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Organic Home Garden

Sustainable Edible + Native Gardens

Ecological Garden Design + Consulting, Plant-Focused Education, and Botanical Goods
in Portland, Oregon

"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow"

Does the idea of gardening excite you, but also overwhelm you?

  • Have an existing garden that could use a refresh?

  • Tiny yard or no yard at all making a garden seem impossible?

  • Convinced you have a black thumb?

  • Have a blank slate yard and have no idea what to do with it?

  • Interested in creating a "foodscape" 

  • Care about sustainability and want a more eco-friendly landscape?

  • Desire an outdoor space that brings more joy and less stress?

  • You're a DIY-er, but could use some garden guidance or coaching?

  • You would love to grow your own food but feel totally lost?

Partnering with a Garden Designer and Coach Solves These Challenges 

Let's transform your outdoor space into an eco-friendly landscape that benefits you and the planet - and brings you JOY!

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We Specialize in Climate-Friendly, Edible + Native Garden Solutions

Eco-Friendly Gardening​

Climate-Friendly Gardens
Permaculture Systems
Organic Methods
Native Landscapes
Pollinator Gardens'
Food Forests
Regenerative Practices
Edible Foodscapes
Low-Waste Design
Sustainable Maintenance

Plant-Focused 

Education

1:1 Garden Coaching
1:1 Garden Consultation
Garden Planning 
Creating Native Habitat 
Seed Saving/Seed Starting 
Kitchen Herbalism
Sustainable Plant Crafts
Natural Dyeing
Herbal Tea Blending
Edible + Medicinal Plants

Handmade Botanical
Goods

Plant-Dyed Textiles
Eco-Printed Textiles
Botanical Art
PNW Grown + Foraged
Herbal Teas
Non-Toxic Candles
Tinctures + Hydrosols
Slow Craft

You're an eco-minded human dreaming of a beautiful and functional landscape that gives more than it takes 

 

But getting from plant dream to reality is TOUGH when you have a ton of things on your plate and are unsure how to set yourself up for garden success

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Hi, I'm Gina, owner of Vessel Kitchen Gardens!

You've likely researched online how to create a garden or a more sustainable landscape, only to either feel overwhelmed or underwhelmed.

 

Maybe you got inspired to give it a go, grabbed some soil and plants from the local big box hardware store, but it only left you feeling defeated and sad when you didn't end up with a garden worthy of the cover of Better Homes and Gardens.

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Vessel Kitchen Gardens is here to help so you don't waste a single second more feeling stressed or overwhelmed about creating or maintaining an abundant, eco-friendly garden. Not one more day wishing instead of living. Not one more month in your home without an outdoor space that nurtures and restores your life and the habitat around you.

 

You've worked hard to make your house a home, so let's take that underutilized outdoor space of yours that's yearning to become MORE - an oasis to entertain, a haven for nourishment, a classroom for your children, a sanctuary for your body and mind, and create an environment for you to connect with nature, grow nourishing food and medicine, and positively impact your local eco-system.

"We believe in a world where connection to nature isn't foreign. It's right in your own backyard"

Here's What We Do

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CONSULT

Whether you have an existing garden or are starting from scratch, our on-site garden consultation is where all new clients start.

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CREATE

Next, we'll deep dive into the who, what, where, when and why, and begin to craft a garden plan that integrates those needs and brings your garden space to life.

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COACH

 What so many new gardeners need - someone to show them the ropes. These sessions provide HANDS ON gardening support and tools to help ensure your success.

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CARE

Caring and tending to your new or existing garden is an essential piece of garden success. I'll help manage your space if you've got too much on your plate.

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What Clients are Saying

"From growing tea gardens to veggies in raised beds, Gina's extensive knowledge and genuine passion for sustainable edible landscaping is contagious" - JoJami T.
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