Lux Design

After spending 18 months remodeling a dilapidated fixer-upper in Bellingham’s Edgemoor neighborhood, I hired Lux Design to renovate the surrounding 13,000-square-foot lot from scratch, including the front, back and side yards. The scope of my project included re-grading the contours of the landscape with a large tractor, building a stone retaining wall and back-yard patio with stairs, scraping away old lawn, bringing in truckloads of new soil, adding decorative boulders and walking paths around the entire property, creating a large fire-pit area, and selecting and planting scores of trees, shrubs and ground covers. Because of the deer herds that roam through my neighborhood, I was keen on creating a garden full of native woodland plants that were also deer-proof. Amy created a design that met both requirements. She and her amazing crew turned the property into a beautiful sanctuary. I cannot say enough wonderful things about Amy and her team. Everyone on the project was extremely professional and a lot of fun to work with. They never hesitated to answer my questions and explain exactly what they had in mind. I couldn’t be happier with the results. The yard is gorgeous, so much so, that my neighbors consistently remark on how great my house looks whenever they walk by. Although the project is now complete, Amy continues to answer questions via text or email about how best to care for the plants. She’s not only a trusted contractor but has become a cherished friend. I feel so grateful to have met her. On top of that, I can now enjoy my yard to its fullest. Many thanks to Amy and her team for making my dream house a reality.

Lux Design completely reworked our large front yard--recovering it from a flat, artless design that had also been heavily damaged by this winter's deep freeze event. She transformed it into a dramatic topography with a beautiful retaining wall, swales, contours, and top-quality plantings. She and her crew do an amazing job of both attention to detail and using best practices--we saw them carefully dig every planting hole to the exact right depth and then prep the root balls of every plant. Too many landscapers just pop the plants out of their containers and drop them root-bound into the ground. Amy's design eye is unique in that she is able to project out how the landscape will look when mature (we checked out multiple of her other previous projects). The landscape looks great already off the bat--amazing use of colors and perspective--but we're excited to see how it unfolds in the coming years. (She even did a great job of picking plants that the deer in our neighborhood are leaving alone so far)

I posted a question for friends - who would they recommend to re-landscape our yard. I had several recommendations but I had one friend who drove over to my house and said Amy Gould. We brought Lux Design on to completely renovate our landscape - both the front and back yards. We had rented our home out for 5 years and the yard was in terrible shape. Amy and her team came in with a design that really suited our home and neighborhood. Amy is hands on with her design implementation- she was there every step of the way. Her team is professional and approachable. They never hesitated to take the time to answer questions and show us exactly what they were doing. The result - we couldn’t be happier! It is beautiful and we are outside enjoying our yard every chance we can get. A couple of years on and Amy is still there via text to answer my questions about what to do about plants, etc. Lux Design is simply the best!

I hired Lux Design, Ltd in 2019 to redesign my home's outdoor spaces. Owner, Amy Gould, is a highly skilled landscaper with an artist's eye for design. She brings an inspiring creativity that raises the aesthetic and utility of spaces. I found Amy to be an attentive and effective project manager and am grateful in the care she takes in personally selecting the best specimen of each plant. The scope of my project included scrapping away old lawn, bringing in new soil, redefining the contour of the landscape, decorative sod, mulch, boulders, replacing the front walk and steps, building a front yard patio, selecting and planting a large variety of trees, bushes and perennials. I am delighted in the year-round beauty! When one set of plants finish blooming, others pick up the baton. Amy and her crew transformed my yard into a sanctuary.

Amy Gould of Lux Design has been a pleasure to work with. Her creative eye and sense of design are impeccable and she will make sure everything is completed perfectly. We began with a complete kitchen remodel that is amazing and then moved on to a remodel of our master and guest bathrooms. Paint colors throughout our home (inside and out), new molding, and a beautiful granite fireplace. All a result of Amy's keen eye. Amy loves garden design and our front yard is proof. Concrete slabs surrounded by rock and cobble provided us with a private patio surrounded by fragrant plants. It's a beauty and we often have people stop to admire her design and choice of plants. When we decide to work on our next project (library) we will, of course, choose Amy. You should too!