The Certification Committee

The SOUL certification committee is composed of experienced educators and practitioners of professional organic horticulture:

Christina Nikolic
Laurie Hardy

The committee developed and administers the certification process and the certification examination. As more landscapers become certified the committee will be expanded. The certification process and examination will continue to evolve as we receive more input from certified practitioners.

Christina Nikolic

Christina Nikolic I came to the West Coast from Germany via Calgary and have finally put down roots here... where SOUL provides such a nurturing environment! I run Stewardship Natural Landscape Design in Victoria, B.C., offering garden design and consultations as well as planting service and light garden maintenance since 2003. In Germany I received a degree in landscape architecture and extensive industry training, yet I had always felt that there was something important amiss. I found the answer to that "something" upon joining SOUL, and my approach to horticulture shifted completely towards organic principles. Finally it all makes sense...! A graduate of Gaia College, I became a SOUL Certified Organic Land Care Professional in 2005 and soon after that, an instructor with Gaia College, teaching in both the Ecological Landscape Design program and the SOUL Organic Master Gardener course. I look forward to further broadening the mind by exchanging thoughts, knowledge, and experience with like-minded individuals. A "student of life" in times of considerable local and global challenges, I feel an strong dedication to living in harmony with each other and with the earth.

Laurie Hardy

BA / University of Victoria Certificate in Organic Landscape Management / Gaia College SOUL Certified Organic Land Care Professional Retired Horticulture Instructor Master Gardener