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We strive to inspire positive changes in our community by way of nature-focused, sustainable design and consultation services, writing projects and speaking engagements.

We focus on native plants because we advocate responsible resource management. When combined in naturally-occurring plant communities, native plants help to conserve water, energy, time and money;
preserve integrity of water, soil and air; restore native wildlife and ecoregional identity; and celebrate local natural beauty and resources year-round.

Without clean water to drink, air to breathe, soil to grow food, or nature to enjoy; little else matters. Protecting our life-giving resources is the responsibility of everyone who inhabits the planet -- not just the politically active. By making small changes at home and in the garden, together we can leave the planet a little cleaner, a little healthier, a little better for generations to come. Go ahead, take the pledge to do your part. And inspire others to follow your lead.

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David A. Ilfrey, Jr., a 7th-generation Texan, has been a professional horticulturist since 1987. He has worked in public gardens, growing operations, retail/wholesale nurseries, and landscape construction and maintenance. As a garden designer, his keen sense of, and respect for, Nature guides his design philosophy. Read more


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Christy Tinsley-Ilfrey has been a writer and teacher -- formally and informally -- since girlhood. She has contributed to local mags and papers, and writes the Earth Mother column for As We Are Magazine. Read more

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