Hi, I’m Lori!

Some of my earliest memories are of gardens. My dad created space for me to have a little flower bed when I was a kid where I grew annuals for 4-H. My mom had blue delphiniums, white and magenta peonies, tiger lilies, and a bridal wreath spirea that I can still picture perfectly. My grandmother's gardens were extraordinary. I didn't know it then, but those gardens were shaping the way I'd move through the world.

Gardens do that. They get into you… become part of you and you of them.

I'm deeply curious about the relationships we build with gardens, and the relationships gardens build between people. I love to explore plants, natural areas, and everything in between and beyond. How people and communities interact with nature, with growing food, with the living world around them, and that genuinely fascinates me. I feel at peace in outdoor spaces, and I've come to understand that peace is something a lot of people are quietly looking for when they reach for a trowel or start Googling "how to create the perfect garden."

That's where I come in.

I created Inquisitive Gardener to help people feel closer to their outdoor spaces with more clarity, more confidence, and less overwhelm. Whether you're staring at a weedy patch wondering where to start, or you've been gardening for years but feel like something's missing, I want to help you build a real relationship with your garden. One that supports you as much as you support it.

I'm in Nova Scotia working on my own vegetable garden and slowly, life permitting, reclaiming ornamental gardens, some have really gotten away from me this year. As my mom used to say… “shit happens”. I share that not to be self-deprecating, but because I think it's important you know that I'm not a perfect gardener with a perfect garden. I'm an inquisitive one, always learning, always curious about what's possible. And it’s all part of building relationship with my outdoor spaces and the nature around me.

If you'd like support with your own outdoor space, whether that's getting started, figuring out what you actually want, or just having someone knowledgeable in your corner, I'd love to work with you.

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