Meet a Real Garden Coach: Crystal Jarvis of Lettuce Grow Something

Meet garden coach Crystal, owner of Lettuce Grow Something, a company that installs beautiful and functional raised bed gardens in sunny Austin, Texas

If you were to catch a glimpse of her intensively planted raised beds, you might be surprised to learn Crystal Jarvis, owner of Lettuce Grow Something in Austin, Texas, was not born with “a green thumb”. “I am not one of those people who grew up around gardening and had a love for it since my childhood,” she says. 

In fact, she used to hate a lot of fruits and vegetables, including tomatoes and avocados, and never gave a thought to where her fresh food came from. It wasn’t until she and her husband bought their first home and decided to try their hands at gardening that Crystal fell in love with the beauty and resourcefulness of growing her own organic produce. Fast forward seventeen years, she’s on a mission to spread the word about how gardening can change your life for the better. 

The more Crystal learned, the more she realized that gardening brings wholesome food into your kitchen, promotes a healthier lifestyle, helps you relax, and connects you to nature. With that in mind, she began the Garden Coach Society in May of 2018 and then founded Lettuce Grow Something, building a kitchen garden for her first client, a friend, soon after. 

Now, Lettuce Grow Something designs beautiful and productive raised bed kitchen gardens in Austin, Texas, and provides opportunities for both novices and gardener gurus to grow and learn more in their own outdoor spaces. “We've set out to make kitchen gardening something for everyone. We take you every step of the way in growing your own kitchen garden,” Crystal says.

Crystal operates as both a garden designer and one-on-one coach to bring the joy of tending something with your own hands to her community. Helping others grow their own food in functional but also beautiful outdoor spaces has been incredibly rewarding. 

If you live in Central Texas, check out Lettuce Grow Something’s handy Growing Season Guides produced each month to find out what you can plant when, especially during the scorching heat of Texas summers. Crystal also offers virtual coaching and design sessions for gardeners who live further away. For those ready to start growing, Lettuce Grow Something offers full garden installations or DIY options. "Reach out to us," Crystal says, "and 'lettuce' grow something together!"

Connect with Crystal and Lettuce Grow Something.

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