Drake’s 7 Dees is passionate about Cornelius landscape design and installation. For our landscape designers, the form and function of your outdoor space is about more than appearance or making a financial investment – it’s about having a great time with the people in your life.

When many homeowners imagine their landscape, one of the last things that come to mind is what it looks like when it’s dark. Drake’s 7 Dees Cornelius outdoor lighting design and installation team ensures that this detail is exactly what is needed to highlight a space. Much of the opportunity you have to enjoy your landscape will come after the sun has set – make the most of it by having proper lighting for your outdoor space that highlights your design features and lets people enjoy outdoor living at all hours. Contact us to get started today.

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Aesthetic Design and Integration of Outdoor Lighting Systems for Cornelius, Oregon

At Drake’s 7 Dees, our landscape design team is driven by making spaces where friends and families can gather together to make memories. Beautiful landscaping is about creating spaces to make beautiful moments. That’s why Cornelius outdoor lighting design and installation is a particular passion of ours.

There are many reasons to design and install low voltage landscape lighting including

  • Aesthetics
  • Safety
  • Security
  • Efficient energy use

We do nothing with half an effort. When we set up your outdoor lighting as part of a complete landscape redesign or as a single landscaping feature, we make a concerted effort to ensure that each element of your landscaping is appropriately highlighted so it can be enjoyed at any time. We work within your space and budget to mold your backyard to be one of the places you, your friends, and your family most enjoy spending their time. If that’s the result you’re looking for, Drake’s 7 Dees Cornelius outdoor lighting design and installation is the team you want to work with.

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Why Drake’s Cornelius Landscape Design and Build

Based in Portland, Drake’s 7 Dees is a full-service landscape design and build company for Cornelius, Oregon. We take your Cornelius outdoor lighting design and installation dreams from initial concept through final completion. This means you spend less time coordinating between designers, contractors, and sub-contractors, and more time enjoying the excellent results.

Your time is precious. Our landscape design & build model establishes a smoother, more enjoyable process and strong client-contractor teamwork, delivering a superior end-product. Setting up appealing outdoor lighting maximizes the enjoyment of your property, resale value, and entertainment potential. Whatever your reason, we’d be honored to serve you. Call or email us today.

Energy-Efficient Lighting for Cornelius Landscapes

Both appearance and energy usage are important factors to consider when designing the lighting layout for your Cornelius landscape. The team at Drake’s 7 Dees knows the best brands to go with to provide the right tone of light your landscape needs while balancing with low-energy usage and durability.

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Get the FREE Drake’s 7 Dees 2024 Landscape Design Guide

Drake’s 7 Dees 2024 Design Guide is the product of over six decades of landscape design and construction in popular Portland neighborhoods and beyond. It’s a must-read for anyone thinking of redoing or upgrading their landscape. Get the download and be ready to get inspired! Then contact Drake’s 7 Dees to find out how we can transform your landscape.

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Drake’s 7 Dees Cornelius Outdoor Lighting Design and Installation Process

You may be thinking “I like what I see, but I want to know more about how Drake’s 7 Dees helps me get there.” Continue reading to learn more about how our Cornelius landscape design and build process works from start to finish.

First

Site Analysis Meeting

A Design Associate from Drake’s 7 Dees will meet with you at your home to discuss your landscape goals. Based upon the extent of your landscape desires, the Design Associate will present a ‘Design Proposal’ that represents the number of ‘design hours’ required to produce a set of detailed Landscape Plans specific to your property.

Second

Conceptual Landscape Plan & Preliminary Budget Review

During a ‘working meeting’ at Drake’s 7 Dees office (or phone conference) the Designer will present a Conceptual Landscape Plan based on your input from the Site Analysis meeting. An illustrated ‘plan view’ of your property will be presented which incorporates your stated landscape goals. You will be able to see in concrete ways what your landscape is going to look like when we’re done. Construction material selections will also be discussed and chosen at this time. A ‘Statement of Values’ will provide preliminary construction costs for the various elements of the Landscape Plan. As a working meeting, this will be the time for your input to help us craft a plan for your home’s landscaping that meets both your aesthetic and budget objectives.

