“I really want to start a garden this year, but I don’t know where to start!”
“I want to add medicinal herbs to my garden this year.”
“I want to quit dabbling and really grow enough food to get me through the winter this year. What’s the best use of the space I have?”
If any of these sound like you, I’m here to help. I can help you:
- Lay out your garden – how big? what kind of beds? how to prep?
- Decide what to plant
- Know what to start from seed and what plants to buy
- Have a clear plan for launching or expanding your garden!
Basic Garden Design – $145
I take your specific needs and wants into account and plan a garden that suits your yard, food preferences, design style, and budget. You get:
- 45-60 minute planning call
- Remote site analysis via satellite imagery
- Advice on what plants to grow, and how much of each
- Planting map for up to 500 square feet of garden
- Schedule of planting and harvest times
I’ve been growing vegetables and medicinal herbs for over 25 years, and I am a serious planning geek. Your garden plan will have:
- Your choice of raised beds, containers, or in-ground plantings
- Your choice of annual vegetables, medicinal herbs, and/or perennial crops (up to 500 square feet; larger plans available at additional cost)
- Any suggested equipment, such as trellises
- A planting/harvesting schedule
- Built-in crop rotation plan to help you avoid pests next year!
Sample Plan
This plan was designed to fit their yard, focus on easy-to-grow plants, and especially to not be overwhelming for their first year. Many newbies make their first gardens so huge that they can’t keep up with the work – and they never want to garden again. This garden will provide a few handfuls of veggies every day from June through September and should only take a few minutes of watering and weeding each week.
See the “live” sample plan for first-time vegetable gardeners.