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Let’s bring your outdoor experiences to life…

Did you know that when human beings learn to garden their emotional, mental, social and physical health improves? Let me guide you on your journey to reconnect with the earth, build mindfulness through nature and create usable, fulfilling outdoor spaces.

 
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Freshen Up Plan

Is your yard or outdoor living space looking kind of tired? Or is it just boring and in need of a little inspiration? Let Your Fairy Garden Mother work with you to create a detailed garden refresh plan, plant list and an outdoor room mood board.

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Garden Coaching

Do you find working with the soil energizing and don’t mind getting your hands dirty - but could use some guidance? Maybe you’ve never done any gardening but want to learn. We offer garden coaching packages to bring you the skills and knowledge you’ll need to enjoy a mindful connection with the natural world using drought tolerant and edible plants.

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Sassy Accents

Celebrate every month with a fun, seasonal living piece of art that brings a smile and sass to your space. We will be curating accents using plants that are drought tolerant, edible and fight against climate change.

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Your Fairy Garden Mother

I am originally from South Africa and now an American citizen living with my family in Sunnyvale, California that is making a fresh start living her dream that has been years in the making. After 25 years in high tech focusing on customer experience, program management & customer success I have created A Fresh Start Gardens to connect individuals & families to our community and the planet through usable drought tolerant and edible outdoor spaces.

I want to help connect our hearts and minds with the earth and plants. With over 20 years experience in 4 different countries creating gardens and outdoor living areas. I personally have experienced the benefits of stress relief and deeper meaning in my life through gardening and creating outdoor spaces.

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What People Are Saying

 

“We loved working with Robyn, her passion and love of gardening came through as she guided us through the planning and implementation of our garden refresh. We are so much happier with how it looks now!”

— Sindy, Belmont

“[Robyn] made it so easy by providing options based on our personal style and maintenance preferences, briefing the crew to implement and ensuring everything was done to plan. I especially loved the idea to repurpose an old fountain as a succulent garden!”

— Tia, Saratoga

“We loved working with Robyn - she quickly understood our style and preferences and continually made insightful recommendations that matched what we were looking for.

Every time we look out at our new backyard, or relax in the new seating area, we are reminded of all the great work, care, and advice Robyn gave us. We just hosted our first socially distant social gathering and the garden worked exactly as designed.”

— Matt, San Francisco

Book your consult today.

Did you know that when humans beings learn to garden their emotional, mental, social and physical health improves? Let me guide you on your journey to reconnect with the earth, build mindfulness through nature and create usable, fulfilling outdoor spaces.