Creating an Urban Forest

Do you know trees actually do better with a friend?  Take a stroll through a nearby forest some afternoon and pay special attention to the placement of the trees, their proximity, and how well they are growing. The forest can be a great guide as we grow within our...

“Spring Greens” Plantone Club Launch

What a beautiful evening it was for the first Plantone Club here at Plant Life Designs.  Our members enjoyed a delicious salad they prepared out of the cookbook we featured, ‘Salad for President’.  Karen Davis, our guest chef gave us some helpful kitchen...

New Plants for 2018!

                              New Plants for 2018! ‘Blackhawks’ Big Bluestem $15.00 USD ‘Wee White’ Hydrangea $37.00 USD Rosa At Last $37.00 USD ‘Noble Spirits’...

Two Year Anniversary

    This week, I celebrate the two year anniversary of taking the leap and buying an acreage to expand Plant Life Designs, the business I started back in 2006 while I was living in a two bedroom townhouse in Ankeny, IA.  Plant Life Designs started as a...