Who We Are
ADAM ZIEGLER
Adam began his career after studying Botany at Miami University and earning his BS in Biology from the University of Cincinnati. He moved to Atlanta to work at the Atlanta Botanical Garden where he served as Curator of Tropical Plants. During his tenure, he created tropical plant displays and garden designs which earned him International publicity, including, El Espiritu D’ Inca, a large fountain design using hypertufa materials and focusing on tropical epiphytes and house in a Garden, a vertical garden depicting Picasso’s cubist painting in collaboration with the High Museum of Art.
He then worked as Head of Horticulture for the Chattahoochee Nature Center, where he propagated endangered native plants and installed gardens for wildlife, including Georgia’s Living Wetlands, one of the largest man made carnivorous plant bogs in the southeast. His garden designs for the Southeastern Flower Show earned Adam numerous awards, including the Bulkley Medal, the Ladybird Johnson award, the Chicago Horticultural Society award and the Garden Club of America trophy.
Adam continues incorporating native plants and unusual drought tolerant succulents in garden designs that evoke the tranquility in nature. His love for tropical plants still sneaks into some designs!
KARA ZIEGLER
Kara studied horticulture at the University of Georgia honing her skills in micropropagation, taxonomy and floriculture. She worked closely with Dr. Allen Armitage in the UGA trial gardens evaluating new cultivars for Georgia gardens. She represented UGA at the ASHS conference placing high in plant identification.
After graduation, Kara worked as Greenhouse Horticulturist at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens where she has served for over 9 years. She now holds the Curator of Desert Collections title and works in the Tissue Culture Lab. She designs garden spaces in the Desert House of the Dorothy Fuqua Conservatory and other rotating displays.
