We’re the Landises. This is our story.
Leah’s love of gardening started young. She fondly remembers donning one of her grandma’s wide-brimmed hats and exploring her granddad’s garden, where she tried to remember the names of all the flowers. Then she began to plant her own for the 4-H fair. She grew up and became a medical laboratory scientist but never stopped delighting in growing things. In 2021, she took the leap from flower gardener to flower farmer and attended the Twin City Market for a couple seasons. After a break to focus on career and family, she’s excited to share the beauty of local flowers with the Sauk Valley once again!
While Sugar Creek You-Pick is primarily Leah’s endeavor, her vision wouldn’t be a reality without her ever-supportive husband, Jacob. Jacob contributes a lot when it comes to the heavy lifting and infrastructure projects that are needed to make all Leah’s wildest flower dreams come true! He is also an invaluable source of information on soil science, organic growing, and regenerative agriculture. Jacob spends most of his time working on his family’s certified organic dairy farm. If you’d like to learn more about his work, visit JLAcres.com.