As I start this new business adventure in caring for the land, I can see clearly how every step I took to arrive here is connected. And I can see a bold vision for an aesthetic and an ethic that is at once a product of my experience and a fresh path forward.

Working in corporate grounds management taught me the harm and waste wrought by the required pesticide applications. The more I became aware of the detrimental consequences of these poisons to our environment, the greater my contempt grew for their use.

I have been in management roles for design/build landscape installation firms and residential horticulture settings on properties of all sizes, upholding the highest standards of quality and care. Aesthetic beauty and cohesive design sensibility were always strongly emphasized.

But just as gardens constantly evolve, so has my perspective.

Now my goal is to merge these practices with the respect for our environment and thoughtful choices that promote biodiversity.

An ecologically holistic method marrying beauty and quality with function and health - to create inviting, interactive gardens, pulsing with life.