Whitt Van Tassell Principal Garden Designer | Director of Horticulture | Partner
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Whitt began his career training at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in their horticulture program. He designed and built home gardens in Brooklyn, NY for 4 years before heading to Chanticleer, a pleasure garden, in Wayne, PA for their highly sought after season-long internship. Whitt has a BA in Art History from NYU that he uses to inform his garden design, one of our greatest assets. At home, Whitt has a vast collection of indoor plants, mostly consisting orchids and carnivorous plants which he cares for multiple times a day.
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Ash Santoro Gardener | Nursery Specialist | Partner
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Ash first started gardening with Whitt in Brooklyn 4 years ago. During that time Ash cultivated relationships with many regional nurseries which we use to source our material for the best available prices. Ash honed all aspects of garden building from hardscape to herbaceous planting over the past 4 years. While Whitt was away learning and practicing, Ash spent a year as a white-glove gardener in Manhattan and Brooklyn, specializing in rooftops and terrace gardens as well as indoor house plants. Ash is a big lover of birds and jumping spiders. They consider the endless opportunities to spot these creatures to be a perk of working outdoors.
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Katrina Duffie Director of Finance | Partner
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Katrina spends most of her time as a benefits consultant for unions and pension plans at Segal. Thankfully, she also has time to help the team with finances and occasionally in the garden, which she also enjoys. Katrina, with her BA in Math from NYU is a valuable member of our team, allows Whitt and Ash to focus on what they do best.