Cathy Testa holds an AAS degree in Horticulture with a concentration in Floriculture from the University of Connecticut. During her studies, she managed a private nursery for a design install business in Bloomfield, CT. Upon graduation, Cathy was employed at the Garden Barn in Vernon, CT as a nursery specialist and landscape designer. After gaining first hand experience, Cathy started Cathy T's Landscape Designs. Services include landscape and garden designs, container gardening, lectures, and freelance writing. She has a strong talent for creating stunning color combinations with structural plant forms in her designs. Her attention to plant details enables her clients to make sound decisions before proceeding with investing in any plant materials or pursuing their own installations. Most of her clients are Do-It-Yourselfers or those who wish to have a plan in hand before proceeding.