About Us

Owner and Landscape designer

Mary Berry is the owner and founder of Mary Berry’s Gardening established in 2006. She feels fortunate and blessed to be able to teach and explore her passion, which is nature, plants and gardening with her employees and her customers. Mary is so excited and proud to be able to create jobs and amazing horticulturists in Superior Township for the past 19 years. She met her dear husband Paul 40 years ago in culinary school. They share a love of cooking for their family and friends when they're not running around with their grandchildren.

maryb@maryberrysgardening.com

Office Manager

Chris, the organizer of all things, earned a bachelor's degree in business from Madonna University with a lifetime career of business management. She has always had a passion for gardening and completed the MSU Extension Master Gardener course after joining Mary Berry's Gardening. In 2016, she retired from her last night job and joined Mary's full time working as the office/operations manager. When she is not at work, she spends her free time gardening, baking, crafting, refinishing furniture and drinking wine with her sisters.

cdoyle@maryberrysgardening.com

Operations Manager: Gardening Maintenance , Sales, and Employment 

Courtney started her career at Mary Berry’s in 2016 after getting her degree in English Language & Literature with a minor in Environmental Studies at University of Michigan. She completed a farm-to-table internship at a permaculture farm in Hawaii and quickly fell in love with plants. She trained as a Gardener, Lead Gardener, and went on to get her Master Gardener Certification. In the office, she manages all of our regular maintenance customers, hires and manages our team of gardeners, meets customers on-site to quote gardening services, and more. Courtney lives in Ypsilanti with her cat Tulsi and enjoys hiking, cooking, music, and tending to a growing collection of house plants.

courtney.smeenge@maryberrysgardening.com

Operations Assistant/Training Manager

Em has always enjoyed being in nature and creating things with their hands.  They came to Mary Berry's Gardening in 2021 as a gardener before growing into a crew lead position. After a brief time away from the company they returned to become an operations assistant and training manager.  Em takes great pride in watching the gardens and the GARDENERS they work with flourish and grow through the seasons and the years. When not in the garden Em enjoys woodworking, art, needlecrafts and herding their 4 cats. 

ecrary@maryberrysgardening.com

Operations Manager & Landscape Designer

Michigan Certified Landscape Designer

With a background in apparel design, Courtney brings her love of colors, textures and technical design to garden design. She fell in love with gardening while working at Mary Berry’s during the pursuit of her BFA in design. After a few years in the apparel industry, she returned to Mary Berry’s and her love of gardens. She loves how designing with plant life can grow and change over time taking on a life of its own. She is passionate about creating garden spaces that are not only aesthetically enjoyable for humans but also consider the benefits to our greater ecosystem. She is continually working on tying in sustainable, maintainable plant life into the residential garden. She also enjoys digging in the dirt with her daughters and pups. 

cberry@maryberrysgardening.com

Farm and Porch Pot Manager

Natalie berry is a painter, performance artist, veggie enthusiast and yogi. She loves digging in the dirt, and recreating the splendor of nature on any canvas, even on the Mary Berry’s trucks and trailers! She has a degree of fine art from EMU. Is her spare time, she loves reading while snuggled with her cat, and looking for bumble bees on hikes with her partner and son.

natalieb@maryberrysgardening.com

Landscape Installation Lead Gardener

Alex is a certified Master Gardener and has worked for Mary Berry's for four years. He has always had a love for natural/plant biology. He really enjoys working outside and getting his hands dirty. His favorite part of the job is getting to completely renovate overtaken garden beds, and clearing out non-native species that do not belong. He lives in his new home with his partner, who has the same name! In his free time he loves camping, gardening, and snowboarding.

Landscape Installation Lead Gardener

Devins love of the outdoors and transforming properties comes through in all aspects of this job. Whether he is mulching, gardening, transplanting, making new garden areas, or anything in between, you can see his passion through his work. He looks forward to working with you, and making all your gardening dreams come true. Devin lives in Ypsilanti and when he's not at work, you can find him exploring the great outdoors

Garden Maintenance Crew Lead

Garden Maintenance Crew Lead

Garden Maintenance Crew Lead

Ben has always had a love for the outdoors, even outside of work. It clearly shows through his dedication to work. He really enjoys working outdoors whether it is completely transforming a garden bed, clearing out unwanted species, or anything in-between. His favorite aspect of the job is seeing final product of his work. He is currently a student and in his free time enjoys spending time with family.

Installation Operations Assistant

Joe joined our team in 2024 as a gardener, and now helps to assist us with our garden installations. From his past experience working as an organic produce farmer, with a mission centered around soil health and chemical-free food production, he brings with him every day an inherent desire for sustainable practices, and works to provide our clients with healthy new plants and organic solutions to problems. Joe likes to spend his free time farming, exercising, and refining his many art projects.

The Mary Berry's Barn would not be complete without our  beloved barn cat JoJo. The crews love the warm welcome she offers everyone each and every morning. They were rescued from the Huron Valley Humane Society. 

The pack of office dogs are a beloved feature at the Mary Berry's workplace.  On the average day you can find up to seven adorable small dogs sleeping beneath their feet, keeping them focused. Stop by and you will meet Bella the Pomeranian. Finnagan the Maltese/Shih Tzu. Frank the Poodle mix and Daisy the little mix of everything.