Staff

Alfredo originally hails from El Salvador, but has been a mainstay at Harlequin’s for over 15 years – propagating, potting up and keeping our plants beautiful. Back in El Salvador he has a coffee farm with cows and other animals. Alfredo grew up on his grandfather’s dairy farm where he began learning to take care of plants and animals, and we feel blessed his skills grace us now.

Alison discovered her passion for native plants and herbs in the Pacific Northwest where she studied ethnobotany and herbal medicine. After living and working on a permaculture farm on Orcas Island, she found her way back to Colorado where she continues to explore the world of plants while raising two amazing kids. Alison is part of our Retail Staff.

Annika started working for Harlequin’s Wholesale in 2022 after moving to Boulder from Minnesota. She now leads our propagation operation. She grew up gardening with her mom and grandma, and made it into landscaping in her community. Annika loves caring for plants everyday and watching them grow.

Eric had a career in early childhood education, but now is in his second year with our wholesale team doing propagation and communication. Harlequin’s is his new school to learn about horticulture, botany and Colorado ecology. His patience and readiness to dive into any project endears him to the entire staff.

has always had a passion for gardening and for studying, growing, and drawing plants. She has a degree in landscape architecture and over ten years of professional experience in that field. She has delved into roses, fragrant flowers, grasses, clematis, vegetables, and herbs, and is now smitten with natives and rock gardening.  Eve, with Mikl, designed the rose garden at the Boulder Dushanbe Tea House. In her “spare” time she is a musician, a fine artist and loves to spend time in nature. Eve is co-owner of Harlequin’s Gardens.

Jared has multiple degrees relating to horticulture (horticulture production, sustainable agriculture, natural areas management, and a permaculture design certificate). Jared is our Wholesale Manager. He is also involved in the production of our cool and warm season vegetables.

Jose has worked at Harlequin’s Gardens for over 10 years years. We’re grateful for all he does behind the scenes keeping everything healthy.  He loves to watch plants grow, and has been gardening since he was a teenager back in El Salvador.

Kim is excited to be back on the staff of Harlequins.  She has a background in Landscape Horticulture & Design from CSU and teaches therapeutic horticulture in senior living communities.  She loves helping folks find plant & design solutions.  She also enjoys hiking around with friends, family time, and exploring new places.

Kirsten came to Harlequins after managing a garden center in Philadelphia, doing plant maintenance, customer service, inventory management and providing plant knowledge to customers. She has project management and production experience, and manages our Perennials.

joins Harlequin Garden this season. After retiring from a full time career in healthcare, she worked at Longwood Botanical Gardens where
she pruned, planted and weeded in gardens ranging from formal ivy beds to native woodland shrubs to a vertical “green wall” planted with 36,000 ferns. She was introduced to the concepts of a natural garden and the use of native plants in the 1980’s and continues to learn and apply these concepts. She she has taken classes offered through the Denver Botanical Gardens, CO Master
Gardeners, and local nurseries such as Harlequin to learn about water-wise Colorado plants.

got his initial training along the creeks and woods of eastern Iowa. He studied biology at the University of Iowa, then went to India with the Peace Corps. Back in America, he managed a small organic apple orchard, and operated a tree care business. Studying plants, researching alternatives to pesticides, and developing a xeriscape garden led him from the treetops to a plant nursery. Now the evolving Harlequin’s Gardens is his lifework, helping the gardening community to bring nature into their personal lives and homes using sustainable plants, materials and methods. His current passion is soil health and energy-efficient greenhouses. He was honored with the 2009 PaceSetter Award for the Environment.

As the Nursery Operations Coordinator, Moss sees and does it all! Moss specializes in our soil products, operating our forklift, dump truck and tractor. He mixes our basic soil mix and has been handy in various construction projects. He has helped design a product ordering system and is educating himself on Harlequin’s Soil Food Café. He loves hiking, snowboarding, snowshoeing, basketball, poetry, singing…the list goes on.

Roger has had Harlequin’s on his list of ‘happy places’ since moving to Boulder in 2005. He’s on a mission to help Colorado gardeners find the right native (or well adapted) plants for their landscape projects. Roger loves how native plants support our native insects, birds and soils, while also making our homes more beautiful. He also enjoys food, cooking, and music.