We design thriving organic kitchen gardens that change the way people eat + live + feel: people like you.
We'll deepen your connection with food, uncover the abundance of your landscape, and teach you how to nurture the garden-to-table way of living.
03/25/2026
This garden may be compact, but it was designed to do a lot.
A single 4x8 cedar bed, designed and built by Matt as a standalone solution in a location where fencing was not an option. Full critter protection is built in with four fold-down sides, giving easy access for harvesting and maintenance while keeping deer out when it is closed.
Every inch is accounted for. Herbs, greens, and seasonal vegetables layered in, along with three obelisk trellises to bring in vertical growing space and maximize production without expanding the footprint.
This is a second home, which is where client goals really come into play. The garden needs to be ready when they arrive, easy to step into, and worth planting.
That means being intentional about what goes in and making sure every square foot is working.
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03/20/2026
This courtyard garden came together exactly as it should.
Two L-shaped Corten beds tucked perfectly into the side yard, just off the patio and within steps of the kitchen. It is one of those layouts that immediately makes sense. Close enough to step out and grab what you need, while still giving the space a clean, defined presence.
Corten works especially well here. It brings warmth, blends naturally with the home, and continues to patina over time so the garden feels more integrated with each season.
This is where garden to table living really works. Not a destination, not something you have to plan for. Just stepping outside, harvesting what is ready, and bringing it straight back into the kitchen.
Installed several years ago, and still being used in exactly that way.
Thoughtful design, the right placement, and a space that continues to serve the home season after season.
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03/18/2026
This garden was designed to feel seamless with the home.
White painted cedar, white limestone, and a palette that carries from the house into the landscape so nothing feels added or out of place. The goal was a space that feels calm, intentional, and settled from the beginning.
What makes this one stand out is what happened after we left. This family truly took it and ran with it. Multiple members involved, harvesting, maintaining, and keeping the garden going all season long. Meals built around what was ready that day. The garden becoming part of their routine, not just something to look at.
That is always the intention. A space that lives with you, season after season.
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03/03/2026
Some of these photos may not look like what’s outside our window right now, but this is exactly why I love season extenders.
In early spring and again in fall, they allow us to stretch what is possible in a northern climate. We use both custom cold frames built to fit inside our raised beds and simple hoop systems. They both work well. The hoop option is especially economical and something almost anyone can set up.
It’s on my agenda this week to get them in place, warm the soil, and start planting spinach, arugula, and leaf lettuce. Peas will go in early so we can layer multiple successions, and carrots will be seeded as well for staggered harvests.
I’m starting to get a little anxious for fresh produce again, and this is how we make that happen. We are not pushing the season, we are maximizing it.
Who else is setting up season extenders and getting cool season crops in the ground?
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02/25/2026
The greenhouse doesn’t look like this quite yet, but it’s well underway.
What appears quiet in winter is anything but. This is when we finalize vegetable varieties, refine flower pairings, study performance in our climate, and map succession so harvests feel consistent rather than overwhelming. Flavor matters. How it will be used in your kitchen matters.
The goal is always the same: a garden that elevates everyday meals and supports true garden to table living.
This level of detail happens in conjunction with the first step of designing your garden. The layout creates the structure. Plant selection brings it to life.
This year we have three weddings where the kitchen garden will sit near, be part of, or within view of the celebration. That means understanding exactly what these plants will look like on specific dates. Bloom timing. Color palettes. Height. It still needs to feed the family, but it also needs to show up well during key moments. Timing is planned, not accidental.
While it may seem quiet over here in winter, there is a great deal happening behind the scenes so that when planting day arrives, your garden feels cohesive, productive, and ready to be lived in.
The decisions are made early so your growing season feels abundant and intentional from the very beginning.
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Katie Oglesby is a Certified Health Coach, who received her training through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. She encourages her clients to take a deeper look at their health and daily habits to regain control and live a healthier, more sustainable life. She inspires women to stop being passive participants in their health journey and become courageous, informed advocates of their wellbeing. In a past life, she was a private investigator — and her intuitive skills are stronger than ever to help you investigate your *own* health.
Katie is a Gardenary-trained Garden Coach and Real Food Advocate which has given her the experience to truly understand the power of growing even a fraction of your own food. She is available to coach her clients on how to integrate Kitchen Gardens into their homes as part of your wellness journey.
The story behind the “Dirty Wellness Solution”
My health and well-being was at a pivotal point. The education started and after a night of binge-watching documentaries on Food Matters TV about farming and our food system. I sat there and it really hit me, your actual garden is healthy but “Katie, your soil is depleted”. . . Literally.
It was time to get my hands dirty and really dig into what I needed to do to get myself back on track. So the journey began and it began with food in my garden. I got my hands dirty to learn about the benefits of the food I was growing and its supportive role in my healing journey. After exhaustive research on how to design my garden to better support my health. I became more intuitive with what I was planting and how I brought it into my kitchen.
As I took the time to plant the seeds and nurture those tiny seedlings, I gained more clarity. The dirtier my hands got, the more firmly I could ground myself in the healing process. I started to “sow the seeds” for establishing new habits and frame life through a more sustainable lens.
