When Eric and Christopher Feml-Nelsen, better known online as Grow For Me Gardening, first arrived at their empty, new-construction plot in Upstate New York, they dreamed of creating a contemporary, English-inspired cottage garden. Novices at the time, they began transforming their suburban yard, not yet realizing how much the process would teach them.
In just eight years of experimenting and growing plants for the first time, the pair have curated an abundant garden that feels remarkably established. Hundreds of hydrangeas and roses spill across curving borders, while winding paths create secluded corners to pause in. For Eric and Christopher, it is far more than the backdrop to their home – it’s a private retreat, somewhere to reconnect with nature and nurture a growing obsession with plants.
