Trista Imrich is a veteran, Virginia Certified Horticulturist, and Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Level 2 in Installation & Design. She owns Wild Works of Whimsy and Southern Branch Nursery in Chesapeake, VA, specializing in sustainable landscape design with native plants, ecological restoration, and community education. Since 2014, she has led projects installing over 30,000 native plants, served as President of the Virginia Society of Landscape Designers, and earned recognition including the VNLA Environmental Leadership Award and Coastal Virginia Magazine’s Overall Gold Winner for Landscaping.