Services
Initial consultation
On the phone or in person, I take stock of your existing conditions so that the process of making or managing a garden goes as smoothly as possible. Whether you want to add to an existing landscape or create a new one, I can help you by selecting, planting, and tending to a palette of mostly native species well-suited to your landscape, and am happy to work with heirloom perennials, vegetables, and fruits adapted to our region as well.
I need a little or a lot of help taking care of my garden!
I offer care for existing gardens and plantings without chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or herbicides. I have experience in transitioning high maintenance gardens into beautifully resilient, lower maintenance ones using management techniques I’ve developed and honed over the years. Often, my work creates more self-sufficient and wildlife-friendly spaces that require fewer hours of care!
I want to make a garden for the first time or add a new garden to my landscape!
In collaboration with clients, I create gardens that range from restful to rambunctious, including naturalistic beds and borders, relaxed outdoor gathering spaces, and places to sit still and dream. I start by asking what you like to do outdoors and what makes you feel at home in a landscape. I then design a space you can easily manage within your budget and time limitations.
I'm excited to do some gardening work myself and I like learning in person!
Are you hoping to learn new garden skills bit-by-bit, as your packed schedule allows? Tackle a garden renovation in one fell swoop? Prune an intimidating old apple tree? Plant a hedgerow to support your favorite birds? I love working alongside clients and sharing what I have learned from more than a decade of work at major public and private gardens
Let's talk about stewardship and maintenance!
In addition to working with homeowners, I help estates, designers, and public/private gardens during the design process and after. This includes troubleshooting landscapes after installation, taking inventory of current plantings, and creating maintenance calendars. I am familiar with many styles of gardens as well as natural plant communities. I've worked with plantings both historic and contemporary, from organic veggie gardens to Romantic-era landscapes of the 19th century to abandoned agricultural pastures.
Plants for purchase
I propagate and sell small-ish quantities of native plants grown from local seed that I’ve collected, with a particular focus on plants well-suited to dry shade. I also grow a rotating selection of my favorite hard-to-find (often heirloom) perennials and annuals each year. Sign up below for very casual, very infrequent emails with updated plant lists. I’m also happy to point you in the direction of local nurseries doing great work.
