Hey there, I’m Kristen!
I started The Sanity Garden because I want to help make the planet a healthier place for my young daughter and her peers.
By creating new landscaping standards on private, public, and commercial properties, we can preserve vital lifelines for ourselves and our wild neighbors. Native gardens are a generous way to give back to your local ecosystem and our communities.
My home garden is a work in progress. I’m by no means Martha Stewart. (I think she’s cool, but I’m just a regular gal with a regular budget and a regular lack of time to spend gardening between all of the other joys and demands of life.)
And that’s kind of the story behind the name: my garden consultations and projects represent reasonable, sane strategies at the right scale to help you create a refuge for yourself, your loved ones, and the wildlife you admire. Also: centering compassion and sustainability while gardening seems like the only sane way to go about it.
I love walking a client’s property with them and receiving creative inspiration from the stories and daydreams they share. I enjoy this line of work because it’s highly creative, and I emphasize collaboration throughout the creative process. I’m grateful for the trust folks put in me to help them create meaningful enhancements to their land and surrounding communities.
When I’m not drafting, shopping at plant nurseries, or digging in the dirt, I’m likely reading a book.
And I make plenty of time for nature exploration, festivals, museums, and farms with my family. My husband and my daughter are my biggest supporters and my best gardening assistants.
It’s lovely to have you here. -Kristen
About YOU
I may not know you yet, but if you’re a good fit for The Sanity Garden’s services, then I do know this:
- You want to form your own small land/wildlife preserve, disguised as a home garden.
- You want to invest in the future by ensuring we have clean air, water, healthy soil, and ample pollinators by creating a native garden at your home.
- You want a garden that you feel delighted to walk through and gather in. And maybe even harvest from.
- You trust me to design a garden that suits your lifestyle, aesthetic, and values.
- You want to raise your kids/grandkids outdoors as much as possible.
- You look for any excuse to engage with the natural world.
- You want to create a rewarding legacy within your community by beautifying and restoring your environment.
- You know we can’t wait for the next election to go our way and hope that policies shift in nature’s favor. You want to take proactive action now.