About Me
From concept to completed landscapes, I creatively combine site-specific solutions with your personal goals to make it fully functional and breathtakingly beautiful!
Like each homeowner, every landscape is unique. Any individual’s ideal yard is somewhat different. I work closely with you through the entire design process to ensure that the end result is exactly what you want.
Distinctive. Functional. Enjoyable.
I offer attentive dedication and experience to every client and seek to find the special character that best expresses your home and surroundings. Driven by a love of the outdoors and an appreciation for natural beauty, I take great care in fully integrating your yard and home to best fit your needs.
Experience
Throughout my college years, I was guided by talented company owners at local garden centers that taught me volumes. Not only did I get hands-on experience with plants and how they best adapt to various site conditions, but I also spent much time on project sites with the crews learning what truly works and doesn’t work from a design perspective.
I never tired of learning about new product introductions, construction techniques, or better installation methods. My experience has allowed me opportunities to design any or all of the following features: patios/walkways, steps, interlocking pavers, retaining/freestanding walls, entryways, decks, arbors, pergolas, water features- formal or natural, fire pits and fireplaces, barbecue islands, locations and shape of pools/spas, 12-volt lighting layouts, and colorful planting beds.
Training
- BS - North Carolina State University. Raleigh, NC
- MA - Wheaton College Graduate School. Wheaton, IL
- John Brookes Design Class (John Brookes is a renowned British Landscape Designer)
- Retaining Wall Manufacturer Training: Versalok, Keystone
- Decorative Concrete Courses
- Aquascape Pond Building
- Paving Stone Seminars: Unilock, Belgard, Pavestone
- Vista Lighting Classes- 12 volt lighting
- Participant in Home Shows and Garden Walks
- Various plant lectures – Horticulturalists/Master Gardeners
Jennifer did an amazing job with my yard! She is incredibly patient, listens to you and offers suggestions without imposing her views.
She is very professional, knowledgeable and clearly a talented landscape designer.
If you want to work with someone who will help you not only figure out what you want but then help you create it, I highly recommend Jennifer.
She won’t just meet your expectations, she’ll exceed them!!