Carly Peterson is the owner of Dirt Design LLC.

Through her teen years she worked at a local nursery and garden center where she found her passion and love for plants and beauty.
In 2019 she began her internship, at a small female-owned company, as a member of a hardworking landscape team where she learned the ins and outs of what makes healthy and beautiful gardens successful. It’s not only about what’s above ground-but the dirt and roots you don’t see.
During the pandemic, in 2020, she had space to unleash her artistic/creative abilities; and quickly made her spot at the company as Designer.

Designing through an outside company allowed her to gain structured insight where she learned valuable information and helped carry out designs with a team. In doing so, she noticed the culture of “business” seemed to rush the intentional process of careful design and details were lost in translation. In 2024, she’d felt practiced, educated, and brave enough to confidently step back from a fast, demanding atmosphere and create her own business where she focuses on crafting beautiful ecosystems that make a difference to the earth and the people who enjoy it.

Carly graduated from Michigan State University, College of Agricultural and Natural Resources and The Institute of Agricultural Technology in 2020 and is certified in Landscape Management. She is recognized under MNLA as a Certified Green Industry Professional since 2021.