Hi! I’m Michael Gray
I am an artist, musician, and gardener with a deep passion for the natural world. I hope to ignite that same passion in my clients by creating beautiful landscapes that provide them with fruit, nuts, vegetables and herbs, while also providing native plant habitat to support local wildlife.
I believe that people can not only coexist with nature, but can become her ultimate healers and protectors. I invite you to join me in my journey towards fulfilling what I see as our shared purpose and duty: to be stewards of the Earth.
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As a student of both LSU New Orleans (UNO) and Southeastern Louisiana University, I received formal education in the visual arts with a focus in filmmaking, media, and animation.
With my background in Film, I think of my role in the garden as that of a Director to a script written by nature and produced by you. Like cinema, gardens are moving works of art, telling their stories over time through the coordination of a diverse and ever-changing cast of characters. The goal is to create drama between the characters to evoke feeling, as scenes change with the seasons. Bees, butterflies, and birds “animate” the landscape with movement and sound, providing endless entertainment through the years.
I am certified in permaculture design by the Permaculture Institute of North America, a LDAF licensed landscape horticulturist, and certified LNPS Native Plant Pro.
I began dabbling in gardening as a teenager, and have now worked for over a decade maintaining gardens and lawns for award winning architects, family, friends, and neighbors.
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CARE FOR EARTH
We prioritize ecosystem health by incorporating native plants and other habitat features.
CARE FOR PEOPLE
We believe gardens should provide opportunities to connect with community through the sharing of plants, harvests, seeds, and knowledge.
FAIR SHARE
We strive to reduce consumption and waste so that we use only our “fair share” of the Earth’s resources.