Tricia Avey

She/Her
Owner

Tricia’s love for horticulture began when she took on an abandoned garden in South Philadelphia.  She found the freedom to design and plant inspiring and endlessly enjoyable. She appreciates how gardens are continually in flux and are not meant to be controlled, but cultivated.

Her experience with gardens has given her a deep understanding of plants and their cultural conditions and preferences. Tricia enjoys using her creativity and design skills as well as her expertise as a plant amnesty master pruner to give gardens new life. Currently she is inspired to grow and build the number native plant communities in our urban environment. Right now is the time to act in response to our changing environment.

In her free time, Tricia can be found dilly dallying around her own garden, tossing native seeds into neglected lots and identifying birds without anyone asking.

Tricia loves sharing her horticultural knowledge and is excited to meet with you about your garden goals and how we can help you achieve them.

Alanna

She/They
Horticulturist & Manager

Alanna is thrilled to offer a service that combines her love for Nature and the Arts. They hold a BA in Design Studies and a minor in Horticultural Sciences from North Carolina State University. After almost 6 years in the landscaping industry, they understand that expert garden care is grounded in an understanding of local ecology, and that native plants deserve a home in all of our gardens.

At Fernweh, Alanna primarily cares for your gardens and enjoys any opportunity to help the team design new plantings. She wants to inspire homeowners to see urban spaces as more than a playground to manipulate and control, but a living ecosystem with a story and place in our collective healing. Alanna has completed the Plant Amnesty Master Pruner Program. She is a proud member of the Washington Native Plant Society, as well as a member of City Fruit. They have also completed a Dirt Corps Training Program and RainWise Contractor Certification.

In her free time, Alanna can be found snuggling her cats, dog and chickens, learning about local natural history, or watching Pee Wee’s Big Adventure on repeat.

Sidney

She/Her
Horticulturist & Manager

Sidney graduated from the UW in 2021 with a Bachelor's in Landscape Architecture. Having worked on several award-winning student design projects, her love for taking gardens from concept to reality was born in the field. She has worked in fine gardening and maintenance for four years, while also serving as an assistant designer and drafter. She sees her skills as a bridge between the designer's vision and the practical needs of a site.  Sidney has also found a passion for growing Pansies from seed, offering our clients unique and vibrant colors for their containers.

Sidney works both in the field as a maintenance lead, and in the office as a design assistant. She appreciates the variety of skills she uses between fine gardening, site measuring, drafting and planting design.

Emily

She/Her
Grower & Seed Steward

Emily is a former Spanish and art teacher with an M.S. in Community Education and Engagement. She comes from a lineage of gardeners and plant people and transitioned to working with plants a few years ago. Since then she has gained experience in greenhouse production, public garden stewardship, & fine gardening.

At Fernweh you’ll find her propagating and caring for plants, organizing native seed donations, and supporting in gardens whenever needed. Native wildflowers are her passion and she considers herself lucky to advocate for them and learn their wild wisdom in the PNW. Her current favorite local wildflower is Sidalcea campestris.