Parsley & Petal is a publication of essays, observations, and practical gardening from one botanical corner lot.
I didn’t come to love gardening through a traditional path. For over a decade, I worked as a fashion stylist and producer in New York, working on photo shoots for corporate retailers and magazines. My job was to translate strategy into visuals, manage many moving parts, and ensure everything felt intentional, cohesive, and on brand.
Then I moved into a coastal cottage (Zone 7A) and found myself standing in the yard, coffee in hand, realizing that the same questions still applied, just with dirt under my nails instead of expensive designer samples.
The story of how that yard gradually became both a garden and a publication is told in My Botanical Corner Lot.
Gardens, like fashion collections, should be built with proportion, texture, restraint, and the seasons, in mind. When something feels off, it’s rarely just one plant. It’s usually an editing problem. Too much of the wrong thing. Not enough breathing room. A piece that’s beautiful on its own but wrong for the setting.
This publication is where I apply stylist thinking to gardening: learning in real time and sharing the small visual decisions that make an outdoor space feel calm, pulled together, and lived-in. Some days, that looks like a clear win. Other days, it looks like moving the same plant three times and calling it research.
I’m not interested in perfection or textbook rules. But at the end of the day, I’m interested in gardens that feel good to wake up to, ones that evolve, forgive mistakes, and look better once you stop trying to control every detail.
Parsley & Petal is a publication of essays, observations, and practical gardening from one botanical corner lot. It's where I document the evolution of one coastal New England garden and the ideas, mistakes, and small discoveries that happen along the way.
If you’re a little overwhelmed and hoping your outdoor space can feel more intentional and less chaotic, welcome. You’re in the right place.