Gardener by Nature LLC

My experience from thirty years as a theatrical lighting and stage designer and a life-long fascination with plants and gardens, inform my garden designs.  As a cub scout, I planted English ivy along my parents’ driveway, then later watched my father create a lovely woodland garden at our home in spite of that ivy.  

Having enjoyed working with performing artists to enhance and present their material in the most effective ways, I also enjoy working closely with garden clients to create very personal designs that fulfill their needs and wishes for their own home landscapes. 

I believe that our immediate environment has an enormous impact on the quality of our lives—physically, mentally, and spiritually.  A beautiful and serene home garden lends beauty and serenity to the lives of its inhabitants. 

Education                                                                                        Birmingham-Southern College - Bachelor of Arts in Drama        University of California, Davis - Master of Fine Arts in         Directing                                                                                  North Carolina State University - Residential Rain Garden Certification

Associations
J.C. Raulston Arboretum
American Horticultural Society
Friends of Plant Conservation                                                        North American Rock Garden Society - Piedmont Chapter           North Carolina Native Plant Society -- Margaret Reid Chapter     Triangle Land Conservancy

 

Effective September 1, 2021

    After 13 years as a designer and project manager with Gardener by Nature, John is retiring.  He will continue working with Dale to enhance and maintain Swiftbrook Gardens.

    He wil also have more time to to pursue his other muse, the  jazz clarinet.