In my previous incarnation, I practiced law in Washington, DC. In the 1990's, after a hiatus to stay home and raise my children, I became a gardener and never looked back.

Since 2001, I've practiced landscape design as an APLD- certified in-house designer for Landscape Projects, Inc. in Bethesda, MD. Becoming a landscape designer has allowed me to stretch myself and explore my creative side.  Look below and see links to some of the gardens I've created, shown on this website. Please send me an e-mail or call me at 301-652-8844, ext. 7, to arrange a preliminary consultation. Details of how I work are on the Design Process page.

Because LPI is a design/build company, my design work is part of a multi-step process that includes installation, and I am unable to offer design services on a stand-alone basis.

Educational Background, Awards & Professional Affiliations

•      Merit Award, 2009 International Residential Landscape Awards Competition, Residential Landscapes category, Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD); 2009 Environmental Improvement Award of Distinction, PLANET; 2009 Grand Award, Landscape Contractors Association, MD.VA.DC (Collins Garden)
•      2009 Award of Distinction, Landscape Contractors Association, MD.VA.DC (Holmes Garden)
•      2007 Grand Award, Landscape Contractors Association, MD.VA.DC; 2007 Environmental Improvement Award of Distinction,  PLANET (Wittenstein Garden)
•      First Place Award, 2004 Residential Landscape Awards Competition ("Under $25,000" Category), APLD (Balkind/LeGall Garden) 
•      Certificate in Landscape Design, George Washington University, 2001
•      Certified Member, Association of Professional Landscape Designers
•      Member, DC*MD*VA Chapter, APLD
•      Member, Landscape Designers Group, Washington DC
•      Member, Garden Writers' Association of America

 Publications:

•       "In England, Wandering Down the Garden Path," The Washington Post, February 2003
•       Great Backyards Magazine, February 2008 (three gardens)
•      "The NEW Low-Maintenance Garden: How to Have a Beautiful, Productive Garden and the Time to Enjoy It," by Valerie Easton, Timber Press 2009 (three gardens)
•       "A Seasonal Palette," Home & Design DC.MD.VA Magazine, Summer 2008 (photographs)
•       "Garden State," Bethesda Magazine (Balkind/LeGall garden)
•       "Turning Challenge into Charm," American Nurseryman Magazine, September 2009

Other Services:

•        Garden and landscape photography, offering prints, notecards, custom books and more.