Hi there!  Coreposis is a project born in the summer of 2010 when Connie and Matt met through a mutual friend working on a landscaping project. As a result of their mutual interest in botany, sustainability and eco-business this friendship literally blossomed into a business partnership. The project began more as an experiment to propagate native plants. Eventually, their success in germinating seeds and community support allowed this dream to become a reality.  Both Matthew and Connie have come to the conclusion through their life experience that Coreposis Eco-landscaping would be an exciting, and beneficial adventure for the greater Hamilton community!

Connie graduated from the University of Western Ontario (UWO) with a Biology with Environmental Science degree (B.Sc). Her early interests in native plants led her to take many electives in botany. While in university she had the opportunity to work at Agriculture Canada (London, Ontario) in an entomology laboratory as a summer student and, upon graduating she was employed as a contract technician. Her years spent in the laboratory and in the field strengthened her knowledge of the interaction between crops, native plants, and insects within their environment. Furthermore, she understood the benefits extended to other parts of the ecosystem. The beneficial services native plants provide and her desire to improve the environment in her community prompted her to run Green Home Solutions, a native plants landscaping business. She believes that through interactions with the individuals in her community she can promote the use of native plants in urban landscapes.

      Matthew recently graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) with a degree in Wildlife & Wildlands Conservation and an accompanying minor in Landscape Management. In 1998, through his involvement with the Hamilton Naturalists’ Club, he began a native plant garden at his home in Dundas. His initial intent was to attract birds and butterflies. Throughout the years his collection of plants grew steadily. This interest in botany opened him to landscaping employment opportunities over the past four summers. His interest in birds has opened employment opportunities at the Canadian Wildlife Service, Royal Botanical Gardens, Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas and as the teaching assistant of the BYU Ornithology class. Matthew feels that the mix of wildland plant restoration and mainstream horticulture classes he took in college will help him to achieve his goal of promoting the creation of wildlife habitat in urban environments.