Green Spirit Gardens

04/06/2026

1. Dune sunflower + Yellowtop
2. Blanket flower + Tickseed
3. Beach verbena + Partridge pea

03/26/2026

I’m proud to provide thoughtful, sustainable care for this native plant garden . Each plant was intentionally chosen to support biodiversity, conserve water, and bring natural balance back to this urban neighborhood. Special thanks to and Commissioner

11/17/2025

Secret garden at the Brockway Memorial Library 🌼 Design and install by

10/25/2025

Pink + silver 💕 re-design and maintenance by

07/09/2025

“Right plant, right place” encompasses many factors, including growth habit and rate. The native southern fogfruit (not to be confused with Phyla nodiflora) in pic 2 is an aggressive spreading plant that bulldozed over other small plants and made this street-side garden look unkempt. We wanted a “refined yet natural” look as part of the re-design, so I replaced this species with a variety of more well-behaved native plants. (Original design/installation by another company, currently maintained by Green Spirit Gardens)

07/18/2024

Satisfying after/before snapshot of the same area: Sometimes all you need to do is REMOVE plants to allow your garden to thrive! Do you agree the big chaya in the front of the bed made the backyard look smaller? (circled in yellow, 2nd pic). Native plants that were initially planted too close to the chaya started thriving once it was removed (existing wild coffee, coontie, and beautyberry). A small native shrub thoroughwort and other small flowering plants were then added to the front of the redefined garden bed.

08/18/2023

Home composting is a great way to dispose of your kitchen scraps and add valuable nutrients to your garden.

08/02/2023

If we cultivate the native weeds that pop up in our gardens, they start to look more like wildflowers 💚 Pictured: native annual weeds Virginia pepperweed and little hogweed fill in the gaps between perennial grasses in a swale garden

04/25/2023

04/24/2023

This native landscape was installed 5 years ago (by someone else) and just needed a refresh. We reassessed the health of the plants, as well as shade and sun conditions and added a shorter layer of plants to the front. In addition to the installation and mulching, we trimmed and transplanted some existing plants. Plants showing signs of stress were given the royal treatment of organic soil amendments. We fertilize plants like we barbecue our meat, low and slow 😎

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03/12/2023

Fun mix of succulents, bromeliads, and bougainvillea for these planters today! I used a potting mix blended for cacti, which will ensure good drainage