(I even grew a shade garden of impatiens as a kid and sold the plants to raise money for band.) I kept plants all through college, where I majored in studio art at a small liberal arts school, and I've been an avid perennial gardener for decades since.

Those impossible, Fibonacci-perfect blooms that still leave me in awe — and kept expanding, adding specialty cut flowers grown from seed. 2026 marks year three of suburban flower farming here in Connecticut (zone 6B).

Through custom orders for events and gifts, and wholesale to florists. I'm a people person at heart, so my favorite part is handing someone flowers and watching their face light up over something I planned, grew, and designed.

An abundance of color, variety, and shape. I plan my palettes but steer clear of formulas — the small differences and complexities are what make each bouquet, like each of us, interesting and one of a kind.