Custom Garden Design: A Modern Homestead Kitchen Garden

Client Projects

Oct 17

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We have been busier than ever creating custom garden designs for clients. This summer was filled with personalized garden plans and custom garden installs.

The biggest custom kitchen garden design of the year was for Sam and Chad, who are both professionals in the health and wellness space. Sam is a Registered Dietician and Chad is a Chiropractor. Both Sam and Chad hold the mindset that food is medicine, and they want to be able to grow their own organic veggies. They also have three kids they want to include in every step of the growing process.

Client: Sam & Chad and their kids in Elkhorn Wisconsin

Custom Garden Design:

four 4'x12' beds; 192 sq. ft. total growing space
designed to leave room to grow to 448 sq. ft. total growing space in the future

Garden Installation Process:

Sam & Chad are both new to gardening, so we started small and left room to grow. As these clients hone their gardening skills and become more confident in the garden, we can add growing space. It's a priority for the family to grow organic produce to supplement their monthly grocery bill.

Custom Garden Design Highlights:

“Seeing the excitement on my children's faces when flowers blossomed, when vegetables were ready for harvest, and when they were able to observe bees pollinating various plants are some of my favorite memories of this summer's gardening adventure. And serving our family meals from "seed to plate" has been one of my favorite aspects of the entire experience. Growing our own food has saved us quite a bit of money at the grocery store!” -- Sam

"Our first year of having a family garden has been both a blessing and a sharp learning curve! Building our garden space (literally) was a humbling experience, but we loved that our entire family was part of the process. Once everything was settled, seeds/plants were planted, and new growth began, it was truly a magical experience. Being that this was our family's first garden experience, we decided to do more of a traditional gardening layout, to keep things simple. Now that my confidence in gardening has increased, next year we plan to do more of the kitchen garden layout - one of the reasons for this was having had the opportunity to tour both Katie's kitchen garden and traditional garden where she was able to explain the benefits of each approach, but most importantly, the volume of growth possible with the kitchen garden approach.” -- Sam

Starting to grow your own food for your family can feel overwhelming, especially if you’re starting from scratch.

But the satisfaction eating food that you grew from seeds is so rewarding. Our garden coaching and installation services are extremely customizable. No matter your experience, available space, or skill level, in just one growing season you can start to reap the rewards.

Feeling inspired to make the switch to homegrown? Check out our resources and book a consult today!