MJ Gilman Gardenmaker

09/07/2024

Alexander Gilman

05/06/2019

Ballard P-patch is a community treasure. Children love to learn how plants grow from seeds, and when you can eat the result, it's even better!

07/18/2017

It's not too late to have succulent leafy lettuces for your late summer salads--in a beautiful bamboo bowl for your patio or deck. Come to Ballard P-Patch's 16th Annual Art In The Garden extravaganza. Visit Gardeners' Corner, the beer garden, 20 craft booths, stroll the p-patch plots, enjoy live music from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 29.

07/13/2017

Save the date! Ballard P-patch annual fundraiser "Art In The Garden festival Saturday, July 29 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Corner of NW 85th Street and 25th Ave. NW). Visit me at the Gardeners' Corner and buy beautiful gnarly hyper tufa troughs planted with choice native and rare ornamental plants. Other good stuff, too--live music, beer garden, pie auction, silent auction, wine grab, beautiful vegetable and flower gardens to tour.

05/11/2017

The owner, my friend, is moving on and these are the last photos of her beautiful garden.

04/20/2017

This home is in a planned development in Northeast Snohomish County, that was carved out of native forest and wetlands. The owner realized the futility of acres of lawn on slopes and in boggy areas. A combination of adaptable ornamentals and many native plants were designed.

04/20/2017

The client wanted improved connections from her house to the garden. Multiple levels and slopes made unifying the area complex. It was challenging and fun to figure them out.

04/07/2017

Wish I could return to this project to see how it has matured. I would love to take refuge in the garden shelter when it rained.

The clients wanted a sturdy structure for their daughter's reading hideaway, which can later become a vegetable
gardener's hideaway.

02/01/2017

Intimate fireside area in a larger landscape designed for a plant-lover and chicken rancher. Photo credit: Joseph Abken

02/01/2017

A very small front yard that has a secluded seating area as well as a vivid color theme of blue and orange plants

01/31/2017

This patio takes advantage of a small sunny area and doubles as an entry courtyard. The owner will have containers and moveable seating. An evergreen vine will grow on the wire mesh screen fence.

01/31/2017

These skilled craftsmen built this ovoid graveled patio with stone seat wall. The raised bed behind it is made from composite lumber.