Meet Banita
Banita- The Cocky Boss
Banita Hillbrook is a sustainable landscape designer and the owner of Hillbrook Gardens. She can often be spotted singing to herself about her life as a child opera star, and yearns for the day that she’ll be put in the spotlight once again, only this time, as the Martha Stuart of the sustainable plant world. Banita has no internal editor when it comes to her staff and their personal lives. She’s in denial about her vegetarianism (eats meat) and drives a sports car whilst everyone in the sustainable world is a vegetarian and drives a Prius. She wants what every gardener doesn’t want, a lot of money, and to be on TV.
Banita is a true dichotomy, a walking contradiction. On the one side she’s a sycophantic name- dropper who will stop at nothing to rub elbows with the top designers in the garden community. And on the other, she’s incredibly knowledgeable in her field; an unreasonably talented designer with a huge body of work and an even bigger heart. She would give anyone the shirt off her back, whether they desperately needed it or wanted nothing to do with her.
Banita Hillbrook is a sustainable landscape designer and the owner of Hillbrook Gardens. She can often be spotted singing to herself about her life as a child opera star, and yearns for the day that she’ll be put in the spotlight once again, only this time, as the Martha Stuart of the sustainable plant world. Banita has no internal editor when it comes to her staff and their personal lives. She’s in denial about her vegetarianism (eats meat) and drives a sports car whilst everyone in the sustainable world is a vegetarian and drives a Prius. She wants what every gardener doesn’t want, a lot of money, and to be on TV.
Banita is a true dichotomy, a walking contradiction. On the one side she’s a sycophantic name- dropper who will stop at nothing to rub elbows with the top designers in the garden community. And on the other, she’s incredibly knowledgeable in her field; an unreasonably talented designer with a huge body of work and an even bigger heart. She would give anyone the shirt off her back, whether they desperately needed it or wanted nothing to do with her.
Meet Denise
Denise-The Artist
Denise is a creative person, but she just can’t seem to get her bearings in life. She wants nothing more than to paint but claims she can't find an art store. She also has a great obsession with the band, Fleetwood Mac, dressing and acting as if she's Stevie Nicks, the lead singer. Denise is a vegan, practices yoga, and is pretty self absorbed, but she’s a progressive person who drinks wheat grass shots, so she’s clearly winning in life.
Denise is a creative person, but she just can’t seem to get her bearings in life. She wants nothing more than to paint but claims she can't find an art store. She also has a great obsession with the band, Fleetwood Mac, dressing and acting as if she's Stevie Nicks, the lead singer. Denise is a vegan, practices yoga, and is pretty self absorbed, but she’s a progressive person who drinks wheat grass shots, so she’s clearly winning in life.
Meet Jesse
Jesse- The Entomologist
Jesse is the bug expert at Hillbrook, and she’s also the most normal person that works there. She’s not too concerned with the drama at the shop and would prefer to spend her afternoon’s digging through dirt and identifying the latest perennial attacking species. That said, she’s mystified by Benita’s courage and wishes she had the gumption to pioneer a farm-to-table initiative herself.
Jesse is the bug expert at Hillbrook, and she’s also the most normal person that works there. She’s not too concerned with the drama at the shop and would prefer to spend her afternoon’s digging through dirt and identifying the latest perennial attacking species. That said, she’s mystified by Benita’s courage and wishes she had the gumption to pioneer a farm-to-table initiative herself.
Meet Pilaf
Pilaf- The Disorganized Accountant
Pilaf never wants to talk about accounting deadlines, however, somehow she juggles the business’ finances and manages to keep creditors away. Pilaf is of Taiwanese decent, but was adopted by her Turkish parents at the age of 13. Her best friend is Banita, and her biological uncle, serving a life sentence in a prison in Taiwan. Pilaf is very happy and endearing but doesn’t have a lot of confidence in herself. Pilaf is very much a child, she's naive and probably still plays with barbies. Her over-bearing adoptive mother raised her with strong Turkish values; dress like an angel and cook to feed an army.
Pilaf never wants to talk about accounting deadlines, however, somehow she juggles the business’ finances and manages to keep creditors away. Pilaf is of Taiwanese decent, but was adopted by her Turkish parents at the age of 13. Her best friend is Banita, and her biological uncle, serving a life sentence in a prison in Taiwan. Pilaf is very happy and endearing but doesn’t have a lot of confidence in herself. Pilaf is very much a child, she's naive and probably still plays with barbies. Her over-bearing adoptive mother raised her with strong Turkish values; dress like an angel and cook to feed an army.
Meet Sandy
Sandy-The Horny Lesbian
Sandy runs the design-build portion of the business. She’s 35 but has a lot of life experience. She makes more money than anyone else, she’s a Lesbian Rocker, and really fulfills the American stereotype of what it really means to be a ‘dike’. She’s proud to call herself butch and embraces others that do the same. She checks out everyone at work, and sexually harasses her co-workers. She has the libido of a 16 year old dude and the heart of your grandma. She's closest with Denise and has a crush on Pilaf, but everyone else, (other than Banita) is basically offended by her rash behavior. Sandy is no different than the rest of us, she wants a partner, and someone she can make love to, on a Harley.
Sandy runs the design-build portion of the business. She’s 35 but has a lot of life experience. She makes more money than anyone else, she’s a Lesbian Rocker, and really fulfills the American stereotype of what it really means to be a ‘dike’. She’s proud to call herself butch and embraces others that do the same. She checks out everyone at work, and sexually harasses her co-workers. She has the libido of a 16 year old dude and the heart of your grandma. She's closest with Denise and has a crush on Pilaf, but everyone else, (other than Banita) is basically offended by her rash behavior. Sandy is no different than the rest of us, she wants a partner, and someone she can make love to, on a Harley.
