Landscape Consultation and Design for Richmond and the surrounding area to include simple on-site consultations, virtual digitally landscaped photos to help you visualize, or drawn to scale plans for HOA approval. I have a special interest in creating pollinator corridors through urban gardens, using historically appropriate plant material for the age of the property, and incorporating herbs and food plants into the landscape. Whether you need a simple, clean, colorful design for someone else to maintain or you like fun and unusual perennials that you will maintain yourself, we can work together to create a landscape you love and that is sustainable for you.

Innovative product to self water newly planted trees, shrubs, and even houseplants to minimize labor, water, and work while ensuring the survival of new plantings, especially all those poor, neglected urban street trees.

Manage and supervise the Enhancement Division for the local branch of a large, multi-state, commercial landscape maintenance company, including irrigation technicians and landscape crews. Responsible for generating and assisting with a $1M+ yearly Enhancement Division sales goal while providing superior customer service. Use Aspire software to create and present proposals, schedule crews, manage workflow, create purchase orders, track and approve crew time for billing and payroll, upload supporting documents, monitor enhancement division goals, and track job profitability. Ensure crews have appropriate safety gear and tools, schedule equipment repair, order plants and supplies for pick up or delivery to the site. Manage crews on-site as necessary and coordinate with landscape architects on large projects. Meet with property managers on site to determine needs and budget. Produce simple or complex landscape designs using RealTime Landscape Architect software. Utilize Microsoft Office Suite daily.

Director of Grounds and Gardens for a 2300 acre private estate consisting of three historical plantations. Interview, hire, and train 4-5 full time and 3-6 seasonal staff while complying with corporate standards for hiring, disciplining and reporting incidents. Track and categorize departmental spending using cloud-based accounting software. Utilize Microsoft Office Suite for equipment tracking and general communication. Manage quarter million dollar operating budget, not including capital purchases or payroll. Initiated training for staff in safety, maintenance, production and attention to detail.Program, adjust, test, and repair two irrigation systems. Redesigned and upgraded 43 zone system to a Toro Sentinel computer controlled system. Personally utilize landscaping hand tools, blowers, chainsaws, mowers, and some larger equipment to complete landscaping maintenance and new construction tasks. Especially proficient using a Ventrac articulating tractor with attachments such as the power rake, turbine blower, trencher and Tough Cut mower.Develop and implement turf and plant maintenance programs based on industry standards and university research. Design/purchase new and oversee the maintenance of annual and perennial flower beds, mulched areas, trees, seasonal container gardens, lawn areas, riding trails, fence access, beaches, 120+ pieces of teak furniture, hot tub, pool, water garden, 6 miles of gravel roads and 20 miles of riding trails through the woods. Educate and train personnel in equipment operation and landscape techniques to complete their jobs. Worked sensitively within historical easements and resource protected areas.Procure materials necessary for staff, property operations and capitol projects. Coordinate in-house and with repair shops to order parts to repair and maintain equipment. Maintain records to track routine maintenance and repair costs of the 130+ tools and vehicles used by multiple departments on the property.

Lead Landscape Designer for Design/Build company. Designs, estimates and sells residential and commercial landscape work including new construction, renovations, drainage solutions, interlocking concrete pavers and segmental concrete retaining wall systems, Aquascape brand water features, specialty pruning and lawn care.

Designed and Maintained: annual and perennial beds for multiple resort properties, colonial revival perennial garden associated with an 18th century plantation house, kitchen garden and cut flowers for two restaurants. Assisted with craft classes and seasonal decorations from cut greenery and natural materials.

Traveled throughout Virginia Phase I and Phase II testing. Worked part-time in the lab preparing artifacts and organizing the photo files.

Costumed interpreter in the Indian Village of the living history museum focusing on the 17th century lifestyle of the Powhatan Indians around the time of English contact. Learned to hand make pottery, forage, tan hides, build structures and the basics of flintknapping and tool making. Made lots of rope.