About Pippi's Perennials & Blooming Yoga
Early Summer at Pippi's
Owned and operated by Vicky Hilleges, with the support of her husband, Doug, and daughter, Nicole (aka Pippi), Pippi's Perennials and Blooming Yoga has evolved from Vicky's passion for perennials and personal experience with the healing power of yoga. Following her heart's desire to share her love of perennials and to spend more time with her then three year old daughter, Vicky started Pippi's in their back yard in 2002. Leaving behind a gray cubicle at a local engineering firm and eighteen years in the transportation planning and engineering field, Vicky was ready to GROW!
A graduate of the State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry with a degree in Environmental Studies and a focus on Landscape Architecture, Vicky used her years of experience working for local engineering firms, her long time passion for perennial gardening and the guidance of a local nurseryman to create Pippi's. Today, Pippi's grows over 175 different perennials with a growing focus on native plants.
Vicky's passion for yoga equals her passion for perennials. Realizing the power of yoga to have a positive impact on all aspects of her life, she enrolled in the Yoga Teacher Training program at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and became a certified Kripalu yoga teacher. She now shares her enthusiasm for yoga with her students at her home yoga studio opened in 2010 and aptly named Blooming Yoga. She teaches classes that are appropriate for a variety of ages and abilities.
A graduate of the State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry with a degree in Environmental Studies and a focus on Landscape Architecture, Vicky used her years of experience working for local engineering firms, her long time passion for perennial gardening and the guidance of a local nurseryman to create Pippi's. Today, Pippi's grows over 175 different perennials with a growing focus on native plants.
Vicky's passion for yoga equals her passion for perennials. Realizing the power of yoga to have a positive impact on all aspects of her life, she enrolled in the Yoga Teacher Training program at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and became a certified Kripalu yoga teacher. She now shares her enthusiasm for yoga with her students at her home yoga studio opened in 2010 and aptly named Blooming Yoga. She teaches classes that are appropriate for a variety of ages and abilities.
Pippi's Mission
Pippi's Perennials and Blooming Yoga is dedicated to promoting perennial gardening and yoga for the health of the mind, body, and spirit, and to assisting those who desire to use plants and the path of yoga to bring more beauty into the world.
Services
Summer Border at Pippi's
Public Speaking & Seminars: Is your club or organization looking for a speaker for a program? Contact Vicky with your request for a perennial gardening, yoga, or Reiki related presentation or ask her for a list of presentations that she has available to present to your group. Vicky will come to your location with all the necessary equipment to give an inspiring presentation or bring your group to Pippi's for a garden tour or introduction to yoga & Reiki. Fee varies.
Yoga Party: Looking for a healthy way to celebrate an occasion or get together with friends? Book Vicky, a Certified Kripalu Yoga Teacher, for a yoga party. No yoga experience is necessary, Vicky will plan a yoga class suited to your groups abilities. Yoga parties are a great way to relax, release stress, and have fun. Fee varies.
Yoga Party: Looking for a healthy way to celebrate an occasion or get together with friends? Book Vicky, a Certified Kripalu Yoga Teacher, for a yoga party. No yoga experience is necessary, Vicky will plan a yoga class suited to your groups abilities. Yoga parties are a great way to relax, release stress, and have fun. Fee varies.
Memberships
Member of the Central New York State Nursery & Landscape Association, the Perennial Plant Association, and the Kripalu Yoga Teachers Association