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About Helen Yoest


Helen Yoest believes that environmental stewardship starts at home. Her first line of defense for any problem will be organic.

A Gardener for Many Years
Helen has been gardening since a young child with her father as her mentor. In those early years, they grew vegetables sprinkled with a few roses. Today, with interests in ornamental horticulture, Helen coaches other gardeners in the Triangle area.  Helen’s own garden is a half-acre wildlife habitat in Raleigh, NC, named Helen’s Haven.

Garden Writer
As a lifestyle garden writer, Helen’s work has appeared in Better Homes and Garden, Country  Gardens, Martha Stewart Living, Christian Science Monitor,   Fine Gardening, Carolina Gardening, Triangle Gardener, and many local magazines.

Garden Speaker
A popular and enthusiastic speaker, Helen enjoys speaking to groups on a variety of garden related topics.

Garden Scout and Stylist
As a field editor for Better Homes and Gardens, Country Gardens, and Traditional Home as well as Southern Living Magazine, Helen continually scouts great gardens for inclusion in these publications.

When a garden is chosen for publication, Helen works with the magazines to produce the story and with photographers to style the photo shoot. We also bring this service to our clients. Helen will style and arrange your sunroom, garden room, potting shed, porch, deck, or patio to achieve your signature look.

We also present great gardens to Martha Stewart Living, Southern Living, Fine Gardening, Horticultural, Archectural Digest, Carolina Gardener, and many, many  other publications.

Garden Promoter

2011 August – Launched Moss Rocks! at the Chicago Independent Garden Center show.

2011 February – Launched Moss and Stone Gardens – Where Moss Rocks! blog, Facebook Like page Moss and Stone Gardens – Where Moss Rocks!
and Twitter account @Moss_Rocks

 



 

 

 

 

 

2010 June – Launched Tarheel Gardening blog, Facebook page, and Twitter account, for the North Carolina Nursery and Landscape Association.

2009 December – Launched the JC Raulston Arboretum Facebook page.

 

 

 

 

2011 July Launched Beautiful Wildlife Garden blog along with  a Facebook page and Twitter account.  Within 24 hours we had 400 followers.

 

 

 

Currently under contract

 

 

 

 

 

Garden Volunteer

  • Since 2008 – Board of Advisors, JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University
  • 2005 – 2009  - Representative for the Garden Conservancy’s Open Days Program
  • Since 2006  - JCRA Gala in the Garden Committee
  • Since 2006 – Team Leader, Raleigh Garden Club/JCRA Winter Garden Maintenance Committee
  • Since 2007 – Team Leader, JCRA Butterfly Garden Maintenance Committee with a youth group
  • Since 2006 – Chair, committee to promote the JCRA
  • 2009 – Garden Writers Association Local committee, 2009 Raleigh meeting
    Education
  • 2012 Honorary member Pi Alpha Xi

B.S. Environmental Science and Engineering, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
M.S. Environmental Science and Engineering, Brunell University, London, England

Helen’s Haven is a certified Wildlife Habitat and Monarch Watch Station and she would be happy to help any one interested in having their garden certified.