Shanelle Rabichev Garden Design creates complete landscapes and naturalistic, low-maintenance gardens throughout the Seattle and Eastside region. Shanelle specializes in layered, all-season plantings that are as practical as they are beautiful — designed to thrive year after year with minimal upkeep.

Instead of spending a large portion of your budget on a design plan that may never be implemented, Shanelle works on a retainer model, guiding your garden from concept through installation and beyond. This approach ensures every dollar goes toward a landscape you can actually enjoy, not just dream about.

Shanelle partners with trusted growers across the United States to source the highest-quality plant varieties at the best possible prices. As one of her clients, you join an exclusive group that benefits from shared-scale purchasing — meaning you’ll enjoy savings on bulbs, perennials, and native grasses by leveraging the collective buying power of all her projects.

The result? A garden that’s not only stunning in every season, but also intelligently planned, expertly sourced, and tailored to your life.

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  • The design journey begins with a personalized consultation with Shanelle! During your 1.5-hour session, you'll have the chance to chat about your dream garden — your goals, style preferences, lifestyle, and, of course, your budget for installation. I offer three types of gardens: Kitchen, Cut Flower and Landscape. I will walk your property and layout options, locations and teach you the a recommended gardening system for your needs.

    It’s the perfect way to ensure Shanelle truly understands what you're envisioning before diving into the design process.

    If you’re unsure whether you need a full design or just some expert advice, no problem! Our consultations are completely commitment-free and offer a wonderful opportunity to explore creative ideas, discuss plant options, and decide on the best direction for your space.

    Consultations are $250 + tax, with an additional travel fee depending on your location (+20 miles from greater-Seattle area).

    Each consult will include all notes, recommendations, sketches, lists of plants, ideas and everything I can possibly jam into the 1.5 hour session. I’m very generous with my time and want to maximize what you take away from these sessions. You should be saving at minimum $3k-$5k from your nursery/landscape budget from the recommendations. I also provide a list of local partners for installation, deck, fence, landscape and hardscape installers. These are ‘tried and true’ partners. Not the cheapest but trusted stewards and partners- that will get the job done and save you money and time in the long run.

  • Concept + Design
    After your initial consultation, Shanelle will create a broad concept for your design. This includes sketches and mood boards of the landscape design to ensure we’re aligned on the style you want to bring to life. If you move forward, we charge a min. $1500 retainer for the next steps all the way to completion.

    Step 1: Demo
    She creates a step by step plan, tagging and coordinating everything for your landscaper to demo, trim and remove. Sometimes the ‘landscaper’ is you :)

    Step 2: Prep the canvas
    Shanelle goes onsite and stakes the garden beds and paths. We order hardscape (i.e. gravel, pavers), soil and mulch. This process is included in the retainer fee and is custom to your property to create focal points.

    Step 3: Plant placement
    Once the canvas is set, we order your grass and perennial layer. Shanelle comes onsite to place the plants and manages the install with your landscaper. Plant placement is highly curated and custom - like painting a canvas (i.e. costs $150 per hour). In the Fall we install the final layer- Bulbs. The result: a truly magnificent and low maintenance garden- that will make you never want to leave your home.

  • I host a series of workshops, designed to get the crew of colleagues, friends, family and loved one’s together. I’m a life of the party hostess. You will have the best experience ever!

    Each workshop can be hosted at your location of choice or our botanical garden and kitchen. Music, laughter and fun is guaranteed.

    • Herb garden workshop $50 per ticket (min 10 guests): Includes in-person teaching session, metal tub, herbs, plant labels and care guide

    • Bouquet + Foraging garden workshop $50 per ticket (min 10 guests): Includes bouquet flowers, vases and how to guide to take home. We forage my own garden and I teach you how to make your own dry bouquets that will last forever.

    • Kitchen Garden workshop: $50 per ticket. includes customizable salad picked fresh from the garden, homemade dressing and wood bowl.

  • We deliver and install raised bed kitchen gardens. Includes boxes, arbors, custom soil mixture and all plants. Cedar raised boxes have ‘sitting’ ledges, to make gardening comfortable and enjoyable, ala sitting with a glass of wine :)

    Min $1500


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