Trista

Trista Imrich, owner of Wild Works of Whimsy and Southern Branch Nursery, is a Virginia Certified Horticulturist (VCH), Designer (VSLD-certified), and Level 2 Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional in design and installation (CBLP-ID).

A Navy veteran (Surface Warfare Officer), this Ohio native has a Masters of Science in Environmental Policy and Management, bringing a unique perspective to landscape design and horticulture. She is actively involved with Lynnhaven River NOW, a local watershed nonprofit where she worked for 6 years, and has experience with the Virginia Conservation Assistance Program (VCAP), and Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area (CBPA) requirements and mitigation, to include living shorelines, rain gardens, infiltration trenches, and conservation landscaping.

Trista helped to write and edit the “Native Plants for Southeast Virginia” guide. She is also a local speaker for events, garden clubs and local groups.