crafted kitchen gardens

Kitchen and Pollinator Garden Designs | Installations | Planting Plans | Education | Garden Coaching

Gardenwell is a Hudson Valley and NYC-based design firm that approaches kitchen gardening with a focus on ecological resilience and education, creating spaces of beauty. From rooftops and terraces to backyards and farmhouses, our gardens are designed to be thoughtfully integrated into daily life, nourishing your table with abundant harvests.

No green thumb required.

three steps to gardenwell

  • 1.

    Complete our short welcome form so we can begin to design the right path. No green thumb required. We love to work with hopeful and experienced gardeners alike.

  • 2.

    Spend one hour together discovering the possibilities of your outdoor space, discussing goals and concerns, and learning the basics of urban kitchen gardening.

  • 3.

    Receive a custom gardenwell plan with all you need to know to confidently begin your terrace to table journey in New York City or the Hudson Valley. Turnkey installations available.

Meet Kiera Faulkner Jekos

I avoided gardening for half of my adult life because of a toddler era holdover of hating dirty hands. Thankfully, my love of cooking, hosting, and having things just so, turned my thumbs green, quite literally.

After growing leafy veggies, tomatoes, chiles galore and so much more, for fifteen years in my Hudson Valley potager, I’m bringing my experience to New York City to green our rooftops and balconies, inviting you to enjoy the health and well-being benefits of eating from terrace to table.