地球上的工作公司 Earthly Pursuits, Inc. 是一家位于美国马里兰州巴尔的摩地区 Windsor Mill 的家庭经营式苗圃与景观设计公司,由德国裔园主 Monika Burwell 于 2001 年在接管 Kurt Bluemel, Inc. 零售业务的基础上创办,主营蕨类、竹类、多年生植物与观赏草四大品类的零售与设计服务。
品牌沿革与师承背景
苗圃创始人 Monika Burwell 于 1969 年从德国移居巴尔的摩,其家族在欧洲与美国的苗圃与园艺传统已延续逾 125 年,Monika 本人在美从事花园设计与营造工作也已超过 25 年,擅长将欧式植物配置美学引入美国东岸的庭院与公共景观项目。她早年师从已故美国观赏草与多年生植物运动先驱 Kurt Bluemel,以及”新美式花园”运动 (New American Garden) 创始人之一 Wolfgang Oehme,两位导师均以大规模草本植物群落与观赏草混植手法著称,深刻影响了 Earthly Pursuits 的产品定位与设计语言。
产品线与耐寒区划分
苗圃当前零售四大产品线分别为蕨类 (Ferns)、竹类 (Bamboo)、多年生植物 (Perennials) 与观赏草 (Ornamental Grasses),合计在线展示 220 余种 SKU,涵盖 Acorus、Andropogon、Arundo、Bouteloua、Briza、Calamagrostis、Carex、Deschampsia 等经典观赏草属,以及适合美国农业部 3 至 9 区 (USDA Zone 3-9) 的耐寒与耐热品种。所有零售订单均通过 Shopify 平台在线下单,按 Zone 分类索引便于不同气候带的园艺消费者快速筛选适配本地环境的植物。
景观设计与师承认证
除零售业务外,Earthly Pursuits 提供定制化景观设计服务 (Custom Garden Designs by Monika Burwell),由 Monika Burwell 本人亲自接洽,服务内容涵盖植物选型、群落搭配、可持续花园营造与商业客户咨询。Monika 同时也是美国多年生植物协会 (Perennial Plant Association, PPA) 与美国园艺学会 (American Horticultural Society, AHS) 的注册会员,两家机构均为北美园艺行业权威的园艺师认证与教育资源平台,其会员体系被视为专业景观设计师的核心资质之一。
地理位置与配送模式
苗圃位于马里兰州巴尔的摩郡 Windsor Mill,介于巴尔的摩市与卡顿斯维尔之间,毗邻 Kurt Bluemel, Inc. 总部 Baldwin,后者作为美国马里兰州的批发观赏草与多年生植物大本营,与 Earthly Pursuits 形成零售与批发的产业链互补。所有零售订单通过 USPS 美国邮政寄出,主要服务美国本土客户,景观设计项目则覆盖马里兰州及周边大华府地区 (DC Metro Area),包括私人庭院、商业地产与公共景观。
Earthly Pursuits, Inc. is a family-run ornamental plant nursery and landscape design firm based in Windsor Mill in the Baltimore area of Maryland, USA, founded in 2001 by German-born horticulturist Monika Burwell after she took over the retail operations of Kurt Bluemel, Inc. The nursery offers four core retail lines – ferns, bamboo, perennials, and ornamental grasses – together with custom landscape design services for residential and commercial clients across the Mid-Atlantic region.
Brand Heritage and Mentorship
Founder and owner Monika Burwell moved to Baltimore from Germany in 1969, continuing a family tradition of nursery and horticulture work in Europe and the United States that spans more than 125 years. With over a quarter century of garden design and installation experience in the U.S., Monika brings a European planting aesthetic to her American projects. She apprenticed with the late Kurt Bluemel – widely regarded as one of the founding fathers of the American ornamental grass movement – and with Wolfgang Oehme, the German-American landscape architect who co-founded the New American Garden style with James van Sweden, both of whom shaped her preference for bold drifts of grasses and herbaceous perennials over traditional lawn-and-foundation plantings.
Product Lines and USDA Zone Coverage
The nursery currently lists over 220 retail SKUs across four collections: Ferns, Bamboo, Perennials, and Ornamental Grasses. The grasses catalog spans classic genera such as Acorus, Andropogon, Arundo, Bouteloua, Briza, Calamagrostis, Carex, Deschampsia, Miscanthus, Panicum, Pennisetum, and Schizachyrium, with selections suitable for USDA Hardiness Zones 3 through 9. Retail orders are processed through the Shopify storefront with a dedicated shop-by-zone navigation that lets gardeners in colder northern states and hotter southern states quickly filter to climate-appropriate cultivars.
Landscape Design and Professional Affiliations
Beyond retail, Earthly Pursuits provides custom garden design services under Monika Burwell’s direct supervision, ranging from plant selection and sustainable plant-community planning to full-scale residential and commercial landscape consultations. Monika is a member of the Perennial Plant Association (PPA) and the American Horticultural Society (AHS), two of North America’s most respected professional organizations for perennial-focused landscape designers, both of which serve as recognized credentials within the horticulture industry.
Location and Shipping
The nursery is located in Windsor Mill in Baltimore County, Maryland, between Baltimore City and Catonsville, neighboring the wholesale headquarters of Kurt Bluemel, Inc. in Baldwin – a relationship that links Earthly Pursuits to the historical core of the Mid-Atlantic ornamental grass trade. Retail orders ship via USPS throughout the continental United States, while landscape design projects primarily serve Maryland, the District of Columbia, and the greater Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area.
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