Made in the USA:

Planting Native to Keep CHQ Growing

Presented by: Allison Hurley

Join us to discover:

🌱 What native plants are

🌿 Their benefits in your landscape

🌼 How to use them effectively

❓ Ask questions and learn more

Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your gardening knowledge in the beautiful surroundings of Brigiotta's Greenhouse and their diverse array of native plant species. Seating in the shade is available.

Cost: FREE

About Allison Hurley

Allison is a sales associate and landscape coach at Brigiotta's Greenhouse and Garden Center. Hailing from Northeast Ohio, Allison has spent her life immersed in nature. 

She studied Biology at Muskingum College, New Concord, OH. Around this time, she secured a position at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo in horticulture. 

In 2005, she and her partner Daniel decided to start a different kind of landscape company. Called "Simple Yard Care, LLC", the bicycle-based service provided design, installation, and maintenance focused on Native Plants, organic methods, lawn alternatives and sustainably-sorced materials.  

She continued to expand her experience by becoming an Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association (ONLA) Certified Master Technician, Certified Permaculture Designer and then Design Instructor. She studied soil biology with Dr. Elaine Ingham and native plant design at Phipps Botanical Garden, Pittsburgh, PA and at Holden Arboretum, Kirkland, OH, among others.

In 2021, Allison and Daniel decided to sell-off their business and house in Cleveland and re-settle here in Western New York. They currently live off-grid with their two dogs surrounded by forest. "