregon, and Washington State over the past 15 years. He understands the principles of sustainable landscape design and believes in bringing those principles into his clients’ lives to make their world a better place to live. He is certified as a Bay Friendly Landscape Qualified Professional. Guillermo sees himself as the ally of his clients in every aspect of the project, working hard to make them happy with both the process and the end result.

Guillermo takes great pride in his team, which includes Lisa Austin, Djordje Milic, Jorge de Jesus Moreno.