727 Mt. Hope Avenue, Rochester NY

Jean M. Westcott - Owner, Designer, Avid Gardener and Lover of all Things Beautiful...

I design artistic, client- specific, architecturally-appropriate gardens with a specialty in  restoration design of older landscapes.  Every project gives me the opportunity to help someone have the oasis of their dreams no matter how large or small. Each of my designs incorporates structural elements that help define the style and express the individuality of my client.  My planting designs combine a contemporary pallete with an "Old-World" aesthetic to create lush environments that require less maintenance than you would expect from the traditional "English Border".

 

I have been fortunate; I have learned from and worked with some very talented teachers, horticulturalists and artisans during the course of my 25+ years in this profession.  My formal education includes a degree in Horticulture and Landscape Design from Temple University (1985) and a degree in Landscape Architecture from Rutgers University (1992) where I graduated with Highest Honors.  I am also the recipient of the ASLA ( American Society of Landscape Architects) Honor Award for Excellence and am an inductee into the Honor Society of Landscape Architecture (Sigma Lamda Alpha).

No garden is ever the creation of just one person, I owe the success of my designs to the hard labor of many;  to those who build, plant and manage these spaces - Thank You! 
 

Local and Regional Artists...

The Artful Gardener Shop includes the work of many local and regional artists and we're adding more all the time.  You can currently find items made by:

Glass:
Tom Zachman - Fused Glass; Webster, NY

Konrad Hunter - Hand Blown Glass Ornaments; Maine

Ruth Hill - Borosilicate Glass Pendants; Rochester, NY

Sculpture:
Kathleen Kosel - Plasma Cut Steel Furniture, Garden Art, Home Decor Items; Webster, NY

Bruce Day - Sculpture made from Found Objects; Rochester

Pottery:

Richard Aerni - Spectacular Pottery; Rochester, NY

Carolyn Stutz - Clay Sculture; Rochester, NY

Judy Jackson Stoneware - NewYork, NY

Double Creek Pottery; Florida

Moonlite Grafx - Hand-built Stoneware Vases, Rochester, NY

Lisa Scroggins Art Pottery; Connecticut

Georgetown Pottery - Indoor Stoneware Fountains; Maine

Fine Art:

Elizabeth Andrews - Etchings; A Roycroft Renaissance Artist, Syracuse NY

Christine Waara - Paintings in Oil, Watercolor and Pastels, Fairport NY

Jewelry:
Sherry Tinsman, Metalsmith - Sterling Silver; Lumberville PA

Fire Paint Studio - Enameled Copper with Sterling Silver; Patty Zachman, Webster, NY

Freshie and Zero - Hand Hammered Silver and Gold; Nashville, TN

Nettles Jewelry - Nature Themed Collages in Soldered Glass; Eugene OR

Fiber Art:

Indigo Hare - Felted Wool; Pattersonville, NY

Ten Good Sheep - Felted Soap; Virginia

Mr. Tweed's Whimsy - Handcrafted Designer Pillows for the Home; Rochester NY

Mixed Media:

Scott Haude - Birdhouses; Greece, NY 

Christine Waara - Tiles and Notes Card reproductions of her original artwork; Faiport, NY
John Solberg - Photography - cards; Webster, NY
Heather Bonadio - photography - cards; Rochester, NY

Pine Tree Design - Stitched Paper Art, Rochester, NY

Soaps & Candles:

Good Earth - Handmade Essential Oil Soaps & Lotions; Wisconsin
Ten Good Sheep - Felted Soap; Virginia

Fair-Trade Federation/ Hand-Made/ Recycled Materials:
Phillipines - recycled glass, twig art

Haiti - recycled metal wall sculpture

Nepal - Bracelets

Kenya - Paper Beads