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Vagabond - a wanderer; to travel from place to place

Vagabond is a luxury botanical studio and plant styling service based in the western suburbs of Chicago. The word ‘vagabond’ literally means wanderer and that’s exactly what our plant stylists do. They hunt for the highest quality plants from a variety of local sources, and source the most unique and stylish containers to match each of their client’s individual decor. Vagabond offers white-glove service. Their plant stylists handle everything from in-home consultations, to plant and container selection, to installation, to education on how to best maintain your plants for long-lasting beauty. Vagabond’s styling service extends to the whole home from exterior planters to interior plants and trees for every room in the house. They can work in-person or virtually – whatever suits your individual styling needs. Take a peek at a few of our favorite things… check out our gallery here.

The Women
Behind Vagabond.

— jenna & nicole

Jenna Lee Fowler is a fashion designer turned plant stylist creating unique and bold botanical arrangements. This self-taught free spirit has an eye for design and a heart for the unusual. Her style and innovation were recognized during the production of her freshman apparel collection, jlee silver in 2007. A pioneer in the apparel industry, Jenna created a mobile showroom to distribute her garments to specialty boutiques throughout the country. Jenna’s love for drought-tolerant arrangements grew when her clients, who wanted to bring her effortless style outdoors, asked her to style their outdoor plant containers. She founded Vagabond in 2015 and has built a cult following for her cutting edge plant design ever since.

Nicole Drai is an engineer turned plant lover turned business partner at Vagabond. She had a successful career as a quality engineer in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries before staying home full time to raise her four children. Jenna and Nicole met at a succulent party that Jenna hosted and immediately hit it off. Jenna started helping Nicole bring green into her home. What started out as a great client relationship, turned into a thriving business partnership too. Nicole fell in love with plants and the creativity of the business. In 2019 she joined Jenna as her business partner, and runs project management and the business side of Vagabond. As Jenna would say, Nicole’s strengths are my weaknesses, but together we’re the perfect team.

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