Our Intent
We believe gardens should feel considered, not crowded. Orris exists at the intersection of design, seasonality, and patience, guided by the understanding that lasting landscapes are shaped over time, not assembled all at once.
We move deliberately, allowing ideas to mature, collections to be curated with care, and plantings to settle into their place. Our work is rooted in long view thinking, where restraint creates clarity and time is an essential collaborator.
Plants should be chosen for how they live, not just how they look. Seasonality is not a flaw to correct but a rhythm to work within.
We believe fewer, well-made decisions create stronger spaces. Good design responds to climate, architecture, and use without forcing resolution where it does not belong.
We are drawn to materials and plantings that deepen over time. Subtle contrast, restrained palettes, and form-led structure guide our work. Beauty and responsibility exist in the same system, not in opposition.
Orris began from a direct relationship with plants and place, not abstraction, and continues to be guided by the ritual of care and the steady pace of the seasons. That philosophy runs through everything we do, from seasonal containers and landscape design to curated bulb collections available through Orris Bulbs, always with the same intention: planting that feels balanced, considered, and alive.
What We Believe
My name is Lisa and I’m a certified landscape designer, trained through the New York Botanical Garden. My work begins in soil and moves toward structure, from bulbs and planting design to seasonal floral composition, guided by how living systems settle, shift, and deepen over time.
My practice is grounded in leading Grand Plans Landscape Design in New York, where I developed residential and commercial projects through a hands-on, site-responsive approach. I have also consulted for Meadow Lab, a company working with regenerative wildflower turf systems that reframe how meadows are established and maintained.
I am drawn to art, music, architecture, and travel, and these influences shape how I see and build space. My work stays rooted in place and observation. I believe the strongest landscapes are not imposed, but revealed slowly through restraint, attention, and time.
About
Orris is an ongoing study in planting, seasonality, and intention.