Bountiful Yards

08/31/2026

Work today! 😍

08/31/2026

Just a little guy eating some tomatoes in my raised garden bed.

He’s standing where HoneyCat usually perches to monitor.

08/27/2026

She was awesome!! I have so many great clients! 👩‍🌾

08/24/2026

The. BEST.

looking forward to buying even more here next year!

08/24/2026

After discovering Clarice Starling in Silence of the Lambs, I had secret dreams of being a profiler. I even remember seeing a flyer my senior year of college advertising Forensic Pathology as a field available at UGA. I really wished I had done that instead of English.

Turns out, my ability to read a scene is applicable to just about anything.

I have become a yard profiler.

Here is an example:

Yesterday (yes, sunday morning), I met a new client in Barrington.

I drive around her house and adjoining streets. I park away from her house and walk up, watching for sight lines. I look for what she sees when she pulls into her driveway. I look at her view when she comes out of the house. I find east. These days, I can do it just by looking at the plants.

Then we meet.

She walks me around and tells me everything about her property.

In the back, the area that she wants the most help, the space she wants to feel more private, we take a pause and she says: "So, what do you think?"

Me: "It's REALLY loud back here. When a car goes by, I feel like we are under assault."

Her: long pause. "Thank you for saying that. NO ONE ELSE thinks it's loud."

Me: "No, this is crazy. I have some ideas about why it's happening and what we can do about it."

Her: "What a relief."

Me: "I can also rearrange all of the plants you have into better spots. Then we can start buying new stuff for in here that is meant for shade and can help with sound reduction. In the places you have sun, we will do sun stuff. Bit by bit."

Her: "Amazing. Now, what do you think about this . . . . ."

Love my job so much.

08/22/2026

I met this client two days ago. His parents are new, and they’ve only been together 12 weeks, so everyone is tired and stressed out. His Mom needs some joy and wanted things to be tidied up, too.

Me: “I’ll come back tomorrow, w**d, trim, and generally tidy up. You think about a budget for flowers for up front. I’ll handle the rest.”

She’s very happy. ❤️🥹

08/15/2026

I tell this to every client.

Do not buy fewer than 3. If you like it, like it enough to buy 3. I promise you’ll be glad.

Give pollinators a good ‘target’ by placing like species in groups of at least 3. Pollinators can spot it quickly, and move from one flower to the other, collecting a full load of pollen without expending extra energy in search of plants. Let your plants fill the bed – no need to separate plants with mulch. Pollinators can hop from one plant to the next so much easier!

08/15/2026

Beautiful garden behind St. John’s Episcopal in Barrington. 😍

08/13/2026

Today, my client and I saw 5 monarchs enjoying her milkw**d garden.

I was able to capture this one.

While we stood and watched, we talked about what else we could add to this section.

Dill next year, for sure.

🦋

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