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Northshore October 2025
Having grown up in Westport, Connecticut, Kristen Blais fondly remembers spending hours outdoors with her father, a rock garden enthusiast who allowed his daughter to care for her own small garden on the family’s acre of land. Decades later, in 2003, that early appreciation for flora blossomed into a passionate career when she launched Designs by Kristen, a floral design company operating out of her fittingly gorgeous home in Ipswich. In this role, Blais helps clients conceptualize, install, and maintain the garden of their dreams. After a detailed consultation with a client, she takes digital photos of the area where the garden will
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