A graduate of Northeastern University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Entrepreneurship, Monique Allen began in the Green Industry as a freelance gardener in 1986, using her business training to provide the best service possible to her clients. She attended horticulture study at The Arnold Arboretum, in Jamaica Plain, MA and at Massachusetts Horticultural Society, in Boston, MA. She went on to complete Graduate Design Studies at (formerly) Radcliffe Seminars at Harvard, in Cambridge, MA. Monique has been dedicated to the Landscaping trade, and continues to encourage the company she began many years ago to reach its highest potential by providing excellence in all aspects of garden installation and maintenance.

She serves on the board of Associated Landscape Contractors of Massachusetts, on the Education Committee for New England Grows (trade show), and on the Advisory Committee for the Community Outreach Group for Design. She is also a freelance educator, speaking to members of various homeowner and professional organizations.

Monique is an avid collector of perennials and groundcovers, which has helped to transform her own property in Franklin, Mass., into show gardens that have been featured inThis Old House Magazine.

Monique is the President and CEO of The Garden Continuuum. She is a Certified Landscape Designer and a Massachusetts Certified Landscape Professional.

(See also a bio for the company's Chief Operating Officer Christopher Allen.)