About Nature Craft Garden

Nature Craft Garden is located at the Norris Farm of Watauga County, North Carolina. Dedicated to growing, crafting with, being inspired by and preserving gardens and woods, Nature Craft Garden is a small farm and studio whose main agricultural products are herbs and flowers. 

Thank you for visiting! ~ Lisa Norris Clements

HISTORY:

The farm is a Century Family Farm in North Carolina - having been in the same family over 100 years. Lisa's Dad, Guy Norris, worked to get this designation in the 1980s. At that time, Lisa was living in Raleigh, NC and working as a Graphic Designer for SAS Institute, a software development company in Cary, NC.  She was able to help him with the application process by being in the Capital City where the NC Department of Agriculture offices are located. This was in that time before computers and you had to write on actual paper and postal mail or deliver documents and interact with others in person! :)

Guy was a smart, kind man - who sadly didn't live to old age. He developed Parkinsons and other health complications and died when he was 59. Guy always believed in quality over quantity though, so his life was that. He had an honesty and integrity that many in the community greatly respected. He was proud of his farm and grateful to God for everything.  He loved working with animals and the land. Guy, and his Father and Grandfather before him, kept cattle, hunted, foraged and grew many vegetables and crops. Guy knew how to do so many things and was a crafter and builder of many components of the farm. He knew some blacksmithing, how to weld, masonry, wood carving and carpentry. He started his days early and ended them late. He worked both harder and smarter. All the while being kind to everyone, no matter what they looked like, acted like, or what they had. He was a generous and funny Father and Husband. 

Lisa worked with her Mother, Pearl, until her more recent passing, to care for and maintain the property and buildings, grow and landscape natural areas, help with the cattle and other aspects of overseeing land use. Pearl was an avid gardener who loved her flowers and vegetable gardens. She was a lovely lady who never got over the loss of Guy, yet showed a strength and love of the farm and her family to continue on with courage. Pearl and Guy grew up together as children into adulthood and were always sweethearts. With them in her good memories, Lisa continues to work to maintain the integrity of the farm and woods, while adapting to changes in the area and the climate. 

CURRENTLY: The brand "Nature Craft Garden" began operating in 2021. Lisa believes that nature is inherently creative and can teach us so much. 

Contact: naturecraftgarden@gmail.com or the Contact page.

• Fresh cut herbs and flowers in the late Spring & Summer months 

• Dried herbs and flowers

• Art and Design - Writing, Illustration and Products for Home and Garden