Green Living by Design

Green Living by Design Green Living by Design + Green Living Market is a full service design, build, sustain landscape firm.

We are looking for an experienced retail employee for our Market. An individual who is outgoing and enjoys engaging with...
05/28/2026

We are looking for an experienced retail employee for our Market. An individual who is outgoing and enjoys engaging with the clients. Retail and customer service experience required.
We have all sorts of beautiful things in our market. Native and sustainable perennials, trees, and shrubs, organic plant care, botanical gifts, and locally curated groceries.
If interested email your resume to
[email protected]

Spring gets so busy that I need to remind myself to pause and enjoy all of the beauty. The photo above is of a forest p...
04/21/2026

Spring gets so busy that I need to remind myself to pause and enjoy all of the beauty.
The photo above is of a forest pansy redbud, newly emerging leaves from about 2 weeks ago. Redbuds are my favorite tree. I used their leaf shape in my logo too. Redbuds are tough, they have a strong will to live. The color of their pinkish purple iridescent blooms are like no other flower.
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In addition to all of our normal landscape work we have a lot of things happening over the next few weeks, so I thought I would put it all out there.
This week 4/23 is book club, meeting starts at 6pm, dinner and light bites available.
Saturday 4/24 is our first ever Game Night at the market starting at 6pm. This is a family friendly evening. We will be making smash burgers on the grill for dinner, we will have tons of board games available, cards, 2 corn hole sets, and more. We are hoping friends, family, and neighbors will all join us in a fun filled game night.
Sunday 4/25 The Glass Garden Club is hosting a cardinal stained glass workshop, this is fun for all ages, no experience necessary, this class will fill.up fast, only a few spots left. $45/person
Sunday 4/25 you can also check out some of the market team at Ft. Thomas earth day celebration with plants and more available.
The first Friday in May we are hosting a Greek themed wine tasting and Mediterranean dinner. $45/person, tasting starts at 630pm
Saturday May 2, you will find members of the green team at the Civic Garden Center Plant Sale
The 1st, 3rd, and occasional bonus 5th Sunday each month is Yoga on the patio, yoga starts at 9am, it is $9/ person or $30 for 4 classes. Bring a mat + a friend, then stay afterwards for breakfast.
Seconday Saturday every Month is live music with a pop up dinner.
Third Thursday Trivia every month.
Last but not least, all weekend Mother's Day weekend we will be celebrating mom's with a special brunch menu Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. We will have loads of annuals, beautiful hanging baskets, and more, don't miss out on a one of a kind experience with Mom!!
All event sign up are in our bio linktr.ee

Do you want to walk into your backyard and be able to harvest a handful of asparagus everyday, or a bowl of lettuce, a b...
04/09/2026

Do you want to walk into your backyard and be able to harvest a handful of asparagus everyday, or a bowl of lettuce, a bunch of Radish, clip your own fresh herbs??
We can help! We design and install gardens. We now exclusively carry the nicest cedar beds in our area. Locally sourced eastern red cedar and built right here. It doesn't get more sustainable than that.
You can purchase the boxes from our Market to do yourself, or we can plan, design, and build the entire area for you.
We also offer garden coaching, seed starting, or you can get your own supplies at our Green Living Market.
Contact us today
Www.greenliving-bydesign.com
We invite you to Enjoy the Green Life!
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It is that time of year, bustling and busy spring when we realize we need a few more team members for this year's growth...
04/06/2026

