Leading Vertical Gardening Experts

Lydia Beaumont is a go-to expert in interior design, known for her knack for stylish table settings, blending houseplants seamlessly with home decor, and designing inviting outdoor spaces. She has a real talent for making spaces look stunning while keeping them comfortable and livable. Lydia’s creative touch brings a fresh and vibrant feel to any room or garden she works on.

I teach do-it-yourselfers how to design their own landscape, have successful garden projects (big and small), and make the world a better place with their opportunity to do some landscaping. State certified Horticulturist, Landscape Designer, Gardening Teacher, and Master Gardener volunteer of 14 years –YouTube Channel 75k+ subscribers (Average views per video: 95k, Median views per video: 33k) –Newsletter List 5k+ subscribers (Average open rate: 48%) –Instagram: 19k+ followers Featured in The Seattle Times: www.seattletimes.com/life/outdoors/5-weeds-a-northwest-horticulturist-says-you-should-try-eating/ Through my business, Garden Project Academy, I offer live workshops, on-demand online courses, and coaching on landscape design and gardening for beginners and do-it-yourselfers. Email: hello@gardenprojectacademy.com YouTube: www.youtube.com/@gardenprojectacademy Instagram: www.instagram.com/gardenprojectacademy/ Website: www.gardenprojectacademy.com/ 🪴 Landscape design 🪴 Wildlife gardening 🪴 Money-saving tips, landscaping on a budget 🪴 Time-saving tips and low-maintenance landscaping 🪴 Gardening with native plants 🪴 Vegetable gardening 🪴 Ecological best practices 🪴 Pollinator gardening 🪴 Urban foraging 🪴 Composting 🪴 Mulch best practices 🪴 Plant propagation 🪴 Lawn removal methods 🪴 Landscape design for privacy 🪴 Landscape design for slopes and hillsides 🪴 Weeds & what to do 🪴 How to create a landscape design plan

I'm Whitney Klonsky, founder and CEO of Rhubarb, a specialized platform for home gardeners featuring AI that understands your unique growing conditions, a "super-app" for growing food designed specifically for the gardening community. I'm a lifelong home gardener, mother of three, and former coach who has studied horticulture, permaculture, agroecology, and nutrition. I hold professional certifications as a Horticulturist (Cert III, Australia), Precision Nutrition Level 1 coach, and NASM Personal Training with corrective exercise and lifestyle specializations. After spending seven years in Australia and experiencing firsthand how food, health, and climate are interconnected, I’m now back in the Pacific Northwest helping more people get growing, wherever they live. I provide expert insights on a broad range of gardening topics, particularly how they connect with nutrition, fitness, sustainability, and seasonal living. I can speak to everything from homegrown food as part of a broader food security solution, to water-wise gardening, biodiversity, ways to support local ecology through everyday garden choices, and the intersection of technology with traditional growing practices. As tech startup founder I can also speak to my experiences in a late career switch. I’m happy to share timely tips, trends we’re seeing in the Rhubarb community, or provide quotes for upcoming stories. You can also find me at www.joinrhubarb.com.

Entrepeneur and experienced ecommerce specialist. By leveraging my skills in content marketing and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) I've created scalable small businesses that continue to thrive.I love small business and I'm a jack of all trades. I thrive when introduced to new challenges and experiences.

Tatiana Anderson is a tropical plant expert with over 20 years of hands-on experience growing and caring for tropical and subtropical plants. Her work focuses on fruit trees, flowering plants, and climate-sensitive species, with practical guidance based on real growing conditions. She works with a US-based tropical plant nursery that ships plants nationwide and contributes to a large online plant encyclopedia documenting thousands of plant species. Tatiana specializes in plant identification, variety selection, cold protection, and helping gardeners avoid common growing mistakes.

Julian Saw is an accomplished landscape designer and the founder of Dapple Landscape Design, a respected studio known for transforming residential outdoor spaces across Sydney and beyond. With more than a decade of industry experience, Julian has developed a strong reputation for blending creative vision with practical construction knowledge, resulting in landscapes that are visually striking, environmentally responsible and built for long-term performance. His expertise spans concept development, horticultural planning, pool landscaping, outdoor living design and project documentation. Julian is also an early adopter and leading practitioner of online landscape design in Australia, allowing clients nationwide to access high-quality garden planning through a streamlined digital process. This innovative approach has positioned him as a forward-thinking designer who embraces technology to improve client experience and project outcomes. Julian's work is defined by a strong focus on sustainability, site-sensitive design and modern Australian lifestyle needs. He has delivered a wide range of projects, including luxury pool surrounds, family-friendly gardens, courtyard makeovers, acreage properties and architecturally integrated landscapes. His designs are praised for achieving a balance of beauty, usability and horticultural integrity. Known for his collaborative communication style, Julian works closely with homeowners, builders and architects to ensure clarity at every stage of the project. He is valued for his ability to translate a client's vision into a practical, cohesive and inspiring plan. With a growing portfolio of residential projects and an expanding national client base, Julian continues to influence the direction of modern landscape design in Australia through both creativity and technical excellence.

