A New Landscape

Landscape design has become my newest creative pursuit. I enjoy creating gardens shaped by the people who live with them—how they move through a space, what catches their eye, and how they want to enjoy being outdoors. I’m especially interested in making those spaces accessible to people with different abilities.

 

A garden should also be alive with more than plants. I design with birds, pollinators, and other critters in mind, creating spaces where people and nature can thrive together.

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Now, I can put those ideas into practice through private landscape design consulting and volunteer design work for Master Gardener spaces—a wonderful combination of creativity, problem-solving, and getting my hands dirty.

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North to Nova Scotia

I’m a Maritime Canadian and spend part of each summer on the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia. It's a place that feeds many of my interests—landscapes, gardens, photography, history and genealogy—and usually sends me home with more ideas than I left with.

 

A Few Unexpected Chapters

My interests haven't always followed a predictable path. 

I've been a Girl Scout leader in Maryland and Florida, experimented extensively with actually edible (!) allergen-friendly snacks, and pursued a longstanding interest in genealogy and photography.

And then there are the moves: 22 moves and five countries.

I prefer to think of that as evidence that I'm an exceptionally talented organizer and packer.

 

Home

After all those moves, Montclair has been home since 2000. My two sons grew up on the town's soccer and lacrosse fields. They're grown now—a mechanical engineer and an investment banker—but Montclair remains the place where our family finally put down roots.