C
urb appeal. No house
is complete without it.
When you’re looking
for a home to purchase
or rent, you drive through the
neighborhood and your excitement
builds. When you pull up to what
you’ve envisioned as the house
of your dreams it doesn’t matter
what the interior looks like yet. If
the exterior doesn’t match what
you expected, your whole image is
ruined. This is where landscaping
comes into play. Christina Talbert,
owner of Graceful Ground and
Garden understands the importance
of curb appeal and what it takes to
put your best foot, or yard, forward.
“I have always been fond of the
world of gardening, said Christina,
“I can remember my first “project”
from when I was seven years old.
It involved rearranging my entire
backyard, to my mom’s surprise,
and creating a tiny courtyard.”
Her love for creating beauty out
of nature was then established.
“Since then, gardening has been
a lifelong passion, but only when
I could spare the time away from
my two careers in dental hygiene
and raising my four children. As
my children grew older and time
became more available, I decided
to follow my dreams,” described
Christina.
Two years ago she made her
dream into a reality with the
opening of her own landscaping
company, Graceful Ground and
Garden. Christina has deep roots
in Louisiana and incorporates
“New Orleans style” plants into
many of her designs. Landscaping
differs vastly from state to state
and changes whether you are
inland or on the coast. There are
sandy soils and high temperatures
here in the sunshine state, which
limits what plants can be selected
and where they are positioned.
Every landscape artist has their
own unique style but the best
designers know the importance
of always putting the customer’s
vision and interests first and
to bring to life their idea of a
perfect space. Graceful Ground
and Garden loves combining
structural plants with seasonal
embellishments, such as
agapanthuses in the spring and
pansies in the fall. Every artist has a
“signature look”. “If I could choose
one thing I love to see in a garden
it would have to be live oak trees,”
said Christina.
A home is a reflection of who you
are and the outside of a home is the
first thing the world sees. Christina
realizes this, “When I see a house
the very first, and sometimes only
thing I see is the landscaping.
I take this into consideration
everyday that I work,” she said, “I
would rather live in a shack with
a beautiful garden than a mansion
with weeds and overgrowth.”
Christina knows how lucky she
is to be living out her dream
stating, “My goal with Graceful
Ground and Garden is to create a
beautiful space for each client to
enjoy. From box planters to a total
reconstruction, no job is too big
and no job is too small. I wake up
everyday knowing I am blessed by
God to be doing what I love, and
that’s something not a lot of people
can say.”
story by
Courtney Murray
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photo by
Joe Maloney
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Contact Christina Talbert at (850) 288-0157 or send an email to
GracefulGroundAndGarden@gmail.com.
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