Hey, I’m Marcella.
Flowers make us ooh and ahh. But what if the act of gardening holds way more power than we realize?
Gardening is a fulfilling hobby. It’s a way to add color to your patio and fresh basil to your marinara. But if you pay attention, gardening can be a tool for inner transformation. A teacher and a therapist, an artist’s canvas, a balm for loneliness, an atlas of curiosity. After years of high achieving and over-functioning, this busy wife and mother was depleted, drinking more than I should, and beginning to unravel. Who knew that the pathway to healing lay right outside my front door?
It started when I began to dig up my front yard…
Gardening is so much more than landscaping. It transforms the ground beneath our feet — and it can change our lives.
Curiosity, creativity, and connection. A gateway to figuring out who you are meant to be. To awaken your spirit and revive your joy.
Many of us are hurting. And I think I can help us feel better — starting with plants.
Hey there, I'm Marcella, an artist, enthusiastic gardener, and devout believer in plants as a path to healing. For three decades, I've cultivated beauty by designing plant catalogs and product lines, branching out at Martha Stewart Living and illustrating botanical wonders for clients worldwide. The founding art director for the ground-breaking décor magazine Mary Engelbreit’s Home Companion, I've also grown a thriving graphic design business, and created Power Poppy, an online community of flower-fanatic crafters. But life wasn't always a bed of roses. Overwhelmed by my passionate desire to build and grow businesses, I struggled to prune back and set boundaries. When my mom, my best friend, succumbed to breast cancer, I couldn't slow down and process my grief. My frenetic lifestyle led to my own breast cancer diagnosis, but still, I didn't stop to listen to my body. My days were a whirlwind of work, and my nights wound down with wine. One fateful evening, missing my mom and fueled by a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc, I unknowingly planted the seeds for a major life transformation. My world was uprooted. But this challenge helped me blossom into my truest self.
My garden is called the Slope of Possibility.
