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Landscape Installation Cost in Oregon (2026)

Landscape installation in Oregon typically runs $4,800–$20,400 for a front-and-back-yard residential landscape install, with Pacific NW or California Mediterranean plant palette as the dominant residential approach across USDA hardiness zone 5a-9a. Oregon's Willamette Valley combination of 215-day growing season, Pacific Northwest mildew-prone humidity, and Coast Range wood-substrate moisture cycling supports lush Pacific NW native plant palette with sword fern, Oregon grape, salal, and red-flowering currant on every new install — and Oregon's wildfire-driven WUI defensible-space framework under ORS §477 plus Oregon Department of Forestry advisory rules push residential landscape design toward fire-adapted plant selection in the Cascade and Klamath foothills, with juniper, manzanita, and other ladder-fuel species banned within 5 ft of structures in mapped fire-hazard zones.

State Oregon
Cities Covered 14
Typical front-and-back-yard residential landscape install $4,800 – $20,400
BLS landscape worker wage $19.42/hr

Oregon climate, water & plant-palette drivers

  • USDA hardiness zone: 5a-9a — drives plant-palette selection and frost-survival ratings
  • Annual rainfall: 27 inches/yr — drives irrigation system sizing
  • Growing season: 215 frost-free days per year
  • Drought tier: Moderate — periodic drought, advisory water-saving guidelines
  • Irrigation dependency: Moderate — periodic irrigation needed during dry season
  • Frost-line trench depth: 18-inch design minimum for irrigation backflow + bed prep
  • Dominant residential aesthetic: Coastal-mediterranean — Pacific NW natives or California Mediterranean palette
  • Wildfire defensible-space rule: Regional WUI defensible-space rule in mapped fire-hazard zones (CAL FIRE-style)

Oregon licensing, pesticide & permits

  • License status: Statewide license required
  • License board: Oregon Landscape Contractors Board + Oregon Construction Contractors Board + Oregon Department of Agriculture Pesticides Division (official site)
  • Permit: no permit required for landscape install; OLCB Landscape Contracting Business license required for any commercial landscape contracting; ODA Commercial Pesticide Applicator required for any chemical lawn care

How landscape installation costs vary in Oregon

State-specific code or insurance rule: Oregon ORS §671 makes Oregon one of the only states with a dedicated Landscape Contractors Board — every Oregon commercial landscape contractor must hold an OLCB Landscape Contracting Business license with separate exam categories for design, installation, irrigation, and maintenance, plus a $20,000 surety bond on file, and the Board operates a Construction Contractors Board-coordinated complaint inspection program enforcing every residential landscape jobsite dispute statewide.

Cities in Oregon

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Albany, OR

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Beaverton, OR

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Bend, OR

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Corvallis, OR

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Eugene, OR

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Gresham, OR

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Hillsboro, OR

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Keizer, OR

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Lake Oswego, OR

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Medford, OR

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Portland, OR

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Salem, OR

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Springfield, OR

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Tigard, OR

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Pricing ranges reflect Oregon market labor (BLS OEWS landscaping & groundskeeping mean $19.42/hr) and Woogoro regional cost modeling. For the most localized estimate, see your nearest city page above.