It is that time of year, bustling and busy spring when we realize we need a few more team members for this year's growth. All GLBD employees have room to grow within the company. Full-time employees are eligible for 10 days PTO, 8 paid holidays, and health insurance. Part-time employees are eligible for 5 days PTO, and 8 half day holidays.
We are hiring for the following 3 positions, description of each below.
Landscape Installation Team Member:
Full-time, year-round
Looking for an experienced landscape install + hardscape crew memeber who can effectively read blueprints and make them come to life in residential and commercial spaces. We are looking for someone who has a fine attention to detail and is able to comply with company and industry standards. Must have a good driving record, and enjoy doing physical work.
Lawn Mowing Team Member:
Full-time, year-round
Looking for an experienced lawn mower, who is comfortable driving a trialing, operating a lawn mower, string trimmer, and blower.  Someone who takes pride in their work and works efficiently.
Must have a good driving record, and pay attention to details.
Office Manager:
Part-time, 20-25 hours per week
No plant experience necessary. Looking for someone who is extremely efficient, great at creating systems. This person is in charge of accounts receivable, client communications, scheduling, requesting oups tickets, creating crew sheets, and job costing. Someone who can communicate concise and clear.
If you are interested in any of the above positions please contact
[email protected]

Spring is my favorite time of year. I love seeing everything spring back to life. This morning I heard barred owls calli...
04/01/2026

Spring is my favorite time of year. I love seeing everything spring back to life.
This morning I heard barred owls calling to each other, and I went outside and actually spotted 4 owls in the yard!!
For me this is a reminder of why I do what I do.
I am in it because I love nature, I love plants, I love creating beautiful spaces, and at the same time make our environment healthier and greener.
Having 4 barred owls in the yard was not a mistake or pure luck. This happened because I have been cultivating a natural landscape. I have removed honeysuckle, saved trees, planted more trees, I leave the leaf litter on my beds and in the woods, I plant natives and pollinators which attracts more good things. I plant not just food for me, but also food for the animals, my lawn areas are natural and chemical free, and by making these intentional decisions nature is finding me.
If you want to work with a company who really cares about every decision we make, who plants intentionally using sustainable long living plants, and locally sourced natural materials. Then we might be a good fit for you.
We invite you to start
Enjoying the Green Life!
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We have so many things brewing here for 2026, but this is the first bit we can drop. We are proud to be working with Gre...
02/25/2026

We have so many things brewing here for 2026, but this is the first bit we can drop.
We are proud to be working with Green Umbrella and the Common Orchard Project carrying their 1 cuft bags of compost at our market. They are $12/bag.
Our seeds have all arrived, we proudly carry non-gmo and heirloom seeds for veggies, herbs, and flowers. This year we are also selling scatter seed mixes for larger areas.
You can shop our organic garden supplies Wednesday-Sunday 8am-2pm.
We can help with building your garden area, consultations to help set you up for success, bulk delivery of compost, and more.
Reach out by filling out our contact me form on our website.
Www.greenliving-bydesign.com.

Now is the time for rejuvenation pruning. If you have a shrub that has outgrown it's space, I always tell people late Fe...
02/18/2026

Now is the time for rejuvenation pruning. If you have a shrub that has outgrown it's space, I always tell people late February on one of those unseasonably warm days is the perfect time to do this. Late February to early Match, but no later for optimal results.
Rejuvenation pruning is a hard pruning where you reduce the size of an overgrown shrub by 1/2 the size or more. You do this just before the plants start transferring their energy from root growth to leaf growth, and now is the time!
This works well on viburnum, burning bush, red or yellow twig dogwood, forsythia, taxus, ninebark, panicle hydrangeas, oakleaf hydrangeas, boxwoods, bottlebrush buckeye, elderberry, witch hazel, rose of sharon, and other woody stemmed shrubs that have outgrown their space.
Please remember when you do this pruning you may be sacrificing the blooms for this season, but that is ok.
If you are unsure and you need help, reach out via the contact form on our website.
Www.greenliving-bydesign.com.
Enjoy the Green Life!

