Jill Nokes graduated from the University of Texas and also earned a Master’s Degree in Horticulture from Texas A&M. From its earliest days, Jill has been active in the native plant movement, authoring a definitive reference book on plant propagation and use, as well as a newer book on vernacular gardens. You can read more about the books at JillNokes.com. This site focuses on her landscape restoration and design business. She has had a landscape design practice in Austin, Texas since 1990, and is frequently asked to lecture at conferences and for organizations throughout the country. Her essays on the natural world have appeared in the Austin American Statesman newspaper, as well as the online magazine The Human Flower Project.

Her design practice is focused more and more towards larger scale landscape projects such as rural property, public parks and open space, and institutional developments. As a member of the Austin Parks Foundation, Jill is participating in restoration activities in several of our city parks. These over-used and degraded sites serve as laboratories for public/private collaboration and the discovery of effective, affordable interventions to heal the land.