About

Diane is the founder and former owner of Urban Roots, a city garden store and landscape company specializing in small space gardening and commercial amenities. After selling the retail company, she reopened the design-build end of her company that focuses on low-water and native plant species for commercial and residential properties. Diane’s philosophy of a landscape company remains the same as her retail venture—to meet the client where they are in terms of land use priorities, horticulture interest and skill. She possesses a distinct passion for horticulture and applied gardening that is sustainable and aesthetic. 

 

Designing comes naturally to Diane who views the landscape as she would one of her watercolors--

"let nature dictate the space and movement of the garden; let your eye guide the focal areas, and your skill level determine the density of the garden. Along with a colorful and seasonal palette, the garden comes alive."

 

Diane’s love and knowledge of gardening have been apparent since her youth in Chicago, earning a horticulture certificate from the Denver Botanic Gardens and design certificate from Front Range/Colorado State University, becoming a Denver master gardener, and many hours of home gardening. Diane was a docent at the Denver Botanic Gardens and served 5 years on the board of Wild Ones Front Range – a membership and voluntary run organization that transforms gardens into native and xeric landscapes and wildlife habitats. She currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Denver Park Trust.

 

Before pursuing her garden passion, Diane was a successful fundraiser and business development leader for some of Denver’s high profile non-for-profit organizations, including the Denver Botanic Gardens, Downtown Denver Partnership, CBCA and Hospice of Metro Denver (The Denver Hospice).