Flying Dog Farm - Our Barn Office on Vashon Island

Jil nesting in a Patrick Doherty sculpture,  Renwick Gallery at the Smithsonian

Jil nesting in a Patrick Doherty sculpture, Renwick Gallery at the Smithsonian

Howard at home on the farm with Auggie

Howard at home on the farm with Auggie

what we do

Stenn Design is a Seattle area landscape design and consulting firm dedicated to creating beautiful landscapes that conserve resources.

We combine creative design with practical expertise in horticulture, efficient irrigation, and soils. Additionally, we offer technical and policy research, plan reviews, specification writing, education and marketing programs. Our clients include residential, commercial, institutional and public agencies.

Jil Stenn is a landscape designer & artist regionally recognized for her expertise in planting design. She employs a painter's palette with a horticulturalist's understanding of plants, built upon years of hands-in-the-soil experience. Jil holds a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from the University of Oregon, and has been practicing in the Pacific Northwest for over 30 years.

Howard Stenn likes to keep his hands in the soil and water. On a good day, he can be found taking samples on a small mountain of compost, inspecting a soil installation, or auditing an irrigation system. He spends more days inside researching and writing reports and specifications. Along with a degree in Environmental Law and Policy from University of California, Howard's formative experiences include two years apprenticing and teaching at the UC Santa Cruz Agroecology Program, training gardeners for WSU-Extension Seattle Urban Food Garden Program, and leading Seattle's Master Composter-Soil Builder Program.

mail to: jil@stenndesign.com / howard@stenndesign.com