Hi, I’m Stephanie!

Connections with family and community are the roots of Shape and Shade. A few years ago, I started growing a cut flower garden with my daughter, Livia.  The garden gives us a chance to spend time together on long summer nights and to share our arrangements with family, neighbors, and friends. I’m inspired to grow things by my mother and father, who both have greener thumbs than me,  but I kept running into a problem: my flowers would burn up in the intense Colorado sun.  So I wondered if I could find a fun way to shade my garden.

I kept talking to everyone within earshot about my idea, and it turns out someone was actually listening to me.  Meet my business partner, Jordan.  Noelia joined to help us bring our ideas to the marketplace and keep us focused. 

Our designs keep evolving, inspired by stories from other gardeners, and with help from our designers, Kian and Adam.  Our hummingbird design grew from a conversation with our friend Ken about the joy he gets from the tiny birds that visit his garden in the mountains.  We hope you enjoy our creations, and that your stories will inspire our future designs.