About
Est. 1880’s
Garden Seal Ranch is
an acre and a half of a gently rolling meadow in the village of Mendocino, California.
The intention is to cultivate this piece of land and have it serve our friends, family and extended community as a place to gather and enjoy life, and as a place to find the resource and compassion to continue working for the betterment of our world.
The property currently houses a renovated redwood cabin from the 1880’s, a small guest cottage, and acres of planted gardens.
The intention is to cultivate this piece of land and have it serve our friends, family and extended community as a place to gather and enjoy life, and as a place to find the resource and compassion to continue working for the betterment of our world.
The property currently houses a renovated redwood cabin from the 1880’s, a small guest cottage, and acres of planted gardens.
︎ Gardenseal Ranch is currently open to accepting visitors ︎
︎︎︎To request a booking, please write with inquiries to gardensealranch@gmail.com
The Main Cabin and Wisteria Cottage must be rented together.
Main Cabin
︎︎︎ Primary bedroom with queen
︎︎︎ Secondary bedroom with queen
︎︎︎Sleeping loft with queen
︎︎︎ Sunken living room with twin
︎︎︎ Primary bathroom with plumbed toilet, vanity, clawfoot tub
︎︎︎Secondary bathroom with plumbed toilet, vanity, shower
︎︎︎Full kitchen
︎︎︎ Outdoor cedar tub and shower
Wisteria Cottage
︎︎︎ Queen sized bed
︎︎︎ Writer’s desk
︎︎︎ Separate cottage for privacy
Renovation
Ren. 2021-2022
Working with two very close friends and architects, Fritz Haeg and Jeremy Schipper of Salmon Creek Studio, we completed the renovation of the cabin over the course of one year. All the wood from the home was milled from my sister's property, we used sheep's wool insulation, repurposed tiles from Heath Ceramics headed for the landfill, and scavenged all of the windows and foors from architectural salvages across California. The house is also plumbed for greywater irrigation and has 20,000 gallons of rainwater storage. In keeping with my belief that human health is completely tied to the health of our environment, we tried our best to build a home that has a minimal carbon footprint.
Mendocino
Friends & Family
Please visit and support these local businesses while in town!
Mendocino
- Fog Eater Café (+Bottle Shop)
- Café Beaujolais (+ Brickery & Waiting Room)
- Mendocino Art Centre
Caspar
- Good Bones Kitchen
Ft Bragg
- Larry Spring Museum
Mendocino
- Fog Eater Café (+Bottle Shop)
- Café Beaujolais (+ Brickery & Waiting Room)
- Mendocino Art Centre
Caspar
- Good Bones Kitchen
Ft Bragg
- Larry Spring Museum