Natalie Crist is an NYBG-certified sustainable garden designer.

Before training at the New York Botanical Garden, she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree at Sarah Lawrence College, where she designed her curriculum to integrate art history, fine art photography, psychology, and writing.

Natalie is also a registered nurse. She spent several years at Weill-Cornell Medical College working on a research team that studies autoimmune conditions and the microbiome.

In her design practice, she combines her love of fine art, biology, and psychology to craft environments that transport—all while serving the needs of her clients and supporting the local ecosystem.

Natalie is a native of the Hudson Valley but currently lives in Bedminster, NJ. She is passionate about design in all its forms; her other interests include travel, interior design, photography, cooking, reading, and hiking.

She is committed to a lifetime of learning about the natural world. In order to expand her ecological services, she has recently completed a Permaculture Design certification from Oregon State University.