About Me

My passion for landscaping was inspired by my mom’s love of flowers. At 15, I started planting annuals for Mother’s Day, and by 25, I had started my first vegetable garden while experimenting with perennials. In 2000, while working as a graphic designer, I found myself feeling restless. So, I quit my job and started […]

Mother’s Day 2021

This mother’s day, I added a weeping yaupon holly… A brief history of my landscape. My husband, who I married a few years ago, has lived in our house for over 20 years and pretty much just mowed the yard. Besides four full-grown pines, one huge Southern Magnolia, a slowly dying cherry tree, and multiple […]

Eco-friendly Landscape Design

Yes, there’s such a thing. Planting natives attract your local birds, butterflies, frogs, beneficial insects, and more! Select regionally native plants to form the backbone of the landscape. Reducing the use of turf Stabilize slopes with natural plantings, mulching around plants, and installing drought- tolerant species Shrink the size of the lawn and planting appropriate […]