Sheila Wertheimer has been designing residential and historic gardens for the past twenty-two years. She opened Wertheimer & Associates in 1988 and has been designing residential gardens and small business landscapes along with researching the historic landscapes at Harkness Memorial State Park, Florence Griswold Museum, and The Monte Cristo Cottage. Sheila received a BA Botany from Connecticut College and an MS in Historic Landscapes and Landscape Design from the University of Connecticut and a certificate in Japanese Garden Design from the University of Art and Design in Kyoto, Japan. A strong background in horticulture and a thorough knowledge of plants and their cultural requirements is a source of pride for Sheila.

Maureen Nicholson has designed landscapes in Delaware and North Carolina before coming to Connecticut almost twenty years ago. With BS in Horticulture and Landscape Design from Cornell University and an MLA from the University of Pennsylvania, Maureen has extensive knowledge in plant materials and ecological design. Before starting at Wertheimer & Associates five years ago, Maureen did private landscape consultations in northeastern Connecticut.