From a young age, Melissa has been a student of Utah’s landscape. Planting tulip bulbs, building backyard riverbeds, tending to the family beehive, and rehearsing names of meaningful perennials are all fond childhood memories that sparked her lasting love for the garden.

After decades of honing her skills and creating beautiful gardens for family and friends, Melissa has found a new role as founder of Niche Homes Landscapes. Here, she hopes to create personalized outdoor spaces that reshape and enhance each client’s experience of home. Guided by lessons from Mother Nature, her work also focuses on sustainability, resilience, and ecological responsibility.

Garden design was not Melissa’s first career. She was a journalist, public relations professional and is a mother to four children. In her free time, she enjoys jogging, skiing, gardening, Diet Coke runs and time with her family outdoors.