Years of hands-on retaining wall, paver, and landscape construction experience.
Owner-led design and build rooted in the Pacific Northwest. 10+ years working across Tacoma, Gig Harbor, Puyallup, and the South Sound.
Land built to live with,
not fight against.
Retaining walls, patios, and permaculture landscapes designed for how the Pacific Northwest actually works, slopes, rain, and all.
Owner-led every projectServicing the PNWOpen to travel for larger projectsRetaining walls remain core
Clear service paths so homeowners can match the right scope to the property.
Owner-led point of contact from the first site conversation through the build.
PROJECT LEVELS
Every yard has a starting point. Pick yours.
Not every project needs a full build — and not every budget should stretch to one. These three levels help you get the right scope for where you are right now, with room to go further when you're ready.
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LEVEL 1 · SMALLER JOBS
Permaculture & Garden Work
SIMPLE LANDSCAPING, SMALL GARDEN DESIGN, AND USEFUL PLANTING
The best place to start. Level 1 covers permaculture ideas, edible beds, small garden redesigns, and planting refreshes — improvements that make your yard feel intentional without committing to a major build.
Small garden designPlanting refreshesMaintenance-minded upgrades
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LEVEL 2 · STRUCTURAL YARD BUILD
Retaining Walls
SOLVING REAL YARD PROBLEMS BEFORE THE DREAM BUILD
Got slopes, drainage issues, or erosion you've been ignoring? Level 2 handles the structural stuff — retaining walls, steps, grade work, and slope control. It's a bigger investment than Level 1, but it sets the foundation everything else gets built on.
Retaining wallsSlope + drainage workMid-tier investment
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LEVEL 3 · DREAM HOME BUILD
Patios & Hardscaping
YOUR YARD AS A FINISHED OUTDOOR LIVING SPACE
This is the full picture — patios, walls, planting, lighting, and circulation all working together. Level 3 isn't one upgrade; it's a complete outdoor environment designed around how you actually want to live outside.
Outdoor livingPatios + wallsDream-home finish
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The Permaculture Difference
Useful planting and whole-site thinking, not just a list of plants.
The goal is a yard that feels grounded and productive at the same time: cleaner circulation, smarter planting, and site decisions that work with the property instead of fighting it.
Start with sun, slope, water movement, and how the yard is actually used.
Blend edible planting with layout, grading, mulch, rock, and structural elements when the site needs them.
Build landscapes that produce something useful while still feeling calm, intentional, and finished.
Keep the plan grounded in Pacific Northwest conditions instead of forcing a copied template onto the property.
Level System
Start with the level that matches how big the project really is.
Level 1 is the smaller-job entry point, Level 2 is the retaining-wall and structural yard tier, and Level 3 is the dream-home outdoor living tier where multiple parts of the yard come together.
Level 1
Permaculture & Garden Work
Smaller jobs / garden improvements
The entry level for smaller jobs, where Peter can help with permaculture ideas, planting, edible gardens, and simple landscape improvements without turning the project into a full construction build.
Best for small garden design, planting refreshes, edible beds, native planting, mulch and rock work, and maintenance-minded yard upgrades.
- Small garden design
- Planting refreshes
- Edible garden beds
- Maintenance-minded upgrades
Level 2
Retaining Walls
Structural yard work / mid-tier investment
The middle tier for homeowners dealing with slope, drainage, grade, access, and usability problems that need a more serious structural fix than Level 1 work.
Best for retaining walls, drainage corrections, stair access, grade changes, and structural yard work that makes the property more usable.
- Retaining walls
- Drainage corrections
- Steps and access
- Grade rework
Level 3
Patios & Hardscaping
Dream-home outdoor living build
The top tier for the dream-home version of the yard, where patios, walls, planting, and circulation need to work together as one finished outdoor living space.
Best for homeowners who want the full at-home-oasis result, not just one isolated improvement.
- Patio-centered outdoor living
- Walls + planting + hardscape
- Whole-yard coordination
- Dream-yard transformations
Every project is quoted based on actual Pacific Northwest site conditions — drainage, slope, access, materials, and how much yard is being rebuilt. These paths show scope, not a fixed package.
Featured Projects
Three examples of the problems solved on real properties.
Each project shows the issue on site, the work installed, and the result for the homeowner.
Retaining Walls
Slope Stabilization Retaining Wall
Problem
A steep grade was limiting usable yard space and needed a cleaner structural solution.
Solution
Installed a retaining wall with layout, drainage planning, and a finished wall face that fit the property.
Result
The yard gained stronger grade control, cleaner edges, and more usable outdoor space.
Patios & Hardscaping
Patio & Outdoor Living Area
Problem
The yard needed a clearer place to gather, sit, and move comfortably outside.
Solution
Built a patio-centered outdoor area with finished hardscape, retaining structure, and stronger circulation.
Result
The property became easier to use for daily outdoor time, seating, and entertaining.
Drainage & Site Work
Grade Rework & Site Improvement
Problem
The site needed cleaner grade, better organization, and a stronger base before later landscape phases.
Solution
Reworked the property with grading, shaping, and cleaner site setup before finish work moved forward.
Result
The yard gained better access, better order, and a stronger starting point for the next phase of construction.
Why Homeowners Choose PACH NW
Practical planning that keeps the finished yard calm and usable.
Every project starts with the site problem — and in the Pacific Northwest, that usually means slope, rain, and terrain that doesn't cooperate. When the work is done, the yard should feel cleaner, more usable, and more at ease — not just finished.
Planned around slope and drainage
Pacific Northwest yards deal with real slope, rainfall, and soil conditions. The work starts there, not with a generic layout.
Residential project focus
The build is shaped around how homeowners want to use the yard every day.
Practical build sequencing
Walls, patios, grading, and planting are approached in the order that makes the finished space cleaner.
Natural layout thinking
The landscape is shaped to feel connected to the Pacific Northwest environment — grounded, practical, and native to the property.
Portfolio
See more of the work.
A curated preview of retaining walls, patios, outdoor living, site work, and productive landscape projects, with the full grouped gallery on the portfolio page.
Owner-ledEvery project
About Peter
Pacific Northwest roots. Construction experience grounded in how this land actually works.
Peter grew up surrounded by Pacific Northwest mountains, water, and working gardens. That shaped everything — he studied Natural Sciences, then spent years in sustainability, wall and paver production, residential construction, and property development, all in this region.
That background shows up on every job. The site planning fits Pacific Northwest conditions, the material choices work with the climate, and the finished yard feels like it belongs here — not like it was dropped in from somewhere else.
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Ready to start your project?
Get a consultation with Peter for your retaining wall, patio and hardscaping, or productive edible landscape project. Start with the main problem, the part of the yard involved, and the city where the work is located.
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