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Artisan Garden Company

A kitchen garden company * Consult * Design * Install * Tend * Coach. On a mission to make growing your own food a beautiful and rewarding reality.

10/13/2022

Slow living project.

We have worked in architectural reuse as diversion consultants and reuse appraisers since 2000. We started in Artisan Garden Company in 2020 to promote the intersection of agrarianism and circular design which is the basis for all of our potager projects.

I designed this barn as a three unit structure (no permits required) and completely from reclaimed lumber and hardware. It has truly been a “slow living” process as my husband and I built it from the ground up between work and family life. It’s not fancy but I love it. Meliton and Azula are pretty happy too.

We also built a tack room, hay storage, equipment room, and a studio, creating a courtyard space. Oh, and coops for the chicks.

Honored to have choose our space for a recent product shoot and our daughter Bec choose the space for her senior picture’s taken by .

For more information on slow living and regenerative design, I recommend following Instagram and for their podcast.

I believe beauty and sustainability go hand in hand. I believe moving from a consumption mindset to an intentional mindset provides space to breathe, and I believe if we all begin with small changes, the impact will be profound.

This pic was an impromptu snap during Bec’s senior pic photo shoot. Our eldest is in SF studying film and studio art. Hubby Floyd and I are in the middle with Big D and Bec at our sides. And our sweet stealing the show.

Have a fantastic day xoxo Mar

09/27/2022

Snips from the early fall garden.

So much goodness out there this time of year! Make sure to “shop” nature first for your Autumn decor.

Xoxo

09/20/2022

In our garden with for their early fall photoshoot.

This was a quick snap from my phone as I was watching the magic happen.

Kind, beautiful, talented people. Such a pleasure!

09/18/2022

Cozy fall days are perfect for planting your spring cutting garden.

Cool season annuals, bulbs, and corms do best when they have the winter to grow strong roots and integrate with the soil.

We will have hardy annual plugs and ranunculus corms available in the coming weeks. The varieties we grow differ substantially from those found in the garden centers as they are selected for their long stem length and longevity in the vase. Shoot me an email or DM if you want more information.

Having your own stems to cut is a game changer for your home! And did you know that almost all flowers found in stores are imported, requiring harsh chemical sprays to cross borders? The good news is that our climate makes growing such a pleasure…and even the smallest space can yield a plethora of blooms 🍂

08/22/2022

Threw a mockup together to train our horse Meli to wear a flower crown. Not quite ready but close…. Ranger may regret being invited to the party and would like you to know that he is a coyote hunting, chicken herding, people protecting tough guy dog.

Happy Monday and cheers to a great week 🌿

08/20/2022

The late summer garden.

Wandering pumpkin vines.

…and a show overhead.

A garden throws open the doors to a journey within the natural world. A trove of hidden treasures. The never expected yet deeply stirring.

Have a great weekend!

08/19/2022

Mahogany Splendor Hibiscus is one of my absolute favorites this time of year as we begin the transition to fall.

We have an abundance available as well as zinnia, cosmos, siline, love in a puff vine, and some dahlias available for pickup or local delivery. DM or email for details.

Garden shed built with reclaimed wood. Table from charity shop, and used flower buckets traded for reclaimed lumber.

Xo

08/12/2022

Got to visit dad and Cindy again last Sunday. Here is the arrangement we made with flowers and foliage from our cutting garden and ferns from theirs. The copper bucket is one of Cindy’s salvaged finds. Mechanics are chicken wire and scotch tape (forgot my pot tape and this worked like a charm). Flowers include:

Zinnia
Cosmos
Dahlia
Mahogany splendor hibiscus
Garden fern
Silene

Creating beauty from nature with beautiful humans fills me with gratitude.

Have a lovely Friday and hope you get to spend time with loved ones this weekend!

08/10/2022

Critter protection..

In my last post I mentioned that bunnies love baby zinnias, cosmos, and sunflowers around here. To top it off, we have hungry gophers that will literally pull entire plants down into the earth. …and I’m talking full blown corn stalks…buff little guys.

So I have worked at integrating protections that are sustainable, effective, easy set up/storage, and aesthetically pleasing.

Keep in mind that I am not growing on a large farm. My suggestions are most appropriate for small scale growers and home gardeners.

Starting from the beginning, it is important to focus on plant selection. Since we grow in raised beds and in ground, I select gopher resistant plants such as pumpkin, tomato, cucumber, melon, foxglove, snapdragon, silene, scabiosa, mum, chocolate cosmos, and delphinium for in ground planting. Anything new is trialed in small quantities.

Raised beds are lined with hardware cloth and reserved for all other crops.

Since the goal is to work with nature, I am a big fan of planting what wants to thrive, so my protections need to be simple or the crop is cut. That’s about where I was at with zinnias, cosmos, and sunflowers until I tried these simple expandable willow trellises found at many on line garden suppliers, Amazon, etc. They tick all of the boxes and work like a charm for raised beds…with a few ground rules. The raised beds need to be at least 18” tall or the rabbits find their way in. And, make sure to twine the corners and seams close to the bottom, and again at the top. That’s it. Once the crops are grown, the willow can be removed and used on another bed. I have also used a double layer of the willow stretched between two stakes for sweet peas. And when they are not being used, super light and compact to store.

Hope this is helpful! If you have a favorite tip for working with nature to manage garden critters, please comment 🌿

08/05/2022

Seven hundred and twenty….

That is the number of zinnias, sunflowers, and cosmos I carefully sourced, soil blocked, hardened off, then planted out for the rabbits this year.

Finally found a simple solution for my 4x12 raised beds that is sustainable, easy, effective, and nice to look at. Will share in next post when I take pics..

Made this arrangement yesterday, letting the reclaimed vessel lead the way. Stems are from my garden and include:

Zinnia
Cosmos
Dahlia
Hyacinth bean
Love in a puff
Silene
Mahogany splendor hibiscus
And scabiosa

Have a fantastic Friday!!

07/11/2022

Beautiful, tasty, heat tolerant, perfect summer green. Can be used fresh in salads, cooked as you would spinach, or in an arrangement.

So what is it?

It is leaf amaranth from and she’s a keeper.

Would love to hear what flowers, fruit, or veg you have discovered this year that makes the must grow list!

07/04/2022

Happy Independence Day!! Hope your day is carefree and focused on all the good things!!

Got to visit my dad and Cindy, his wife yesterday. Watched baseball, grilled burgers, and played with flowers from our garden. Pretty perfect day.

Vessel curated from charity shop for Cindy who is drawn to the blue and white.

Enjoy ❤️🤍💙

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Encinitas, CA
92007, 92023, 92024

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http://www.artisangardencompany.com/

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