I am an educated and practiced landscape and garden designer, and training herbalist. I specialize in WNC natives, edible landscape designs, beautiful food producing and useful garden designs, water features and installations. Currently my passion is for designing Community and Youth Gardens in Asheville, NC MISSION STATEMENT To design and install beautiful, healthy and useful gardens and landscapes in the urban environment of Asheville, NC, giving humans, plants and wildlife an opportunity to have fruitful relationships with their natural environment. VISION STATEMENT To create spaces where Nature, Art and science merge to provide its users with a healthy oasis and become a shining beacon within their community and daily lives. HISTORY Farm Girl Garden Design is run by myself, Lauri Newman and one part-time employee. I work one-on-one with my clients on garden and landscape designs, using my Herbalism knowledge to specify medicinally and spiritual appropriate flowers, herbs, shrubs, vines and trees. After my Undergraduate studies in Zoology, Biological Studies, Genetics (1995) and working for 10yrs as a Scientist,  I studied Landscape Architecture at the College of Design, NC State University, Raleigh NC (1999-2002). During and since that time I have studied Permaculture, Ecological Design, Organic Farming, Alternative Energies, Urban Regeneration and holistic Herbalism. I have also been a Mosaic Artist since 1998. I grew up on the sound side of the NC coast. As a result I am very drawn to water and always include water features in my designs when appropriate. I have lived in Chicago, IL -  The first City Hall with a Roof Top Garden. I moved to Asheville in 2004 from Montpelier, VT. While living in Vermont I instigated my first Guerilla Garden in a downtown gravel lot. Since moving to Asheville, I have been working towards familarizing myself with the Native WNC Flora and Fauna and transforming my West Asheville home into an Urban Homestead. Currently I am studying to become a certified Herbalist at the NC School of Holistic Herbalism, and building a new client base.

FEES: I charge $25/hr for design and $20/hr for installation - or I charge by the job.   I will work withing your budget and will also work on a sliding scale.