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 […]

Gardening for Pollinators

…and to save the planet Becoming an environmentalist was probably the most profound change in my life. Never did I use round-up or other poisons, even when they said it was safe.  Don’t get me wrong, I’ve planted many non-native species but something has changed within the last year or so. Since moving from Chicago […]