Taking care of one Damm garden at a time

Your friendly neighborhood gardener, since 2000.

Welcome to The Damm Gardener.  Creative plantscapes, garden maintenance, native pollinators and thoughtful, expert service.  I understand how important your outdoor space is to you.  Your yard and your garden are beautiful, yet a continual work in progress that you seek to refine every year.  Moreover, it is a space of sanctuary for you that brings a sense of peace and satisfaction.  I will meet you where you are at in terms of ideas, budget, and garden evolution to achieve your vision.

Professional, creative, conscientious, environmentally-conscious.  I will listen to you.


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Jeff Damm

I worked for twenty years serving students and families as a teacher in Minneapolis Public Schools.  During that time, I was often drawn to my yard as a means to decompress, reflect and create.  I started to help others with their garden projects and felt a deep sense of satisfaction as I saw the joy in their faces as they witnessed the transformation of their yard.  In addition, I augmented my own projects by working at local nurseries serving clients and learning about trees, shrubs, perennials, and studying designs.  Over time I yearned to be outside, creating beautiful spaces.

In the meantime, my wife and I had the opportunity to buy family land outside of Northfield, which had been a dream of mine since my undergraduate years at the University of Minnesota.  We made the move from south Minneapolis in 2016 and are relishing the challenge of adjusting our urban tastes to country living. We now have ample space for me to tinker and experiment with plants and design.  I love it!