MOST HOMEOWNERS THINK THEY HAVE A PLANTING PROBLEM.
But a Beautiful Woodland Edge Begins with Seeing the Space Differently.
Learn the step-by-step design approach I've refined over 20 years to shape, layer, and plant the boundary between lawn and woods - so it feels natural, intentional, and as though it has always belonged there.
JOIN AS A FOUNDING MEMBER →SOUNDS BEAUTIFUL. But right now...
Your Woodland Edge May Feel More Confusing Than Inspiring.
❌ The lawn stops abruptly at the woods, leaving the garden feeling unfinished.
❌ You are unsure how to shape the border, how deep to make it, or where to begin.
❌ You have plenty of plant ideas, but no clear way to bring them together into a layered garden that suits your space
You do not need to know every plant or have the entire garden planned before you begin.
The Woodland Edge Garden Kit
helps you make the key decisions in the right order - so you can shape the edge, arrange the layers, and choose plants with confidence.
If you want the boundary between your lawn and woods to feel softer, more beautiful, and naturally connected, you are in the right place.
Start Your Woodland Edge Border
A stunning garden that doesn’t demand too much from us to stay beautiful! It just keeps getting better year after year.
THE FAMILY BEHIND THE ORIGINAL WOODLAND EDGE GARDEN BLUEPRINT
Learn to read the conditions along your woodland edge and give the border a natural shape that connects your lawn with the woods beyond.
Use my step-by-step method to arrange the structure, planting layers, and repeating elements that make the border feel abundant and balanced.
Select the plants, tackle the woodland edge challenges, and begin creating a border that becomes more beautiful year after year.
The Woodland Edge Garden Kit is Right For You If...
YOU ARE READY TO
Turn that ’missing middle’ where lawn meets the woods into a lively garden bed
YOU ARE READY TO
Turn scattered, patchy planting into a border that feels considered and connected.
YOU ARE READY TO
Develop your garden design skills through a clear process and say goodbye to another Pinterest spiral or guesswork.
MOST OF ALL:
You’re ready for an easier, more supported way to begin.
Enroll today and start immediately.
You'll receive instant access to the complete Woodland Edge Garden Kit so you can begin planning your border at your own pace this summer.
Our first live Woodland Edge Design Studio takes place in September, giving you time to explore the lessons, sketch ideas, and prepare your questions.
You can influence the course content to best support you in implementing your own planting bed.
Get Access Now →INTRODUCING
The Woodland Edge Garden Kit
A kit with guided implementation to create your layered woodland edge border
In this program, I’ll guide you through designing a woodland edge border that connects your garden naturally to the woods beyond. You’ll learn how to shape the border, choose suitable plants, and build a layered planting that feels soft, settled, and manageable over time.
During this PROGRAMME, you will:
✅ Understand where to position your woodland edge border and how to shape it
✅ Choose plants confidently to create a natural, layered composition
✅ Learn a practical design process you can use beyond this one project
✅ Feel more confident as you learn to think like a designer, not just guessing.
✅ Have year-round support so you don’t get stuck for another season
Start designing and planting →What you get inside:
Actionable Printable Materials
- Printable materials, such as a finished planting plan and curated plant lists, and clear design insights to guide your decisions even if you had never planned a garden before.
Step-by-Step Videos
- Ongoing access to all the step-by-step recordings and any updates added while the program remains available (and it’s going to be for a long time!)
Monthly Live Woodland Edge Garden Studio
- Real answers to your garden design questions whenever you feel stuck with Sari Lampinen, founder of Garden Design Stories, starting in September 2026 until June 2027. (Not in December.)
This Founding Member offer is available only for the first 20 students. Future versions of the program and pricing will be different.
Join the Small Group of Founding Members →Get out your calendar!
Here’s what you can expect from the following year.
🗓️ JULY - AUGUST 2026
You can watch the recordings and download the materials at your own pace and start drawing the border and choosing plants. You can even start landscaping if you want to! Inside the Kit, you’ll find a clear path from an awkward woodland edge to a thoughtfully designed planting bed.
🗓️ FROM SEPTEMBER ON UNTIL JUNE 2027
We’ll meet online monthly in our Live Design Studio Sessions over the coming year to discuss your garden project and help you get unstuck if needed. Our first meeting is in September 2026, and we’ll meet eight times until the end of May 2027. (Not in December.)
Founding Member Invitation:
Get Your Founding Member AccessJoin now as a Founding Member with guided implementation. Enrollment is open until the end of August 2026 or when the group of 20 is full.
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When you enroll as a Founding Member, you get:
✔️ Ongoing access to step-by-step video curriculum with clear design insights to guide your decisions
✔️ A finished planting plan, The Woodland Edge Garden Blueprint, as an example for a flowing woodland edge border to remove your blank paper anxiety and kickstart your project
✔️ Curated plant lists with flexible substitutions for USDA zones 4–6 specific to sandy and clay soils, with options for sun and shade
✔️ “1:1:1 Plant Trio” guidance for creating that full, multi-layered look.
✔️ 8 Live Design Studios monthly for the coming year—so you don’t get stuck for another season
This is not a big, overwhelming course. No complex subscriptions. Just a calm, actionable path from awkward edge to beautiful flow.
Don’t Just Take It From Me
"I like that each section of the kit is short and precise. The 1-1-1 planting method is a great starting point.” - A Home Gardener, Canada
Start designing and planting →LET ME GUESS...
What’s Different After This Program?
- Your woodland edge flows. No more harsh stops, just a seamless transition from your lawn to woods beyond.
- Plant choices finally make sense as every group works together, thriving in your real soil and light.
- You know where to plant (and why) with an example layout you can replicate, adjust, or scale.
- The “missing layer” appears, and it’s softening your site and making the whole backyard feel finished.
- You feel more confident as you learn to think like a designer, not just guessing.
- You waste fewer plants (and less energy), because you no longer have to invent the whole thing yourself.
You have what it takes.
YES, I'M IN!Learn at your own pace.
Grow together through monthly Design Studios.
Guided implementation saves you:
- Hours (or even years!) of learning how to design woodland edge plantings on your own
- Costly trial-and-error mistakes from poor plant choices
- Design overwhelm by starting with a ready-made but adaptable real-life plan
This is not “just a course.” It’s a professional shortcut + learning opportunity — perfect for beginners and confident DIYers alike.
The Woodland Edge Garden Kit™
Hey there!
IN CASE WE HAVEN’T MET… I’m Sari Lampinen
Sari Lampinen, MSGLD, is a garden and landscape designer and the founder of Garden Design Stories. She is passionate about making good garden design more accessible and helping home gardeners create beautiful, functional gardens that feel truly their own.
After studying in London, UK, Sari founded Puksipuu in 2004, a garden and landscape design studio specializing in private gardens in Finland’s cool-weather climate. Her work ranges from turnkey gardens built in collaboration with landscape contractors to plans designed for home gardeners to implement themselves.
In 2019, Sari launched the Garden Design Stories online platform, where she teaches and supports gardeners as they design and build their own gardens. Since then, she has taught students from Finland to Australia, Canada, and the United States.
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