Former fashion stylist and creative producer, now applying a trained eye to gardens and outdoor living

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.

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 blog is where I apply stylist thinking to gardening: learning in real time and sharing the small visual decisions that make a 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.

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.