Elizabeth (Beth) Burrell owner of Giving Tree, Ltd. has been designing and creating the areas
finest residential, estate and corporate gardens for over 25 years. She provides a variety
of services, including landscape design, master planning, horticultural consultation,
installation, specialized maintenance and property management. Beth creates a wide range of
exciting garden styles from classic to contemporary, focusing on the use of rare and unusual
plants, combined with striking flower, foliage and texture combinations, which offer
year-round interest to any garden setting. Beth's garden has been featured in the
Richmond Times Dispatch
and At Home in Richmond.
She earned both her Master and Bachelor degrees from Virginia Tech in Landscape Design,
Business and Ornamental Horticulture, and was one of ten selected nationally by Colonial
Williamsburg into its internship program. She is a member of the VNLA, RNLA, and Garden
Writers Association. Beth is an avid garden photographer, and uses many of her own
photographs in her writing and garden lectures. In addition to running a full time
business, to share her extensive knowledge, she speaks before Garden Clubs, and teaches
on a variety of subjects at locations including Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, and
Hanover Master Gardeners.
Beth, along with her husband Scott, has designed and planted extensive gardens at
her own 2 acre property. A Display Garden, Kitchen Garden and Cut Flower Garden are
3 of the featured areas, with a new Conifer Garden that was installed this spring. Special
attention is given to garden decor, from cozy benches to birdhouses, to bold containers
and water features. The gardens serve as an educational tool for clients, garden clubs,
master gardeners, and guests to showcase a wide range of unique, rare, and unusual plants,
many of which are grown on site and are available for sale either by appointment or during
open house dates. Call 804-730-8684 to get on our mailing list for future events,
plant sales or to inquire about the many services Giving Tree, Ltd. offers.