Candace has always been attracted to the garden.

She started her horticultural training at an early age, with a high-school vocational course, and continued while attending Ohio State University, where she majored in Landscape Design and Construction.

Candace initially gravitated towards the maintenance end of the spectrum, allowing her to observe landscape designs not just from the perspective on the installation, as with most designers, but also for their sustainability and long term care requirements.

Two-time award recipient for residential maintenance

 
Named one of the top 20 Groundskeepers in 2000

Work featured in Landscape Management Magazine in 1999
and in Grounds Maintenance Magazine in 1995

Prior to starting Candace Clough Estate Gardener in 2001, Candace held a variety of landscape-related positions including:

• Employee of a residential landscape business
• Commercial property manager
• Nine years as Head Gardener for The Westmoor Farm, a private estate
• Head Gardener of the Inn at Little Washington

It was for the position as the Head Gardener at the Inn at Little Washington that Candace moved from Nantucket Island, MA to Rappahannock County, VA.