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 "A Garden is but a Canvas to our Imagination - Ever Evolving and Full of Endless Possibilities"

Hello...I’m Deborah, and I am the owner of GARDEN GIRL ™ 

Rooted in Michigan. Defined by Nature.

 My connection to the land began in the woods of rural Michigan.  Growing up, I spent my days immersed in the natural world—canoeing the cold, clear rivers 'Up North,' wandering the shorelines of our Great Lakes, and exploring deep within our National Forests.  These early adventures instilled in me a deep, intuitive understanding of how our local ecosystems thrive and connect. 

Driven by a lifelong curiosity, I built an interdisciplinary educational path focused on the ecological and natural sciences, followed by specialized studies in Horticulture and Environmental Sustainability. This foundation allowed me to build a business that offers a new way to landscape—"one yard at a time".   By transforming individual residential properties into functional pieces of nature, we can bridge fragmented landscapes to restore the broader ecological health of our planet. 

I move beyond traditional "property management" to focus on the long-term health and vitality of the site. My work is rooted in the understanding that a truly resilient yard is a living community, starting with the life in the soil and extending to the birds and pollinators that rely on it. Whether I am curating a new boutique design or breathing life into a tired legacy garden, my goal is to help you cultivate a landscape that is naturally in sync with our Michigan environment.

Guided by the philosophy "We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children."