WELCOME

Jeanmarie Morelli’s Sustainable Garden Design includes landscape designing, garden consulting, and coaching to empower people of Jefferson County to create ecological and edible landscape gardens.

Featuring hand–drawn landscape plans based on determining the client’s dreams and needs along with my knowledge of ecological principles and design aesthetics.

Sustainable landscapes
Native Plants in harmony with environment
Edible landscapes & attractive kitchen gardens
Drought tolerant plants
Respect for water in the rainshadow of the Olympic Mountains

Call 360.316.1744 for a Consultation

Services

Landscape Design The following is an outline of the design process: Site Analysis: observing environmental criteria questioning clients about garden dreams needs assessment, and available resources Base Plan of the property measuring 1 inch = 4 feet or 8 feet from measuring and photographing the site. Preliminary Plan: This plan will be a tissue overlay…

Project Gallery

Our goals : Empowering you to work with the earth & create the garden you envision Fostering a sense of place by engaging with your garden throughout the seasons Providing a sanctuary for you to unwind, and habitat for birds and insect pollinators Guiding your dreams to fruition—dreams of gathering an abundance of edibles Creating…

Philosophy

As our natural resources are strained, gardening sustainably is one tangible way we can take responsibility for protecting and restoring the environment. Beautiful gardens today are based on a sophisticated understanding of ecological principles, rather than the old paradigm of strictly cosmetic appearances. Toxic chemicals and dependence on petro-based commercial fertilizer are no longer…

Client Buzz

Working with Jeanmarie in our garden has simply been a gift—without her we wouldn’t have survived our first couple of years on a new property. She has been our indefatigable cheerleader as well as a source of deep knowledge on everything from soil to compost to pruning to plant selection. Jeanmarie has been a joy…

Contact

jeanmarie.morelli@gmail.com 360.316.1744 262 Cook Ave. Ext. Port Townsend, WA 98368 Sustainable Garden Design grows out of a 35-year career in ecological horticulture and sustainable agriculture. This background includes running Rainshadow Gardens in PT for 20 years, writing a gardening column in the Port Townsend Leader for seven years, and earning a Permaculture Design Certificate from…

Blog

Click here to visit full blog Sustainable gardening is based on ecological principles. When we consider the home garden as an ecosystem, we develop the habit of observing patterns in nature and then look for similar patterns in gardens. Mature organic gardens, like natural systems are complex and rich. One of the goals of sustainable…