Mission

Our mission at Gardens by Mardi is to create beautiful, high-end outdoor spaces for homeowners in Asheville, North Carolina, by designing master plans that inspire moments of solitude, allow family and friends to connect with nature, and create community.

Mardi Letson

Owner/Designer

Important letters: 

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Feels like home:

In my picnic basket:

Favorite writing utensil:

Bad habit I managed to break:

MSW (Master of Social Work)

CPP (Certified Plant Professional)

NC Licensed Landscape Contractor

BA in Art History

Nature, beauty, movement

My grandmother’s tablecloth, linen napkins, fresh bread, MyThreeSons Pimento cheese, Manchego, olives, pickled okra, fresh and dried fruit, flowers, Gundlach Bundschu Merlot. Vintage English basket.

Pentel mechanical drafting pencil 0.5mm

Signing up for adventures just to impress my children.

Sarah Davis

Designer

Credentials:

RLA Registered Landscape Architect in the state of North Carolina, which means I passed 4 exams about all parts of landscape architecture (on the first try!) and got a fancy stamp in the mail to put on official drawings.

Where to eat in Asheville:

Gan-Shan West. Rice bowl with fried tofu and extra broccoli every time.  Order it, you won’t be disappointed.

How I play:

Mountain biking with friends and jumping off docks into lakes and ponds.

Favorite botanical name:

Metasequoia glyptostroboides, aka Dawn Redwood

Why I'm a landscape architect:

It combined my love of the environment, being outside and art perfectly…without requiring college calculus. 

NC Licensed Landscape Contractor, #CL1481

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Award-winning Member,

Association of Professional Landscape Designers

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NC Certified Plant Professional

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