Garden Girl Creative

I'm a graphic designer and have always loved the fairytale magic of gardens. When I was art directing Horticulture magazine at F+W, part of my job was to find great gardens to feature. I spent a considerable amount of time talking to gardeners and touring their gardens. Somewhere along the way, people started calling me “the garden girl.” When I launched my own graphic design and photo styling business in 2012, the name stuck (and still suits me).

While I have worked with numerous “plant-related” clients, including designing and producing campaigns for Ault Park Advisory Council, signage for Krohn Conservatory and gardening catalogues for Gardens Alive!, Spring Hill, and Van Bourgondien, I serve a broad range of clients. I’ve designed publications, identity campaigns, signage, billboard, direct mail, and web sites for organizations such as Cincinnati Public Services, Glendale Heritage Preservation, Noelco Productions, North Light Books, and others. I particularly like to work on projects where I feel I can make a difference, whether that means helping to raise public awareness for something I believe in, or helping an organization better tell a story and pull the pieces together in a unique and compelling way.

I’ve been in the design industry for 20 years. I started at F+W as a production artist—a job that sharpened my eye for detail and the way good design truly works. I worked on promotions for events and products and designed publications such as Writers Digest and Decorative Artist's Workbook. Eventually, I became Art Director of Horticulture. Each publication helped me add to my box of tricks and encouraged me to find new ways to innovate and surprise. I continue to do that for my clients today, whether we’re on a photo shoot or brainstorming a design campaign.

If you have a design project you’d like to discuss, please get in touch now!