Poppy & Finch LLC

Poppy & Finch LLC A botanical design studio inspired by the beauty & purpose of PNW native plants through design & art.

We create one-of-a-kind living centerpieces, design informational gift products, host hands-on workshops and educational habitat garden.

I see and feel the parallel between my life and the educational habitat garden I started and cultivated 8 years ago. Now...
05/28/2026

I see and feel the parallel between my life and the educational habitat garden I started and cultivated 8 years ago. Now, at 54, I’m learning to let go of doing everything on my own including accepting help to revitalize my garden.

And I couldn’t be happier than asking for and receiving support from Ren and Rachel from team, a knowledgeable, experienced, and dedicated team focused on ecological gardening with natives, restoration projects, and climate resilience. We both share the same values and not to mention space in Sellwood to showcase our passions for native plants. Check out their nursery outside my studio outdoor corridor.

With their wonderful help, my small but mighty educational habitat and I just took a deep breath. They listened, understood and achieved my project goals: to rebalance my garden with ease, creating manageable maintenance moving forward, more space, more light, and more life. They thinned the overgrown slough sedges, opened up airflow, and created room for diverse native plants to thrive. This means better habitat for pollinators and birds, serving a greater ecological purpose rather than just looking “pretty.”

I’m opening my garden for a casual Golden Hour Garden tour (June 6th, 6.30 - 8.30pm) and conversations to share what naturescape habitat gardening in an urban environment looks and feels like in real life, and to spotlight the brilliant Bloomsday Natives team whom I trust and helped me do it.

If you’ve been wondering how to transform a small garden into a mini‑habitat haven, come and chat with Bloomsday team (Ren, Rachel and Matt) to see and learn the layers, the plant choices, and how thoughtful cutbacks can actually increase biodiversity.

Comment “TOUR” or DM me “Tour,” and I’ll send details.

It’s my birthday wish… and it has wings. This year, I’m inviting city neighbors to turn small outdoor spaces into mini‑h...
05/25/2026

It’s my birthday wish… and it has wings. This year, I’m inviting city neighbors to turn small outdoor spaces into mini‑habitat corridors using native plants. Think balcony havens that feed beneficial insects like native bees, host butterflies, and welcome birds home. 🦋

“Ninety percent of the insects that eat plants can develop and reproduce only on the plants with which they share an evolutionary history,” Tallamy says. Douglas Tallamy is an American entomologist, ecologist and conservationist. 🪲

On top of that, with pristine habitat dwindling due to agriculture and development, we need to transform any small outdoor spaces we have in the city to support our habitat whom bring us joy and work hard for the pollination of our food! 🐝

Two ways to join me:
• Mini‑Habitat Consult: I’ll assess your light, wind, and water, then design a simple native plan with a local nursery list and a care rhythm you can actually keep.
• Done‑For‑You Mini-Habitat: I’ll create your living centerpiece using native plants in upcycled, wall-mounted or hanging containers with micro‑habitat features, plus a simple care guide.

I will pin every project onto a city map so we can watch our green thread connect across rooftops and outdoor balconies. Also, when someone is ready to become a steward for our habitat in the city, they can join the movement! 🌸

If you’re ready to make your outdoor spaces part of the corridor and solution for the habitat in the urban landscape, comment HABITAT or DM me “Habitat” and I’ll send details. Or share this with someone you know! 🧚🏻

Will you help my birthday wish come true? ✨✨✨

Turned 54 was best spent with plant geek buddies for Wildflowers Festival at It was one of my best birthday ever! Relax...
05/25/2026

Turned 54 was best spent with plant geek buddies for Wildflowers Festival at

It was one of my best birthday ever! Relaxing, hot tub , yoga by .bloom.yoga, friendship, food/ice cream, adventure, shopping, supporting a friend, and a new friend amongst wild flowers, and insects/birds 🌸🪲🦋

Thank you:
for being my copilot, hair stylist (braids) and adventure bestie! Love traveling with you ❤️

and .b.veak and for driving and spending your Saturday with me! 💕💕💕

So happy to celebrate my birthday while supporting my friend, Mario with his amazing book, Wildflowers of the Columbia Gorge! Go get it! 🌸

Happy to meet a new friend, Kenzie from 🐸

My ❤️ is SO full and gratitude for everything!

