Balsamroot Design

balsamroot design is based in the walla walla valley. we are bringing together diverse knowledge on landscaping and environmental restoration to help our community intentionally design the landscape and the way we live. we do this through onsite consultation, design renderings and written resources. we strongly believe that everyone should be involved in stewarding the landscape and encourage this through events, workshops and the conversations we engage in everyday. the name balsamroot design comes from the native name: pášxa, meaning balsamroot sunflower. according to the book čáw pawá láakni – they are not forgotten this is the sahaptin name for what is modern day walla walla. the local band of the cayuse tribe was called pášxapu or the “sunflower people '' in reference to the balsamroot sunflower which was an important food and medicine plant to the native peoples. it powerfully symbolizes this land, beauty and survival. this name is a reminder that we reside on cayuse, umatilla a