WELCOME to River City Gardens. Kathryn Leech, APLD, is a trained, creative and energetic landscape designer, serving the greater Portland, Oregon and Northwest region for 15 years.
Expand your living space with a custom-designed sustainable garden that will meet your needs and tickle your fancy. It is a fun and exhilarating experience.
- Bachelor of Arts, Art Design; Long Beach State College, Long Beach, California
- Landscape Technology; Portland Community College, Portland, Oregon
- Pruning, Plant Growth Management; Mt. Hood Community College
- Graphics and Plan Presentation Seminar, Robin Templar Williams;
- Color Mastery, Richard E. Scott, ASLA, ASAI
- Accurate Freehand Perspective Sketching, Richard E. Scott
APLD Certification
The Association of Professional Landscape Designers is an international professional organization the "advances landscape design as an independent profession and promotes the recognition of landscape designers as highly qualified, dedicated professionals". My certification (approved November 2002) involved submitting a body of work and letters of recommendation from clients and colleagues with whom I have built gardens.
Eco-Biz Certification
River City Gardens received certification in Fall 2007 from The Pollution Prevention Outreach Team, a regional muti-agency cooperative group working toward a cleaner environment. It involved submitting a body of work that features sustainable practices and classes taken and taught that address environmental subjects. Ms Leech was the first landscape professional to receive this certification.
Ecoroof Certification
An ecoroof consists of a layer of vegetation over a growing medium on top of a synthetic, waterproof membrane and significantly decreases stormwater runoff, saves energy, reduces pollution and erosion, and helps preserve fish habitat.
I was awarded an Ecoroof Certifcate of Completion by the City of Portland Environmental Services on June 4, 2008. The certificate acknowledges my completion of four workshops pertaining to the structure, design and materials use, maintenance and the permitting procerss for the installation of Ecoroofs.