Third

Landscape Plan Presentation & Construction Proposal

A final Design Meeting will be scheduled with the Senior Designer to present the revised Landscape Plan and an itemized Construction Proposal for the installation of your new landscape. Modifications to the ‘scope of services’ presented in the Construction Proposal can be accomplished at this time. Your approval of the Landscape Plan and your Signature on the Construction Proposal will give Drake’s 7 Dees the ‘thumbs up’ to schedule the transformation of your landscape.

Fourth

The Landscape Build

Our team of experienced landscape construction professionals brings your plan to life. We take great pride in making sure our work is completed quickly, expertly, and with minimal disruption for our clients. We want you to have a good experience before, during, and after your landscape renovation.

Drake’s 7 Dees Provides Outdoor Lighting Design and Installation Services for Cornelius, Oregon

A lifelong Oregon resident, Drake has been passionate about plants since childhood, beginning with propagating and growing flowers at his grandfather’s nursery. He opened Drake’s 7 Dees in 1974, while earning degrees in Business and Horticulture from Oregon State University. He later expanded into the design/build side of the industry, allowing him to combine his passion for plants with his love of family by maximizing the quality of family time spent outdoors.

Drake is co-founder of the Oregon Landscape Contractors Association and is a Landscape Industry Certified Manager (LICM)—a designation that less than two percent of landscapers have attained. Additionally, Drake serves on the Board of Directors for the Portland Japanese Gardens, widely regarded as one of the seven best Japanese gardens outside of Japan.

Drake is married to former Oregon Speaker of the House, Lynn Snodgrass. Together, he and Lynn received the Farm Bureau President’s award in 1999 for their service and dedication to agriculture in the state of Oregon. Drake and Lynn have two wonderful daughters, two talented son-in-laws, and seven grandchildren. In his spare time, Drake enjoys camping, water and snow skiing, reading, and of course, gardening.

Born and raised in the Portland Metro Area… Tim has had an appreciation for the outdoors from a young age.  Inspired by our local beauty ranging: the Mt Hood National Forest to salty, sea spray of Cannon Beach, the arid high-desert of Central Oregon to the rugged terrain of Steens Mountain – Tim sought higher education at the University of Idaho in their Landscape Architecture department.  Graduating with honors in 2004, he returned home to establish his professional career.

Now making his home in Sandy, Oregon – Tim and his wife [Nicole] are raising two happy and healthy kiddos and 4 fur-babies.  Between soccer, football, cheerleading, girl scouts and other extra-curricular activities… the Sellin family are heavily involved in their community and church family.  Since college, Tim has spent 13 of his 17 years with Drake’s 7 Dees and has ‘set roots’ in anticipation of long-term growth at the family-focused company.  Having spent his time away from Drake’s in a ‘boots on the ground’ capacity, Tim has fostered a love for the operational/production side of landscape business, as well as the design/sales.

His goal in life as well as business is to put others first.

Bachelor of Science Landscape Architecture, BSLA… 2009
California Polytechnic University, Pomona… Cum Laude
American Society of Landscape Architects – Honor Award

Steven has 15 years of experience in the residential landscape design/build and garden center industry, including 9 years with Drake’s 7 Dees. Steven also has experience working with the National Park Service in Yosemite on sub-alpine restoration projects, as well as volunteer experience as a Peace Corps Volunteer serving the community of Zaouiat d’Ifrane in Morocco.

Together, Steven and his wife Anna have four lovely children, all 5 years old and under! In his (very limited) spare time, Steven enjoys camping, hiking, archery hunting, and cooking. Steven’s passion for his work lies in helping others, through design to envision a more beautiful space that, once built, becomes a reality that improves their quality of life.