Facts about native bees:• 90% of them are solitary, consequently, they’re chill or don’t sting (no hive or queen to repo...
05/21/2026

Facts about native bees:
• 90% of them are solitary, consequently, they’re chill or don’t sting (no hive or queen to report to)
• Some of them nested underground and in hollow stems
• There are over 500 native bee species in North America
• Honeybees were introduced by human from Europe in the 1600. Prior to that, our native bees have been doing the legwork for our agriculture
• Native bees are more efficient pollinators because they’ve been coevolving with native plants
• Each female mason bee is a queen
• Some native bees are specialist, meaning they rely on a specific native plant species
• It only takes 1-3 Mason bees to pollinate a mature tree (where it takes 100-300 honeybees to pollinate a mature tree)
• Don’t worry if some leaves in your garden have cute round holes, that means you have native leaf-cutter bees doing their craft collecting round leaves for their nest

Bee the steward for them:
• PLANT NATIVE (the most important and fundamental way to help!). THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO if you can’t commit to maintaining the Mason bee house with their larva
• Plan to have native blooms throughout the year
• No pesticides (you can’t be selective with this)
• Healthy soil (no Miracle Grow crap)
• Leave the leaves
• Leave hollow stems and grasses
• Leave parts of a sunny patch of your garden without mulch (provide mud consistency)
• Build bug hotel with dead hollow stems and branches/logs
• Focus on native bees in your garden. Let the farmers do the honeybee hives as they are better at producing honey, not pollinating our food source

Learn more about our native bees from:



Celebrate Mother’s Day by crowning your inner queen! In this hands-on botanical crown workshop, you’ll design an etherea...
05/06/2026

Celebrate Mother’s Day by crowning your inner queen! In this hands-on botanical crown workshop, you’ll design an ethereal, wearable piece using Pacific Northwest native foliage, and locally sourced fresh or dried seasonal flowers, while learning why native plants matter for our connection to our Mother Earth, our pollinators, and our urban habitats.

Perfect for moms, daughters, and anyone ready to feel grounded, radiant, and royally connected to the earth.

Choose your date & location:
Friday, May 8, 2026, 6pm
Friends of Tryon Creek
Sign up at poppyandfinch.com/workshop
15% goes to

Saturday, May 9, 2026, 10:30 am
Hoyt Arboretum
Sign up at Hoyt Arboretum website

🌸 Pop-up Workshop: Celebratory Mother’s Day Inner Queen Botanical Crowns 🌸Friday, May 8, 2026, 6pmFriends of Tryon Creek...
05/03/2026

🌸 Pop-up Workshop: Celebratory Mother’s Day Inner Queen Botanical Crowns 🌸

Friday, May 8, 2026, 6pm
Friends of Tryon Creek
11321 S Terwilliger Blvd. Portland OR 97219

15% of workshop fee will be donated to Friends of Tryon Creek

Sign up at poppyandfinch.com/workshop

🧚🏻 This workshop is not for mothers only. We all have qualities of Mother Nature inside of us! 🧚🏻

👑 Let’s honor your inner queen with your own beautiful botanical crown creation. Do you know that each female native mason bee is a queen! Just like all of you! 👑

🌸 Celebrate Mother’s Day by learning how to create your own one-of-a-kind botanical crown using an element of PNW native plant and seasonal flowers/foliage surrounded by nature. Wear it to work, while you wash dishes, or play pickle-ball when time is challenging and you feel low so you can feel empowered and inspired to celebrate and honor yourself! 🌸

In this hands-on botanical crown workshop, you’ll design an ethereal, wearable piece using Pacific Northwest native foli...
05/02/2026

In this hands-on botanical crown workshop, you’ll design an ethereal, wearable piece using Pacific Northwest native foliage, and locally sourced fresh or dried seasonal flowers, while learning why native plants matter for our connection to our Mother Earth, our pollinators, and our urban habitats.

