Spring Lake Garden Design

gardens designed and planted by principal owners ian gribble and catharine cooke have transformed many properties in the connecticut/new york area into landscapes of quiet charm and beauty. their own home & garden, as well as several of their client's, have been featured on several garden tours and the repeat requests for tours from various organizations is ongoing. the couple met in new zealand and traveled extensively for several months while on sabbatical. they married in 1988, settling in the us, dividing their time between nyc and connecticut. ian & catharine then went on to attend the new york botanical gardens where catharine received a certificate of landscape design and ian earned a diploma in horticulture. they have over twenty five years of professional gardening experience. very active in the community, ian sits on the board of directors of naromi land trust and the sherman cemetery association and catharine served on the board of directors of the sherman chamber ensemble a