Our yards are part of our homes and deserve good care. It is entirely possible to maintain a healthy, beautiful yard without the noise and toxic emissions from gas-powered equipment, particularly leaf blowers. If you maintain your own yard, try using manual tools – rakes, brooms, etc. – and if necessary, electric tools. If you contract out your yard maintenance, find a contractor who doesn’t use gas leaf blowers and other gas-powered equipment.
This page will help you find an eco-friendly landscape designer and/or maintenance contractor for your yard or business. Thank you for helping promote quieter, cleaner neighborhoods!
1. Find an Eco-friendly Landscape Designer
These designers create eco-friendly yards & gardens intended for easy maintenance with hand tools – and electric tools if needed – for the benefit of the planet. They follow the principles of ecological design (described on our “Solutions” page). Here are two useful directories to help you find the right professional for your needs:
- Landscape Professionals Directory – provided by Backyard Habitat Certification Program. To search for designers, select Landscape Design under “Services.”
- Naturescaping and Sustainable Landscapes Directory – a comprehensive A-Z list provided by East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District.
2. Find an Eco-friendly Yard Maintenance Contractor
Quiet Clean PDX volunteers have assembled a list of companies that provide gas-free blower service (if you need blower service at all) and other gas-free yard maintenance services. As indicated below, some use only manual tools, or a combination of manual and electric, while others use gas tools but can use electric or even manual tools upon request.
Disclaimer: We’ve listed the services these contractors offer based on information they gave us. We realize this may change over time and periodically update the table (last update: April 2022). We have no financial affiliation with any of them.
Note: The list is ordered first by response to Q.1 (No-blow Service). Within that sorting, it is ordered by response to Q2 (Electric Blowers), and within that sorting by response to Q3 (All Yard Care Gas-Free). All else being equal, contractors are listed alphabetically.
If you know of any companies to add to this list, please contact judywalton (at) gmail.com.
Eco-Yard Care Companies
| Contractor & link to website | Service Area | Contact | 1. No-Blow Service? | 2. Electric Blowers? | 3. All Yard Care Gas-Free? | Comments |
All ’round Quality Yard Care
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Lloyd District, Irvington, Grant Park, Elliot | (503) 501-8149 mcneesejim (at) yahoo.com |
Always no-blow | No blowers of any kind | All services are gas-free (hand tools only) | Zero carbon (bike & trailer used for transportation) |
| Eco-Lawn Care | NE Portland | (503) 282-5633 dusty (at) eco-lawncarepdx.com |
Always no-blow | No blowers of any kind | All services are gas-free (hand tools only) | Zero carbon (bike & trailer used for transportation) |
| Handmade Gardens | Portland | (503) 849-9466 handmadegardenspdx (at) gmail.com |
Always no-blow | No blowers of any kind | All services are gas-free (hand tools only) | Zero carbon (bike & trailer used for transportation). Specialize in gardens not lawns. |
Neighborhood Gardeners SW
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SW, SE Portland | (503) 310-5975 drumminginoneness (at) gmail.com Kim McDonald |
Default is no-blow but can use blower on request | All blowers are electric | All services are gas-free (hand & electric tools only). Can use all hand tools if requested. | |
SymbiOp |
Portland Metro Area | (503) 893-8806 landscaping (at) symbiop.com |
Default is no-blow but can use blower on request | All blowers are electric |
All services are gas-free (hand & electric tools only). Can use all hand tools if requested. | Specialize in gardens not lawns |
| Portland Earth Care | Portland | (503) 754-0479 | Default is no-blow but can use blower on request | All blowers are electric | All services are gas-free (hand & electric tools only) unless chainsaw needed. Can use all hand tools if requested. | Specialize in gardens not lawns |
Mow & Blow PDX
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N, NE Portland | (503) 347-4604 dev (at) mowandblowpdx.com | Default is no-blow but can use blower on request | All blowers are electric | All yard-care is gas-free (hand & electric tools only), unless gas mower needed. Can use all hand tools if requested. | |
Blossom |
Portland | (503) 837-3557 info (at) blossompdx.com |
Default is blowers, but can do no-blow if requested. | All blowers are electric | All services are gas-free (hand & electric tools only). Can use all hand tools if requested. | |
| Clean Air Lawn Care – Portland | SE, NE, N, SW Portland | (503) 679-7418 | Default is blowers, but can do no-blow if requested. | All blowers are electric | All services are gas-free (hand & electric tools only) | |
| Gaia Gardens | NW Portland, West Hills | (503) 347-4717 info (at) gaiagardens.org |
Default is blowers, but can do no-blow if requested. | All blowers are electric | All services are gas-free (hand & electric tools only). Can use all hand tools if requested. | |
Pride and Joy Landscapes |
N, NE Portland | (503) 395-7880 ann (at) prideandjoylandscapes.com |
Default is blowers, but can do no-blow if requested. | All blowers are electric | All services are gas-free (hand & electric tools only). Can use all hand tools if requested. | Specialize in gardens not lawns |
Oswego Yard |
Lake Oswego, West Linn | service (at) oswegoyard.com |
Default is blowers, but can do no-blow if requested. | All blowers are electric | All services are gas-free (hand & electric tools only). Can use all hand tools if requested. | Recharge tools w/ 100% renewable energy, via offsets |
| Clean Air Lawn Care – Portland Westside | Beaverton, SW Portland, West Slope, Garden Home | (503) 345-7577 | Default is blowers, but can do no-blow if requested | All blowers are electric | All services are gas-free. Will consider using all hand tools if requested. | |
Clean Air Lawn Care – Oregon City
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Oregon City, Lake Oswego, Happy Valley, Clackamas, Gladstone, West Linn, Canby | (503) 341-1082 todd (at) cleanairlawncare.com |
Default is blowers, but can do no-blow if requested. |
All blowers are electric | All services are gas-free (hand & electric tools) | |
Blessing Landscapes |
Portland and Vancouver Metro | (503) 284-3557 jesse@blessingland.com | Default is blowers, but can do no-blow if requested. | All blowers are electric | Can provide all services gas-free if requested. | |
Northwest Native Landscapes |
Portland, Lake Oswego | (503) 351-6988 info (at) northwestnativelandscapes.com |
Default is blowers, but can do no-blow if requested. | All blowers are electric | Cannot provide gas-free mowing. Will consider using all hand tools if requested. | |
| Dennis’ 7 Dees | Greater Portland, Lake Oswego, Tigard, Vancouver | (503) 777-7777 mail (at) dennis7dees.com |
Default is blowers, but can do no-blow if requested. | Can use electric blowers if requested | Can provide all services gas-free if requested | |
PGM Lawn Care |
Portland, Vancouver, Beaverton, Lake Oswego | (503) 833-2914 bernardo.antano11 (at) gmail.com |
Default is blowers, but can do no-blow if requested. | Can use electric blowers if requested | Can provide all services gas-free if requested | |
| Flora Organic Landscape | N, NE, SE Portland, Milwaukee | (503) 941-0273 floralandscapingpdx (at) gmail.com | Default is blowers, but can do no-blow if requested. | Can use electric blowers if requested | Cannot provide all services gas-free |