People always ask me what our teams do in the winter, and we continue building, designing, and planting, as there isn't ...
02/16/2026

People always ask me what our teams do in the winter, and we continue building, designing, and planting, as there isn't snow on the ground. Here are some projects we completed over the last few months.
Photos 1-4: A beautiful knot garden with native plants, stone curbing, brassfield fines path, and a fish pond.
Photos 5-6: A dry stack stone wall, using canyon gray stone
Photo 7: Removal of all turf + honeysuckle from this back yard, installation of native meadow seed, native trees, stone steps, hardwood paths, this property will have a super low maintenance yard.
Photos 8-12: Interior project, this home we repaired drywall throughout the entire home, painted walls, ceiling, trim, and refinished all of the original hardwood flooring. We love restoring the original beauty. Now we are moving on to the kitchen ;)
Thank you to each of our amazing clients for allowing us to be of service, and for making your environment more sustainable and eco-friendly.
We invite you to Enjoy the Green Life!
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This winter we used some of our down time in January to plan for 2026. We are going to be expanding our outdoor patio s...
02/03/2026

This winter we used some of our down time in January to plan for 2026. We are going to be expanding our outdoor patio space! Along with a wide variety of events, and event rental possibilities.
The first image shows the new pavers we have selected in a classic checkerboard pattern in tans and buffs to compliment our existing permeable patio in our 30' x 40' covered area. The second image shows how the patio will be set up from March-May when everyone is eager to shop plants. The 4th image shows our huge hillside expansion planting, where will we be extending our native pollinator garden over to the city steps. The 5th and 6th photos show a possible wedding set up and morning Yoga when the weather warms up. The 7th slide shows a larger view of the property, the new education patio + garden, as well as where trees and shrubs will be located for retail sales, and the new retail greenhouse. The very last image shows that we have two convenient locations to enter our parking lot, both from Springfield Pike + E. Galbraith Rd.
The new 20' x 40' patio will give us a much nicer area to display our plant tables, where carts can roll freely. In the heat of the summer when plant sales slow, we will move the plants to our new retail greenhouse where you can continue to shop plants, and our patio can hold tables with umbrellas for those of you who enjoy basking in the sunshine.
The new patio will be surrounded by tall slender trees to make the space very private. It also will hold a 20 x 40 tent perfectly, so for large event rentals our covered patio space just doubled in size. We will be able to host small weddings, wedding showers, bridal showers, graduations, baby showers, birthdays, and more.
We are also excited for summer music, Sunday Yoga, silent reading party's, family game night and smash burgers, plant bingo, trivia, and more events that can bring the whole community together.
Every event we hold is family friendly and welcome to all. They are all designed to be casual, affordable, and as if you all came to our home to enjoy our backyard patio.

We invite you to stop in Wednesday-Sunday from 8am-2pm or come out to one of our many events.

If you are like me, I am just itching to be outside and counting down the days for spring to arrive. It looks like the s...
02/02/2026

If you are like me, I am just itching to be outside and counting down the days for spring to arrive.
It looks like the snow will be sticking around for a bit longer. Don't worry, I have good news for you...there are some seeds that you can sow in the snow!! ❄️
Some seeds required a stratification period before they can germinate, and the snow actually helps this process along.
Here is a list of seeds that do great if you sow in the snow!
-Milkweed
-Echinacea
-Hyssop
-Monarda
-Poppies
-Bachelor Button
-Love in a Mist
-Columbine
-Snap Dragons
-Delphinium
-Marigolds
-Salvia
-Crimson clover
-Native grasses
-Blackeyed Susan's
-Yarrow
How to sow in the snow?? A few ways, you can sprinkle seeds on the ground before a snow, or you can sprinkle on top of the snow, and then press the seeds down to the ground with your boot, or you can just leave them on top of the snow, they will find their way down to the soil as the snow melts.
Super easy, so don't let this snow stop you from getting out in the garden. I am going to plant my seeds this afternoon, and there is more snow expected tomorrow.
Enjoy the Green Life!

--Julia, Owner of GLBD
Horticulturalist + Landscape Designer

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117 E. Galbraith Road
Cincinnati, OH
45216

Opening Hours

Wednesday 9am - 6:30pm
Thursday 9am - 6:30pm
Friday 9am - 6:30pm
Saturday 9am - 6:30pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

+15137080754

Website

https://linktr.ee/glbdlinktree

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