About Page – Flourish

IT ALL BEGAN IN 2008

After a frustrating job search during a recession, Michelle Andersen, graduate of the DAAP Architecture Program and former horticulturist, started designing landscapes for homeowners after answering ads in the gig section on craigslist.

A few successful projects later…

FLOURISH WAS OFFICIALLY REGISTERED AS A LANDSCAPE DESIGN BUILD COMPANY IN 2010.

FLOURISH QUICKLY BECAME A SOUGHT AFTER BOUTIQUE BRAND IN THE CINCINNATI AREA for homeowners who knew they needed real expertise and real (beautiful) results.

Michelle’s knack for design, horticulture, deer proofing, construction, and willingness to learn how to run a business made it possible to finally build her team of several talented trades people.

Now Flourish Has Designed & Built Beautiful Landscapes

FOR 250+ CLIENTS OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS.

Meet The Woman Who FUELED THE PASSION

LUCY ANDERSENComical and quirky, Lucy was best known for her landscaping; always telling her neighbors how the landscape should be, tweaking around, and making things beautiful. Michelle grew up seeing her mom always spending a lot of time gardening their yard, which eventually piqued her interest and inspired her landscaping passion. After Lucy passed away, her husband, Steve, carried on her tradition of maintaining their landscape. Earning his new nickname, “Farmer Steve” from starting his vegetable garden of heirloom tomatoes, jalapenos, and cayenne peppers. Now, Michelle is running Flourish like a homage to her mom; creating an impact on people’s lives with a space that fills their souls, mirrors their needs, and lasts through seasons.

Meet The Woman Who FUELED THE PASSION

LUCY ANDERSEN

Comical and quirky, Lucy was best known for her landscaping; always telling her neighbors how the landscape should be, tweaking around, and making things beautiful.

Michelle grew up seeing her mom always spending a lot of time gardening their yard, which eventually piqued her interest and inspired her landscaping passion.

After Lucy passed away, her husband, Steve, carried on her tradition of maintaining their landscape. Earning his new nickname, “Farmer Steve” from starting his vegetable garden of heirloom tomatoes, jalapenos, and cayenne peppers.

Now, Michelle is running Flourish like a homage to her mom; creating an impact on people’s lives with a space that fills their souls, mirrors their needs, and lasts through seasons.

“I always found that when I was upset or challenged, I took a lot of comfort knowing that our house was always clean and tidy and a beautiful place to be in. I was just inspired at how powerful it can impact your life to live in a beautiful space. That’s why I like helping others with that because that’s what my mom did for us."

MICHELLE ANDERSENFOUNDER & DESIGNER AT FLOURISH

We Do What We Do Because

YOU DESERVE A BEAUTIFUL SPACE THAT MIRRORS YOUR NEEDS AND PERSONALITY, AND ALLOW YOU TO FOCUS YOUR TIME WHERE IT
MATTERS MOST.

“THEIR UNIQUE DESIGN PERSPECTIVE, ALONG WITH ATTENTION TO DETAIL MAKE FLOURISH ONE OF THE BEST DESIGN ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CITY IN MY OPINION. ”

We have had the opportunity to work with Michelle and the ladies of Flourish on
numerous occasions, and I am always impressed with the professionalism and creative
design insight they bring to the table. Their unique design perspective, along with
attention to detail make Flourish one of the best design organizations in the city in my
opinion.

– EVERYTHING OUTDOORS

“We have had the opportunity to work with Michelle and the ladies of Flourish on numerous occasions, and I am always impressed with the professionalism and creative design insight they bring to the table. Their unique design perspective, along with attention to detail make Flourish one of the best design organizations in the city in my opinion.”

“It is hard for me to believe that I only met Michelle Andersen 6 months ago. She is one of those people that you want to meet early in your professional life and then build into her. Of course I am impressed by her design acumen and passion for what she does but more than that she has a level of character and integrity that is many times lacking in the residential design space. I look forward to continuing working with her on a regular basis and I cant recommend her more highly for your next project.”

“We retained Flourish, and specifically Michelle Andersen, to plan a complete renovation of our front and backyard landscaping including the removal and rebuild of stone walls, the patio and a fountain. Michelle was simply outstanding. Her plan was creative, captured our thoughts as to how we wanted the yards to “feel”, developed an all season color palette, and included specially designed water and fire features. Michelle kept in contact with the landscaper, was present for all major installations, tweaked the plans as appropriate, and most importantly genuinely cared for our project and our family. I can’t recommend her highly enough.”

“Michelle did an outstanding job listening to our ideas, then designing and building gardens on all sides of our home. She solved a difficult problem we had with an area around the patio that left standing water after large rainfalls; now a “river” of pebbles drains away the excess water from the house. Her team works hard and the finished project is beautiful. It’s a pleasure to be outside, even in the heat of summer.”

“I have been working with Michelle for several years now. I can not say enough good things about her and her designs. This is my 20th year in this industry, and I can say her designs are the best by far I have been across. The color coordination she has in her designs are impeccable. No matter what time of year you have your landscape installed, you can count on colors in your new landscape. Her on site design sketches are point on! You will NOT be disappointed!”

People Trust Us Because

WE KNOW OUR STUFF

Most landscapers and landscape designers do not have extensive horticulture or design training — we do. The founder is a daap graduate and former horticulturist, while the team at Flourish has extensive training that goes beyond just knowing plants.

WE KNOW OUR STUFF

Horticulture & Design Expertise

One of the most challenging aspects of creating the perfect landscape is finding the right people to build them. With over twenty years of relationships in the local trades, we take pride in having the right people.

20+ YEARS IN THE LOCAL TRADESTop Install Team

We are the top experts in deer resistant landscaping. Armed with the method of keeping landscapes deer resistant forever, we have built over 200+ completely deer resistant landscapes to date.

BUILT 250+ DEER RESISTANT LANDSCAPESDeer Resistant

Michelle has traveled and studied around the world with leaders in permaculture, sustainable design, bamboo construction, and straw bale construction. The values of working with nature while making our designs architecturally appropriate shapes the Flourish design culture.

DESIGN CULTURE

Architecturally Appropriate Designs

We are officially growing our team globally and scaling our company while staying true to the root of our mission -- creating a space that people will enjoy. With new talented members from all over the world, we have extended our offers to construction drawings, 2D plans, and 3D modelling.

GLOBAL TEAM OF TALENTS
Consistently Growing. Scaling. Serving.

Michelle trained at the #3 ranked park system in the nation, the Cincinnati Park Board where she mastered her understanding of high impact, low maintenance gardens. After taking care of a number of city parks with some of the city's most talented horticulturists, she cared for 2.5 acres of outdoor grounds at the Krohn Conservatory and Hinkle Gardens. Flourish’s plant palette is based on top performing plants in the region so your garden is always looking its best.

OUR SPECIALTYHigh Impact, Low Maintenance Gardens