What's possible in a single day will surprise you.
One site visit. One focused day. A complete permaculture concept design — plant palette, water strategy, and a plan you can actually act on.
16 years in practice · M.Sc. Ecological Design · Boulder PDC Instructor
“I teach this every year — and I still learn something new on every site.”
Padden Permaculture Design Tool
An AI-assisted design tool that gives you a water-wise, ecological starting point for your own yard — built from the same principles behind every design I do by hand. Your first 5 designs are free.
Book an AI-design review — bring what the tool (or any AI) generated, and get expert eyes on it before you dig.
Two ways to start on-site
A full-property walk, a conversation about how you actually live in the space, and a complete concept design — plant palette and water strategy included.
Submission-ready technical documentation: precise planting plans with quantities and spacing, irrigation layout, and plant reference sheets — the level of detail an HOA, municipality, or installer needs to build from.
A Detailed Design Week example: the Community Pocket Park project's full planting key, spanning 43 species across 6 garden zones. See the whole project in the gallery below.
Pursuing installation? I refer clients to vetted installers and permaculture-trained contractors — additional design-coordination fees may apply.
Book a Site VisitFrom Concept to Ground
A look at design work carried all the way through to installation.
Sharing the knowledge, not just applying it.
Every year I teach the Boulder Permaculture Design Course — a full certification in ecological design. I'm also available for talks and workshops on regenerative, water-wise landscape design.
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