Summary: Located in the North Carolina mountains, Lee has been a been a horticulturist for 23 years and has worn many hats throughout that time. She grows and selects dahlias based on color, form, and vase life specifically for floral design and then sells the tubers. She supplies local florists with dahlias and native species that she has also tested. Lee also designs, installs, and maintains several large, naturalistic gardens with a focus on native plants, including a vertical wall garden loaded with species that grow from the rocks in North Carolina. Excitingly, Lee has been working on a book about native plants of the Southeastern U.S. (even though the rules may apply anywhere) that are ideal for floral design! Follow her on Instagram @goldenrodgardens or visit her website: goldenrodgardens.net.