Choose your date & location:
Friday, May 8, 2026, 6pm
Friends of Tryon Creek
Sign up at poppyandfinch.com/workshop

Saturday, May 9, 2026, 10:30am
Hoyt Arboretum
Sign up at Hoyt Arboretum website

Did you know you can help birds during their nesting season?Shown is a Black-capped chickadee teasing out wool from a re...
04/23/2026

Did you know you can help birds during their nesting season?

Shown is a Black-capped chickadee teasing out wool from a repurposed ivy vines woven by lovely friends, Naomi & Brent, from previous workshop!

What a great way to celebrate Earth Week: repurpose ivy, help birds, learn the do’s and don’ts, and connect with like-souled community.

Join me and Lise from Mt. Tabor W**d Warrior for this hands-on workshop!
Friday, April 24th, 6pm
Poppy & Finch Studio (nestled in the back of Plural Collective outdoor corridor)
8012 SE 13th Avenue, Portland, OR 97202

10% workshop fee goes to The Friends of Mt. Tabor Park.

We still have a few spots left.

Please sign up soon so we can have enough materials for you! Link in my profile or visit my website:
https://www.poppyandfinch.com/workshops-events/p/nestingball

Happy Earth Day, habitat stewards!While I am excited to celebrate Earth Day, every day is truly Earth Day. It is importa...
04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day, habitat stewards!

While I am excited to celebrate Earth Day, every day is truly Earth Day. It is important to appreciate Mother Earth and native plants year-round as we work to restore and connect with the land.

In the meantime, it is not too late to sign up for the workshops listed below. Your participation benefits the Crag Law Center, Friends of Mt. Tabor, and Friends of Tryon Creek—a win for everyone involved!

If you can’t make it to any of the workshops below, I’m donating 10% to Crag Law Center this week (April 20 - 26) from sales of any online shop purchase, gift certificate, custom centerpiece inquiry, consultation, or private party booking this week. You just have to place the order and book this week for a later workshop date or custom order delivery. Please DM me if you have any questions.

Here are the workshops:
Thursday, April 23, 5pm
POP-UP WORKSHOP:
CREATE A MINI-HABITAT HAPPY HOUR at Oran Mor Artisan Mead, 8011 SE 13th Ave, Portland, OR 97202
10% goes to

Friday, April 24 at 6pm
IVY NESTING BALL FOR BIRDS WITH LISE at Poppy & Finch Studio, 8012 SE 13th Ave. nestled in the back of Plural Corridor
10% goes to

Saturday, April 25 at 4pm
POP-UP WORKSHOP:
WOODLAND MINI-HABITAT GARDEN IN A LAMP GLOBE at Friends of Tryon Creek, 11321 S Terwilliger Blvd.
15% goes to

Sign up link in bio

🧚🏻 Let’s celebrate Mother Nature & appreciate Native Plants this month through my educational hands-on botanical worksho...
04/19/2026

🧚🏻 Let’s celebrate Mother Nature & appreciate Native Plants this month through my educational hands-on botanical workshops!

I’m donating each workshop for 3 different local nonprofits! When you take my workshops, you’re supporting local businesses, nonprofits and habitat! Win win win 🧚🏻

Here are my workshops:
• Repurposing Ivy for Birds Nesting Ball Workshop with Lise Gervais from
Friday, April 24th, 6pm
At my studio (nestled in the back of outdoor corridor)
8012 SE 13th Avenue, Portland, OR 97202
10% workshop fee goes to The Friends of Mt. Tabor Park

Pop-up workshops:
• Oran Mor Mead: Woodland Mini-habitat Tabletop Garden
Thursday, April 23rd, 5pm
Oran Mor Artisan Mead (across the street from Plural)
8011 SE 13th Ave, Portland, OR 97202)
10% workshop fee goes to

• Friends of Tryon Creek: Earth Day Woodland Mini-habitat Tabletop Garden in a Repurpose Lamp Globe
Saturday April 25th 4-6:30pm
Friends of Tryon Creek
11321 S Terwilliger Blvd. Portland OR 97219
15% of workshop fee will be donated to

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