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Ciarán De Buitléar is the founder of Gardeningwell, a family-led wildlife gardening and biodiversity project based in Stamullen, County Meath, Ireland. He works with schools, youth groups, community gardens and local councils to create pollinator-friendly, chemical-free growing spaces and to give children hands-on experience with soil, food and wildlife. Gardeningwell began during the COVID-19 lockdown, when Ciarán and his sons started posting simple seed-planting and “grow your own food” videos for people stuck at home. Those videos led to the discovery and revival of a 150-year-old Victorian walled garden, which is now used for food growing, biodiversity projects and environmental education. The core message is simple and hopeful: every ordinary Irish garden can become a small piece of climate action.

I’m a product designer passionate about shaping meaningful digital experiences in the green space. With over 10 years of experience, I’ve worked with startups and enterprise teams to translate business goals into intuitive, engaging interfaces that delight users and drive impact. I’m available for media commentary on: - Gardening Tech & Sustainability: smart gardening, app-based urban agriculture - UX & Product Design: user research, design strategy, prototyping, product-market fit - AI & Design: human-AI interaction, designing for LLMs, no-code/low-code tooling

Gary Hall owns Growing Spaces, the Colorado manufacturer of geodesic dome greenhouses operating since 1989. The company has shipped 2,000+ kits across all 50 states and 14 countries, including installations above 10,000 feet, in interior Alaska, and in coastal hurricane zones. Gary speaks to greenhouse structural engineering, climate-specific selection, passive solar design, and year-round growing.

RHS Multi Award Winning Manchester based Garden Designer and garden blogger for those new to gardening. Lee the Garden Ninja is one of the presenters on BBC1's Garden Rescue and he runs the Award Winning Garden Ninja blog & YouTube channel to help troubleshoot your garden design problems.www.gardenninja.co.uk

Horticulturist and plant specialist with 25 years of professional experience spanning ornamental gardening, rare plant cultivation, and applied plant biology. Combines hands-on expertise in companion planting, soil management, and pest control with a research-driven approach grounded in current botanical literature. Manages diverse collections including tropical aroids, orchids, and uncommon succulents, treating each garden as a testing ground for new cultivation techniques. Passionate about translating complex plant science into practical guidance that helps gardeners at every level create thriving, biodiverse spaces.

Geographicinsight.com is the ultimate destination for exploring the world through a geographic lens. Led by a passionate geographer with over 20 years of experience in GIS, this organization offers invaluable insights and initiatives. Our motivation lies in uncovering the profound impact of geography on various aspects of life and society. We are dedicated to providing comprehensive articles and programs tailored to enrich your understanding. Over the years, we have served a diverse range of clients, including educational institutions, government agencies, and businesses seeking geographic insights to inform their decision-making.

Angelika Zaber is a Lawn Care Specialist & Gardening Expert working for Online Turf. She provides exceptional lawn care expertise and gardening advice that encourages both novice and experienced gardeners to have healthy, vibrant outdoor spaces all year round.

I am a digital marketing specialist with expertise in the skilled trades, focused on creating strategies that connect technical achievement with broad audiences through SEO, content strategy, branding, and event marketing. My background centers on transforming complex subjects into clear, compelling stories that drive recognition, trust, and growth. At FINFROCK, a nationally recognized leader in vertically integrated design-build construction, I work alongside a wide range of highly skilled professionals in architecture, engineering, precast manufacturing, and construction. Because every discipline is under one roof, I have direct access to subject matter experts who are shaping the future of the industry. Whether the need is insight on design-build delivery, precast innovation, or the evolution of skilled trades, I can connect media with proven experts who bring both credibility and hands-on experience to their field.

I design the future with nature at its core — which is a fancy way of saying I make green stuff look amazing while saving the planet (no cape, though, sadly).As a Landscape Architect and LEED AP Homes, I specialize in crafting spaces that are sustainable, timeless, and occasionally get mistaken for magazine covers.My mission? To sneak nature into every home and neighborhood like some kind of eco-friendly ninja.I also build businesses that prove you can make money and hug trees at the same time—take that, capitalism.Inspired by people, I lead creative teams to greatness, because teamwork makes the dream work.Outside of work, you’ll find me geeking out over tech, lifting heavy things at the gym, or getting way too passionate about my coffee brewing techniques.If you want to make the world greener, healthier, and just a little cooler, let’s chat.I promise I’ll only make one bad plant pun. Maybe two.

Augustin Ndikuriyo has 20+ years in premium travel, helping luxury brands—cruises, safari lodges, boutique resorts, and hotels—turn stories into content that inspires, engages, and converts. Founder of The Digital Travel Expert Hub, he’s worked with Celebrity Cruises, Dream Yacht Worldwide, Orlando Vacations, SentientJet, TEFL Org, and Mardi Gras New Orleans, combining storytelling, AI SEO, and digital growth to build trust, authority, and high-value bookings.

Andrew is a licensed architect, who before joining the Vertical Arts team spent 7 years working as an architect in New York City on a wide array of high-end residential project types and styles.