CHRISTINA PAX, MLD
Since the very beginning of her design career, Chris has been passionate about gardening with native plants.
“I love that natives have a deeper, purpose-rich beauty. This is not cosmetic work, it goes beyond "curb appeal" for the yard. It’s gardening with an open heart.
Using native plants helps other creatures as well as us. We are reclaiming our natural, healthy role as stewards of the Earth.”
Chris has a master's degree in sustainable landscape design from George Washington University, and served for 3 years on the board of the Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council. She has led her own landscape design business since 2006. She has worked with numerous homeowners to design beautiful, intriguing solutions to landscape problems.
Three of her clients’ landscapes were featured in the 2018 Eastern Shore garden tour, “Celebrating Natives: A Fall Garden Tour.” The “Celebrating Natives” tour focuses on sustainable approaches to Chesapeake gardening and the importance of using native plants in restoring balance to the ecosystem.
Chris was co-founder and Lead Designer of the Native Landscape Design Center at Adkins Arboretum and worked in that capacity for 6 years. She is in demand as a speaker on native design-related topics for various groups and organizations, including the Maryland Master Gardeners, several Community Colleges, numerous county Master Gardener organizations, and garden clubs in Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania.