Devonshire Landscapes

Maintenance services are customizable to your property and budget. Typical services can include:

• Mowing
• Weeding
• Pruning
• Organic fertilizing and soil treatments
• Irrigation service and basic adjustments
• General garden clean-up and care

You can choose:

• Weekly service, or
• Every-other-week service

Reliability and Service Standards

• The same crew typically visits your property at about the same time on the same day of the week.
• Optional text notifications can be sent before and after each visit, along with site-specific recommendations.
• Team Leaders speak English and have an average of over 10 years of experience.
• Crews are trained in seasonal care and best practices, with an emphasis on professionalism and respect for your property.

Devonshire currently maintains landscapes for hundreds of mostly residential clients in their service area.

Eco-Friendly Practices

• Use of battery-powered equipment where possible to reduce noise in the neighborhood.
• Use of organic fertilizers and soil treatments to support the health and safety of your pets, family, and the environment.

Pricing and Minimums for Maintenance

From the information provided on the website contact forms:

• There is a minimum charge of $300 per month for ongoing landscape maintenance service.
• Many new maintenance clients start with an initial clean-up to get the property into good condition.
• The website describes a typical minimum initial clean-up cost of $700 (plus tax).
• Based on site conditions, this minimum may sometimes be reduced or removed for newly signed regular maintenance clients.

All actual pricing is confirmed in a written estimate or proposal from Devonshire Landscapes. Prices and minimums may change over time, so callers should always rely on the most recent proposal rather than older information.

Contracts and Cancellation

Devonshire describes its maintenance services as complete and customizable, with the ability to cancel anytime. There is no long-term contract requirement mentioned on the website.

Details about payment schedules, invoicing, or any other terms are confirmed in the estimate or service agreement provided at the time of signup.

• West Seattle
• Burien
• Normandy Park
• Des Moines

They focus primarily on residential properties in these neighborhoods.

If your property is outside these areas, they are generally not able to take on the project.

How to Get in Touch

The quickest way to start is to fill out the contact form on the Devonshire Landscapes website. The form collects details about your property, location, and the type of help you are looking for so your request can be routed to the right team.

• Please allow up to 2+ business days for a response.
• Submitting the form does not guarantee a response or that Devonshire will be able to take on your project. They filter new inquiries based on current capacity and project fit.

Department Contacts

You can also contact key team members directly for specific needs:

Maintenance

• Contact: Dan Vittetoe, Maintenance Manager
• Phone: 206-851-3885
• Email: dan@devonshirelandscapes.com

Installation / Construction

• Contact: Rick Fox, Installation Manager
• Phone: 206-949-5491
• Email: rick@devonshirelandscapes.com

Administration / General Questions

• Contact: Will Anstey, President
• Phone: 206-856-3360
• Email: will@devonshirelandscapes.com

For general inquiries that are not clearly maintenance or installation related, the website contact form or Will Anstey are the best starting points.

Devonshire can help with projects ranging from a simple sketch to a detailed set of drawings and elevations for larger or phased projects.

Design work can cover:

• Retaining walls and terracing
• Decks, fences, gates, pergolas, arbors and trellises
• Lawns and patios for play and entertaining
• Garden renovations and new plantings
• Hedges and screening for privacy
• Irrigation layout
• Low-voltage outdoor lighting

They focus on maximizing the potential of your property and will recommend materials that fit both your site conditions and your preferences.

Design Time and Fees (from website form text)

For design and permitting projects, Devonshire requires prepaid design time, billed at $100 per hour, with the following typical packages listed on the website:

• $600 – 6 hours for a site consultation/design for a small project with about 3–4 elements (for example: patio, fence, plantings).
• $1,000 – 10 hours for a site consultation/design for a larger project with about 5–8 elements (for example: irrigation, stairs, walls).
• $2,000+ – 20 hours for design time for projects that require permits or more complex work (for example: decks or projects in Environmentally Critical Areas/ECA).

The website notes that a minimum amount of design time is required to clearly illustrate and specify the work so that clients and crews stay on the same page and avoid miscommunication. The exact amount of design time and fees for your project will be confirmed in Devonshire's proposal.

Landscape Installation Services

Devonshire's full-time crews build and install a wide range of landscape features, including:

• Decks
• Fences and gates
• Pergolas, arbors, trellises and other wood features
• Driveways, walkways and patios
• Terracing, retaining walls and steps
• Garden renovations and new garden installations
• Raised beds
• Lawn renovations and new lawns
• Irrigation systems
• Drainage solutions
• Low-voltage outdoor lighting systems

Crews are described as skilled craftsmen who respect your property, work hard on site, and leave the site clean. Installation projects are managed closely so the finished work matches the agreed design.

ECA / Permits and Complex Sites

Devonshire has experience working on properties with Environmentally Critical Area (ECA) designations such as steep slopes or potential slide areas.

For these projects, they can:

• Coordinate or provide design, engineering and permitting
• Handle installation of large retaining walls and slope stabilization measures
• Provide native plant restoration and related work

They emphasize compliance with the relevant regulations so that projects are safe and permitted.

Irrigation and Drainage Services

Devonshire has a dedicated irrigation and drainage team with decades of experience. They can:

• Diagnose and repair issues with existing irrigation systems
• Retrofit older systems with smart Wi‑Fi controllers that adjust run times based on current weather and forecasts
• Replace older spray heads with more efficient MP Rotator nozzles or drip irrigation, especially in mature landscapes
• Design and install French drains, rain gardens and drywells
• Manage roof and slope runoff and direct water away from foundations

Irrigation Assessment / Consultation Fee

For irrigation, lighting and drainage service calls, the website describes an initial 1‑hour design consultation/assessment fee of $150. Typically:

• About half of this time is spent on-site diagnosing issues and discussing solutions.
• The other half is used to prepare a detailed written proposal.
• In some simple cases (for example, repairing a single irrigation valve, adjusting a few irrigation heads or replacing a light fixture bulb) this visit may be enough to fully resolve the issue.

Any larger repairs or system upgrades are priced separately in the proposal.

Irrigation Maintenance Program (Winterization and Start-up)

Devonshire also offers an irrigation maintenance program described on the website:

• Fall blow-out / winterization: typically $150 to protect the system from freeze damage.
• Spring start-up: typically $150 to restart the system and fix simple leaks.
• For larger systems with more than 10 zones, each visit (fall and spring) is listed at $200.
• If larger leaks or more extensive problems are found during start-up, those are bid and billed as additional work.

Low-Voltage Outdoor Lighting

Devonshire designs, installs and services low-voltage outdoor lighting systems that:

• Extend the use and enjoyment of the landscape into the evening
• Improve safety on walkways, steps and entries

They emphasize using commercial-grade fixtures and modern LED technology, rather than dim solar lights or low-quality, off-the-shelf systems.

All specific pricing and scope for lighting projects are confirmed in Devonshire's written proposals.

Ask anyway — the agent will say plainly that it is not published rather than guess.