Elaine Sanders, Solutions Jardins Founder
In 2001, I left my secure government job to pursue my passion and I never looked back. I attained my Diploma in Gardening and Landscaping with Honours in 2000, but most of what I learned about plants and landscapes, I learned through my own personal and professional gardening experience.
After meeting Ontario gardening celebrity Mark Cullen, I started my first job as a Landscape Designer at Weal and Cullen Nurseries and then later at Sheridan Nurseries, both based in the greater Toronto area. I also learned about horticulture and the gardening industry while working for Bradford Greenhouses, Garden Gallery. But that's not all.
The country garden I created on my half acre property in Ontario won a nation-wide contest for best border and was featured in the November 2002 issue of Gardening Life Magazine (now discontinued). It was a proud accomplishment during my new career in Landscape Design.
When I’m not designing gardens, I enjoy writing about gardening and landscaping in a regular column in the Suburban newspaper’s @Home section (look for links to my published articles in this website) as well as teaching about gardening. In my role as a 'Master Composter' I act as a resource for my community and promote the reduction of garbage through composting. Whenever time and weather permit, I also enjoy further developing my own garden as well as contributing to the success of a local high school garden.
Gardening is my passion because it combines the things I love: art and nature. Being detail-oriented means that I will ensure your landscape looks immaculate once completed. Let me be your exterior decorator!
I look forward to providing creative gardening solutions to the various challenges you may face.
After meeting Ontario gardening celebrity Mark Cullen, I started my first job as a Landscape Designer at Weal and Cullen Nurseries and then later at Sheridan Nurseries, both based in the greater Toronto area. I also learned about horticulture and the gardening industry while working for Bradford Greenhouses, Garden Gallery. But that's not all.
The country garden I created on my half acre property in Ontario won a nation-wide contest for best border and was featured in the November 2002 issue of Gardening Life Magazine (now discontinued). It was a proud accomplishment during my new career in Landscape Design.
When I’m not designing gardens, I enjoy writing about gardening and landscaping in a regular column in the Suburban newspaper’s @Home section (look for links to my published articles in this website) as well as teaching about gardening. In my role as a 'Master Composter' I act as a resource for my community and promote the reduction of garbage through composting. Whenever time and weather permit, I also enjoy further developing my own garden as well as contributing to the success of a local high school garden.
Gardening is my passion because it combines the things I love: art and nature. Being detail-oriented means that I will ensure your landscape looks immaculate once completed. Let me be your exterior decorator!
I look forward to providing creative gardening solutions to the various challenges you may face.
