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Seedlings Outdoor Spaces is Austin’s premier woman-owned and operated landscaping firm. Since 2009, we’ve been designing, building, and installing landscapes that are as eco-conscious as they are stunning. Because here, we believe that the responsible choice can be beautiful.
Our uniquely interactive landscapes act as a natural extension of Austin’s local ecology while also being spaces where our clients can connect with nature, others, and themselves.
At Seedlings, our mission is simple: create beautifully unique outdoor spaces that are good for you and the environment. We’re committed to bringing your visions to life while always providing the most efficient, friendly, and knowledgeable service possible. Our team’s combined experience includes professional contractors, a Master’s in Architecture, and a licensed Landscape Architect.
Let’s make something beautiful together.
Our Story
Since 2009, Seedlings Landscape Design Build has been creating thoughtfully designed outdoor spaces for homeowners throughout Austin. We believe a landscape should do more than look beautiful—it should enhance the way you live, connect you with nature, and feel like a natural extension of your home.
Our team combines creative design, technical expertise, and quality craftsmanship to deliver landscapes that are built to thrive in Central Texas and be enjoyed for years to come. From the first conversation to the final installation, we're committed to making the process as thoughtful as the finished landscape.
OUR STORY
Seedlings Outdoor Spaces is Austin’s premier woman-owned and operated landscaping firm. Since 2009, we’ve been designing, building, and installing landscapes that are as eco-conscious as they are stunning. Because here, we believe that the responsible choice can be beautiful.
Our uniquely interactive landscapes act as a natural extension of Austin’s local ecology while also being spaces where our clients can connect with nature, others, and themselves.
At Seedlings, our mission is simple: create beautifully unique outdoor spaces that are good for you and the environment. We’re committed to bringing your visions to life while always providing the most efficient, friendly, and knowledgeable service possible. Our team’s combined experience includes professional contractors, a Master’s in Architecture, and a licensed Landscape Architect.
Let’s make something beautiful together.
Our Story
Discover the potential of your outdoor living space with our landscape design services, where our experts blend creativity and expertise to craft stunning, functional landscapes tailored to your unique style and needs.
Human Connection
At Seedlings, we believe in nurturing nature and the community. We stay true to our environmental responsibility in every design we draft. When we make the eco-conscious decision, we’re making the world a better place for ourselves, the environment, and our community
Conservation
We are passionate about educating people on environmental stewardship. We don’t just create beautiful spaces; we teach others about how to respect, care for, and cultivate them.
Education
From designing to problem-solving, creativity is a crucial tool to have in any team’s arsenal. We operate from an innovative mindset, constantly asking ourselves the question, “How can we make this better?”
Creativity
Whether its the materials we use, the work we produce, or the service we provide, quality is always guaranteed.
Quality
With roots in the LGBTQ+ community, Seedlings understands the importance of equality and providing an environment where people can be expressive and be the most authentic version of themselves, no matter what that looks like.
Equality
OUR VALUES
Vision
Every project is a chance to make something meaningful. We design for how people truly live, sourcing inspiration from the site itself: its light, texture, and rhythm. Our best work comes from collaborating with each other, clients, and our industry partners. Through this collaboration, we are able to create truly usable spaces that draw you outside.
Innovation
Design and construction are always evolving, and so are we. We improve by staying curious, encouraging questions and new ideas at every stage and open to new techniques. We continually refine our craft by staying thoughtful, resourceful, and open-minded and bring forward-thinking landscape solutions that serve our clients and the environment.
Sustainability
We believe thoughtful landscapes can give back to the land and the community. Every project is designed to conserve water, honor responsible sourcing, support local ecosystems, and create inviting outdoor spaces that connect our clients more closely to the natural world.
Trust
We foster genuine relationships built on respect for our clients, our team, and the communities we serve. We honor diversity and create space for all voices to contribute. Every project is approached with open collaboration and care, ensuring that each space enhances both the property and the neighborhood around it.
Accuracy
Accuracy begins with thoughtful planning and carries through every phase of design and construction. From concept to completion, we take pride in the details, delivering thoughtful design, skilled craftsmanship, and lasting beauty in every landscape we create. Every project reflects the best of who we are, and we believe our reputation depends on our precision in every execution.
Equality
With roots in the LGBTQ+ community, Seedlings understands the importance of equality and providing an environment where people can be expressive and be the most authentic version of themselves, no matter what that looks like.
Meet Our Team
OUR TEAM
Reese Baloutine
Owner & Lead Designer
Native Austinite, Reese, has always cherished Central Texas’ natural beauty. With a Master’s in Architecture from Texas Tech, she returned to Austin after traveling extensively.
Her mission is to promote sustainable engagement with the environment, enhancing natural beauty while fostering respectful relationships with clients and nature.
Fun Fact: Before Seedlings, Reese worked as an illustrator on a Mayan archaeology project, a restaurant manager, and an electrician.
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Stephanie Nance
Office Manager & Marketing Coordinator
Stephanie joined Seedlings in 2020 and is part of the core management team. Aside from admin and bookkeeping, she plays an essential role in our marketing efforts.
Fun Fact: Stephanie's first job after college was for a swordsmith. Current hobbies include singing with s community choir, Panoramic Voices, serving on their board of directors, and doing anything creative she gets her hands on.
Priya Radadiya
Junior Landscape Designer
Priya is the newest member of the Seedlings team and has a bachelors of Architecture and Research. She has experience in rammed earth, modular housing, and bamboo construction.
New to Austin by way of Canada, Priya enjoys traveling and hiking with her husband, painting, and swimming at all the pools of water around these parts.
As a native Austinite, Seedlings owner Reese Baloutine has always reveled in Central Texas’ natural beauty, from the limestone cliffs above Lake Austin to the fragrant mountain laurels dotting Barton Creek Preserve. After earning a Master’s degree in Architecture from Texas Tech University, Reese traveled the country and the world but was drawn back to Austin. While volunteering at several local gardens Reese realized that a life spent in the garden was her future. She soaked up as much information as she could working as the Maintenance Manager and Designer for The Austin Groundskeeper then struck out on her own with Seedlings Landscape Design Build. One of her first projects was to create and maintain the garden at Olivia restaurant. Reese’s mission for the company is to help people engage with the environment in a sustainable way, bring natural beauty in to every environment and to create a company focused on a respectful relationship with nature, clients and staff. Fun Facts: Before founding Seedlings, Reese worked as an illustrator on a Mayan archaeology project, a restaurant manager and even an electrician! We’re lucky the garden called to Reese.
Reese Baloutine
Seedlings Owner & Founder
Nikki is the Operations and Project Manager for Seedlings Landscape Design Build. She credits her rural Minnesota farm upbringing for her appreciation of hard work and nature. Like Reese, she traveled and explored for years before settling in Austin and finding Seedlings. Nikki assists in running the day to day operations, including scheduling projects, material deliveries and crews, hiring, estimating and project management. You will often see Nikki out with the crews going over daily plans and making sure everything is moving on schedule. In her former life, Nikki worked as a police dispatch supervisor for 12 years and then spent another 7 years in people management with a vehicle finance company. Outside of work you'll find Nikki with friends and family, participating in a local run, watching a sporting event, or just chilling in a superhero outfit with a morning coffee.
Nikki Ankenman
Operations & Project Manager
Stacie Holt
RLA, LEED AP
Landscape Architect
Stephanie Nance
Office Manager
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