Small yard. Serious harvest.

I'm Janney. I'm an engineer and a model, and I grow far more food than seems reasonable on an ordinary suburban lot. I learned all of it by many years of trial and error. So I'm here to give you the shortcut!

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Zone 8b · Pacific NW In-ground and raised beds, fence line & containers

Janney holding up a cabbage and a zucchini under the pergola

Start here

Janney with a truck bed full of vegetable starts ready to plant

I want to start a garden

Where to put it, how big to go, and all the things you really don't need to worry about yet.

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A row of turquoise glazed containers planted with herbs and raspberries

What to actually buy

Ten things worth your money in the first season, and the ones that can happily wait.

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A basket of just-picked apples under the tree

Apple trees for small spaces

Columnar apples grow up, not out. A whole row along a fence, or just one in a pot by the door.

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A row of columnar apple trees along a fence, fruit held close to the trunk

Small spaces5 min

Apple trees for small spaces

They grow 10 feet up and only 2 feet wide, so a whole row fits along a fence, or one in a container by the patio.

Three baskets of tomatoes, dahlias and beets set out beside the beds

Getting started6 min

10 things to buy before you start your first garden

Janney kneeling in a freshly planted bed of seedlings

Getting started7 min

I want to start a garden. Where do I start?

Garden consulting

Let's design the garden of your dreams.

I've been a professional engineer for over 40 years, and I've helped countless people plan and build the gardens they always wanted. Whether you're starting from bare lawn or fixing beds that never quite worked, talk to me!

In person In the Seattle area, or I can travel to you

Virtual A video call from wherever you garden

Schedule a consult

hello@gardenwithjanney.com

Janney kneeling with a basket beside a giant cabbage

Janney sitting on the garden wall under a camellia

About me

I read ground plans for a living. Now I read my backyard.

My father and I planned this yard together every spring. I've spent my career walking construction sites, learning to look at a piece of land and see what it can hold. Small gardens ask for exactly that kind of looking.

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