Garden Butterfly 2017

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Brandy Williams founded Garden Butterfly in 2015 with a mission to create

eco-friendly gardens and habitats for local pollinators on a small scale. With horticultural expertise and an artist's eye, Brandy has spent over ten years utilizing a diverse assortment of botanically rich succulents and California native plants to create drought-tolerant mosaics ideal for small residential landscapes.

 

Brandy is a garden educator who conducts inspirational workshops and lectures, communicating how beautiful design can transform gardens throughout Los Angeles to support local pollinators. Additionally, she organizes educational pop-up displays focused on pollinator gardens, where individuals can learn how to create ecologically friendly spaces. Her work has been featured in prominent publications such as the Los Angeles Times, KCRW, KTLA, and Dwell Magazine. She has participated in the Theodore Payne Foundation Native Plant Garden Tour and is featured in the bestselling book Garden to the Max: Joyful, Visionary, Maximalist Design by Teresa Woodard. Brandy is also featured in the international magazine publication The Simple Things (United Kingdom) Issue157- July 2025.

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Service area: Garden Butterfly works on specially curated projects in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County and South Los Angeles to showcase the beauty of drought-tolerant succulent plants.

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MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of Garden Butterfly is to inspire people to create beautiful and

environmentally conscious gardens that conserve water, support local pollinators, and enhance well-being.

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EDUCATION, PUBLIC SERVICE, and CERTIFICATIONS

Brandy Williams is an award-winning landscape designer and landscape contractor with a Master of Arts in Human Services: Executive Leadership. She understands the importance of service to humanity and has donated her time and talents as a personal commitment to community development.

 

Licenses

C-27 License#1093156

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Certifications

- EPA QWEL Certification

- Women Business Enterprise (WBE) Certification

- Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Certification

- Certified California Native Plant Landscaper

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Industry Leadership & Service History

-Board Member: 2023-2024 --Theodore Payne Foundation for Wildflowers and Native Plants

-President: 2020 California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA)

Los Angeles/San Gabriel Valley Chapter

-Vice President of Events: 2018 Los Angeles/San Gabriel Valley Chapter CLCA

-Vice President of Education: 2017 Los Angeles/San Gabriel Valley Chapter CLCA

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School Garden Project

Augustus F. Hawkins High School - South Central Los Angeles

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"I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in."

-George Washington Carver