seana cullinan

Seana studied art at Hampshire college and then worked as a jewelry designer in New York City before moving back to New England. After a attending a horticulture internship at Stonecrop Gardens in Cold Spring, NY, she ran her own landscape and garden design business in NH. In 2012, she received her Master’s Degree in Sustainable Landscape Planning and Design. Seana moved to Maine in 2013 and opened Larkspur Design.

Designing and installing gardens combines all of her favorite things- creating beautiful spaces for humans to enjoy while enhancing the ecological health of local ecosystems. She envisions that each garden that the Larkspur team designs will become part of a growing network that will weave its way through Southern Maine and beyond, providing food, cover, and connectivity for the insects, birds, and animals of New England.

julie McLeod

Julie helps manage our design services and is also a Permaculture Designer for Larkspur. She comes to Larkspur with a background in outdoor adventure education, and Permaculture design, and education. She enjoys designing functional, productive and engaging landscapes for her clients. Julie has helped design homesteads, suburban lots, small farms, and school gardens. When she is not in the field Julie enjoys hiking, surfing, trail running, and snacking in her garden.

Eva Hogue

Eva Hogue (she/her) is an ecological landscape designer, local food enthusiast, small farm lover, botanical illustrator, and gardener. She graduated from Cal Poly Humboldt in 2018 with a Bachelor of Arts in Biocultural Anthropology. After graduating, Eva spent a year at Occidental Arts & Ecology Center (OAEC), in Sonoma County, CA, where she lived in an intentional community and tended a relatively small but productive garden, learned about seed saving, and gained an appreciation for perennials. After her time at OAEC, she spent a year as an intern and Teacher's Assistant for the University of Massachusetts semester-long program at Yestermorrow Design/Build School in Waitsfield, VT. In June 2023 she graduated with a Master’s Degree in Ecological Design from the Conway School of Landscape Design. Through three real-world projects, she gained not only technical skills in landscape design but also the ability to look at the world through a holistic lens that integrates community context, place-based knowledge, and ecological systems health. She spends her free time gardening, walking her dog Scruffy McGruff, and taking long neighborhood strolls admiring home landscapes.

Sarah torresen

Sarah Torresen (she/her) has experience in both ecological landscape design and community planning. After graduating from Rice University with a degree in ecology and evolutionary biology, she worked as a planner at the Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments helping to coordinate regional conservation projects. She received a Master’s degree in Ecological Design from the Conway School of Landscape Design in Northampton, Massachusetts. Currently, she also works for the Androscoggin Valley Soil and Water Conservation District providing technical assistance to landowners for erosion concerns, vegetative buffers along shoreline, and stormwater management. She loves public landscapes and public libraries.

Tahlullah

Tahlullah takes her role at Larkspur Design very seriously. As the office greeter, she’s the first to welcome guests with a wagging tail and a keen eye for new faces. Always keeping the team on their toes, Tahlullah boosts office morale with her energetic presence and never lets anyone slack off (unless it’s nap time). When she’s not ensuring productivity, you’ll find her soaking up the sun, going for long, thoughtful walks with her parents, or running full speed with her fellow beach dogs. Her favorite plant? The sun-loving lavender, because she knows how to live in the moment.

Scruffy McGruff

Scruffy is the zen master of the office, always ready for a relaxing day of productivity... as long as it involves plenty of downtime. His expertise lies in population management—specifically, overseeing the local squirrel and chipmunk communities with a watchful eye. Scruffy’s secondary duties include team bonding, mostly through informal “sit and relax” sessions. After hours, you can find him napping in the garden, or chasing birds at the beach. His top plant pick? The sturdy, resilient oak tree, because, like him, it knows the value of a strong foundation.