“I love having a vision and seeing it though. I love giving back to the community and watching the shops become a gathering place. I really love the creative aspect of running a shop…the branding, product selection and curation, the merchandising, and marketing are where I have the best time.”

“I absolutely loved the renovation process and the idea of restoring something old. It was through this process that I realized how much I loved design and valued maintaining the integrity of older things.”

“As I got more involved in plants, I got a flash image of a place I wanted to create: Leelee’s Garden, a botanical paradise filled with workshops, plants and flowers.”