Heidi Heiland has been diligently leading and artfully expanding her landscape gardening company, Heidi’s Lifestyle Gardens as the CEO. That’s Chief Experience Officer since 1979.

With the help of her expert team, they create award winning ecoscapes and nourishing encounters with nature for their customers.

Her team brings holistic consultation, design, installation and site management to every project.

They are achieving innovative landscape designs and earth connected garden management by applying water wise approaches and slow food sustainability practices.

After graduating from the Constance Spry Flower School in England,

Heidi continued her education by becoming a Certified Professional through the Minnesota

Nursery & Landscape Association (MNLA). She grew in the organization and eventually served as President.

Heidi holds a certificate in Horticultural Therapy through Colorado State University, has her PDC for Permaculture Design, and is a Professional Master Gardener.

In the spring of 2016, the company grew by acquiring a retail garden centre and growing nursery on a 5-acre campus in the western suburbs of the Twin Cities. This is the home and immersive experience of Heidi’s growhaus.

Heidi’s home gardens have received awards from the Perennial Plant Association and recognition from the Garden Club of America.

Her outdoor spaces and philosophy have been highlighted in many magazines including Better Homes & Gardens, Horticulture, and Northern Green.

For a decade, Heidi presented monthly segments on the local MN NBC affiliate, KARE 11’s EarthKare series.

She was recently inducted into the Minnesota Nursery & Landscape Association (MNLA) Hall of Fame for making a difference in the green industry.

Heidi is happily married, has 3 adult kids, 3 grandkids, a golden retriever dog

named Dandelion and a rescued cat named Clover.