Jennifer Yates is now affiliated with Eden Farms in Stamford, Ct.

Jennifer is thrilled to now be working as a landscape architect with Eden Farms in Stamford, Ct. All About Eden Farms Eden Farms’ focus is on creating all types of landscape architecture and design solutions for residential and commercial properties that are impressive, ecological, and deer-resistant. They are certified organic for those who want to be green and help the environment. Depending on the scale of the project, Eden Farms serves the following regions in Connecticut – Greenwich, Stamford, Darien, New Canaan, Norwalk, Southport, Westport, and Fairfield. In New York, service areas include Rye and Ryebrook, Port Chester, Hartsdale, Scarsdale,
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Great news!

I am very excited to announce that I’m now the Landscape Design Presenter at the Greenwich Botanical Center. Come join me to learn about cutting edge material in gardening, landscaping, and environmental concerns.  You will be glad you did! First talk will be in October.  Details coming soon. A bit about me: I am a Rhode Island School of Design graduate with advanced training from the New York Botanical Garden. I am a practicing organic landscape designer, horticulturist, and lecturer. My strengths are choosing the right plant for the right place and taking into account environmental harmony combined with a
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Climate Balance Landscape Class Mc Kee Botanical Garden, Vero Beach, FL

Taught a wonderful course on climate balance landscape and garden design to Mc Kee Botanical Garden in Vero Beach, Fl. We learned my 12 principles of advanced climate balanced gardens and landscapes. They comprise a system of Eastern alignments and my dozens of years of study and my Feng Shui diploma from Singapore. The course ran over and the students asked me to return and teach again.When living through a Connecticut winter any work in Florida is a welcome break from the cold!!!!
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What is a Rain Garden?

A Rain Garden has multiple uses as follows: improving and cleansing the environment/microclimate, irrigation can be minimized and water is stored for these purposes. It creates a visual attraction for people and wildlife. Plants that fulfill the goal are herbaceous perennials and native grasses.
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Gardens for Well-Being

This garden journey cultivates an understanding of the multiple ways which healing and soul restoration happen in a beautiful landscape. We yearn for a place of beauty and tranquility – what better place to find this than in a bucolic garden. Solitude is necessary in a noisy world: to re-center, transform and restore body mind and spirit. There are many levels of healing we will receive in this space – restored peace, connection to self, awareness, forgiveness, calming and much more. Spending time in a garden,that is shaped as an “outdoor room”, imparts cloistering and nurturing. You become one with
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