pendragon orchard and vine
Turning Landscape into Legacy
Edible Landscape and Backyard Vineyard Design for Seattle and the San Juan Islands
Pendragon creates resilient orchards, urban vineyards, and nutrient-dense edible landscapes that cultivate wellness and longevity.
Serving Seattle, Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, the San Juan Islands and other Pacific Northwest locations
Explore our landscape design services
Our overall landscape design strategy is permaculture-based, micro-climate appropriate, and defensive. The result is beautiful, robust, and a benefit to you and nature.
designing landscapes for longevity
This isn’t just about growing food, it’s about cultivating health span. Our design approach emphasizes nutrient-dense, soil-first systems that yield maximum nourishment per square foot. By restoring soil microbiomes and selecting high-phytochemical cultivars, we help clients grow gardens that support long-term wellness and longevity.
landscape Design
Create a beautiful, resilient, low maintenance landscape that feeds, rewards, and benefits our planet. Through species and varietal selection, we can maximize nutrient density to create a landscape that not only looks great but contributes to your wellness and longevity.
Urban vineyard Design
Bring wine country to your Seattle or San Juan Island's backyard with a small scale vineyard. Grow grapes for wine making or fresh eating that are appropriate for the Pacific Northwest.
landscape renovation
Bring that old orchard or landscape back to life. Modernize it. Make it beautiful and work for you again through soil enhancement, pruning, and other techniques. We can also graft your favorite tree to ensure its continuation.
why choose us for your landscape design
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No Expensive and time-wasting false starts
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Intimate knowledge of Seattle, Orcas, and the San Juan Islands ecology
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Focus on nutrient density for longevity and health span
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Certified in permaculture and regenerative design
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Training in vineyard science through WSU’s viticulture program
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Degreed in soil science
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Deep knowledge of local soil, water, and plant systems
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Custom plans with GIS mapping, long-term planning, and ecosystem modeling
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Collaboration with your architect or builder
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Defensive garden design strategy for food security
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Landscape designs created using Morpholio trace and GIS technology
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Beds designed with PNW natives and other non-native but compatible perennials.
Tapping a Big Leaf Maple to make syrup at home.
Beds designed with PNW natives and other non-native but compatible perennials.
Our Landscape Design Process
Edible landscapes and backyard vineyards designed for Greater Seattle, the Puget Sound region, and the San Juan Islands.
01 - On-Site Visit & Property Walkthrough
We begin with a detailed site visit to understand your land’s character and microclimates. Whether it’s a hillside on Orcas or a terraced yard in Queen Anne, we assess sun exposure, drainage, wind patterns, soil conditions, and existing plantings to guide smart design decisions.
02 - Client Interview & Requirements Gathering
We meet with you to clarify goals, aesthetic preferences, functional needs, and long-term vision. From Seattle urban gardens to San Juan homesteads, this conversation ensures the design reflects both your lifestyle and the specific demands of our Pacific Northwest climate.
03 - Soil and Water Testing
Healthy, productive landscapes start with the soil. We perform soil testing, texture analysis, and water evaluation to determine fertility, drainage, and irrigation needs. This is especially important in island microclimates and maritime conditions.
04 - GIS Mapping and Microclimate Analysis
We build a precise digital map using GIS data, topography, elevation, and slope modeling. This allows us to identify warm pockets for grapes, sheltered spots for fruit trees, ideal water flow pathways, and areas requiring soil improvement or erosion control.
05 - Concept Development and Draft Design Work
Using Morpholio Trace and site data, we create concept plans that blend artistic hand-drawing with GIS precision. Drafts may include orchard blocks, vineyard row orientation, food-forest layers, edible hedgerows, pathways, seating areas, and water systems.
06 - Collaborative Review and Feedback
We walk through the design together, reviewing layout, plant selections, vineyard structure, and hardscape elements. This collaborative phase ensures your priorities — whether a Seattle courtyard vineyard or a San Juan regenerative orchard — inform the final design direction.
07 - Redlines and Refined Plans
We walk through the design together, reviewing layout, plant selections, vineyard structure, and hardscape elements. This collaborative phase ensures your priorities — whether a Seattle courtyard vineyard or a San Juan regenerative orchard — inform the final design direction.
08 - Final Plan and Installation Support
We walk through the design together, reviewing layout, plant selections, vineyard structure, and hardscape elements. This collaborative phase ensures your priorities — whether a Seattle courtyard vineyard or a San Juan regenerative orchard — inform the final design direction.
​​​​Designed for the Pacific Northwest
Our process blends WSU viticulture training, regenerative horticulture certification, and local experience to create resilient edible landscapes and backyard vineyards designed specifically for the climates of Seattle, the Puget Sound lowlands, and the San Juan Islands.