Hello fellow plant-lovers! My name is Elena, owner and horticulturist at Moonbeam Gardens. I grew up in the Northwoods of Wisconsin where the pine sap scent drifting on the breeze called me to explore. I fell in love with the plants around me at a young age; identifying them, observing them, eating them, and caring for them. There has been a magical quality to my community with plants that buoyed me through to a BS in Plant Biology from
UW-Madison in 2015. I took a job as a gardener right out of college, earned experience in landscape design, and began my own horticulture business in 2018.

My specialties lie in native species sanctuary gardens, spring bulb designs, and natural/sustainable soil amendments.

When I am not in my own (or a friend’s) garden you’ll find me foraging for my home herbalism practice, painting or writing, and enjoying time with my family.