People often ask me how I got started in landscape design. It was truly a matter of space – and that common New York City challenge of never having enough of it.
I come from a family of gardeners. My great-great-grandmother was an herbalist in Trinidad, and my grandfather gardened as a way to ensure food security for my dad and his siblings. Beyond the functional needs and uses of gardens, there’s also just a love of the physical outdoor space and the action of nurturing plants that is a defining characteristic of my family. It wasn’t until I arrived in New York did I realize that. I also quickly realized that there would be no amount of balcony, rooftop or backyard space that I could call my own that would allow me to grow and experiment with all the plants that caught my eye. To quote “Mean Girls,” the limit does not exist.
I feel very lucky that my clients trust me to create beautiful spaces that extend the use and aesthetic of their homes into the outdoors. And it doesn’t hurt that I get to introduce them to some beautiful plants along the way.