Panache Exterior Design

 
          Claudia Welker began gardening with her grandparents at the age of six.  She quickly learned many of the secrets of successful horticulture as she absorbed insights they passed on to her.  Tips such as only pruning bushes in months with an "R" is just one of the helpful hints that Claudia shares with her clients as they watch their yards become a favorite part of their homes.

          In 1967, Claudia attended the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, majoring in Design.  After completing her schooling, she returned home to Cleveland, Ohio, where career opportunities in her field were unfortunately limited.  But her fondness for gardening and landscape design remained a constant.

          In 1998, Welker completed the Master Gardener course, which includes training in flower and vegetable gardening, tree and lawn care, plant selection, weed, insect and disease identification, landscape design, pest control, pesticide and fertilizer use, and composting, recycling and mulching.  (Read about Claudia has to say about the "Mulch Myth.")  Completing that course, Welker says, "seemed like going back home.  I was able to incorporate my schooling in design with my love of gardening.  Thus the idea for Panache Exterior Design was born."

          Claudia is recognized by the ICPI (Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute) as a certified paver installer. 

          And perhaps more importantly to you, Claudia and Panache Exterior Design are recognized as one of the area's premier landscape design services.  (Take a look at Panache's First-Prize-winning deck featured on HGTV and in the Spring 2001 issue of Garden Deck & Landscape magazine.)  Contact her now to get her started on a one-of-a-kind design for you.  As Claudia puts it, "without plants, your outdoor living space is just unnatural."
 

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