Ecological Gardens seeks to apply these design principles to gardens in the 7 county Twin Cities metropolitan area and western Wisconsin. We want to work with people to help them acquire the necessary skills to create and maintain sustainable landscapes. To this end, Ecological Gardens offers a range of customized products and services that can be tailored to meet the needs of individual customers.

Ecological Gardens was founded in 2000 by Paula Westmoreland and is a member of the Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association and the Permaculture Business Guild. Paula has a master's degree from the University of Minnesota in ecology, sustainable agriculture, and landscape design. She received her Permaculture Design Certificate in 2001. Paula is a founder of the Permaculture Collaborative and a co-founder of the Permaculture Research Institute Cold Climate where she is now teaching a design course. In addition, Paula is working on a project, From the Ground Up, that is writing a book of illustrated essays and developing a set of tools to help restore ecological health to the Greater Blue Earth Watershed in south-central Minnesota.

Milena Klimek - Works with Ecological Gardens in Design, Marketing, Plant Database Research and Project Management. She has a Bachelors in Environmental Studies and Interpretive Studies in Sustainable Development from St. Olaf College and is a certified Permaculture Designer. For fun Milena likes to read, travel, cook, and be active outdoors as well as volunteer as a committee member and convener of the Permaculture Collaborative. Milena also works with The Nature Conservancy as a renewable energy research assistant focusing on connecting our prairie ecosystem and biofuels.

Lindsay Rebhan - Works with Ecological Gardens in Design and Installation. She has a Bachelors in Environmental Studies and Justice and Peace Studies from the University of St. Thomas and is a certified Permaculture Designer. For recreation Lindsay enjoys cooking, camping, traveling and also volunteering as a committee member of the Permaculture Collaborative. In addition, she works with local food systems and rural revitalization for Renewing the Countryside.