Vanessa is owner of Modern West Floral Co. With a background in landscape architecture and design she moved to Colorado’s western slope in 2012 to gain experience growing food and managing livestock. She spent 3 years at Sustainable Settings Ranch, 2 of which she managed the market garden and small CSA. She returned to her landscape architecture background and was brought on as a landscape designer at DHM Design. With a background in native plants of the western slope she wanted a way to showcase the beauty of the natural landscape and use her design background. In late 2015 she co-founded Modern West Floral company with Tara Abbaticchio with the hopes of increasing people’s awareness of sustainable flowers and the native plants of the Roaring Fork Valley.

ARTIST STATEMENT
Flowers are such a beautiful way to connect to our surrounding environment and the changing seasons. I want our flowers to communicate those changes and cycles to our customers.