Welcome To Garden Moxie

Garden Moxie is my quiet rebellion against a gardening internet built on plant hauls, sponsorships, and the idea that more buying equals better gardens.

I believe a garden should be worth remembering: intentional, alive, deeply personal, and built on principles that never go out of style. No chasing trends. No expert credentials required. Just beautiful, lasting spaces that feel like home—because they reflect who you are.

I’m Sue Libertiny. I started Garden Moxie because we’ve lost something essential: the understanding that designing a garden is a creative act—guided by history, never handcuffed by rules.

For centuries, makers like Gertrude Jekyll, Rosemary Verey, and Vita Sackville-West created gardens that still take our breath away. They didn’t follow formulas. They understood color, flow, enclosure, and life. They knew great gardens restore the soul and sustain the earth at the same time.

Right now I’m tending two gardens:

• Rabbit Run — my temporary Kentucky proving ground where I test heritage techniques on a small scale.
• Sugar Hill — the forever sanctuary being built on a Kentucky hillside, where every lesson from Rabbit Run (and everywhere else) will come home.

Through Garden Moxie I share the journey—the principles, the saved seeds, the botanical crafts, the triumphs and happy accidents—so you can take whatever sparks your imagination and make it your own.

This is the quiet rebellion. Against throw-away culture. For gardens that only get better with time, and always, always feel like you.

Welcome. Pull on your boots and come make something lasting with me.

Gardens are More than pretty flowers

Surrounding ourselves with beauty and nature helps us deal with the stresses of daily life. Our gardens are a sanctuary. An escape.