A little bit about our team

Gayle Lohmar - Owner, Operator, Permaculture Designer

Gayle (she/her) is the owner and operator of Water it With Love Landscaping, LLC. She manages the daily operations for organic garden maintenance, offers permaculture and landscape design services (virtual and in-person), and loves to share educational resources with the community through her blog and special events. Her passion for permaculture runs deep, growing up in multi-generational, family gardens and pursuing interests in renewable energy technology, herbalism, ‘bio’-tecture, and global networking for over 25 years. After receiving the Permaculture Design Certificate with Boulder Permaculture, Gayle became an active member of PINA (Permaculture Institute of North America), Wild Ones - Front Range Chapter, and Herbalists Without Borders. With extensive working knowledge in growing food, landscaping, and preserving the harvest, Gayle started Water It With Love to help transform the community with a more resilient approach to both the agricultural and landscaping industries.

Contact Gayle@wateritwithlove.com or at (720) 938-0928 for permaculture questions, organic gardening services, educational events, and more.

Sage Coughlin - Herbalist, Permaculture Designer, Lead Gardener

Sage (she/they) has been a gardener in Boulder County since 2016, working in varied settings from biodynamic farming to organic landscape gardening. Sage is a certified herbalist, having graduated the advanced herbalism program at Colorado School of Clinical Herbalism in 2018. Their education in vitalism, folk and clinical herbalism, botany, and nutrition has informed their work to this day.

Sage's life changed when they studied permaculture design via Permaculture Institute in 2017. Since, they have committed to integrating sustainable practices into their work in Colorado's arid front range landscapes. Sage now offers to-scale customized permaculture landscape design and gardening consultation for Water It With Love. You can also find Sage working the gardens on our routine maintenance crew. Additionally, Sage is nurturing the growth of Dirt Hearth LLC, a landing place for all of Sage's various offerings and services.

Request Sage as your landscape designer via WIWL if you have specific interest in permaculture-based assessment, xeriscaping, or medicinal/edible herb gardens.

Kira Rukin - Professional Landscape and Permaculture Designer

Kira (she/her) earned a degree in Garden Design from Capel Manor in London, England in 2009. Following a move to Boulder, Colorado ten years ago, she earned certification in Permaculture to round out her training and now practices design using permaculture as a driving force. Kira’s passion is to work together with clients to design beautiful, useful gardens that are a reflection of themselves and enable a closer connection to the outdoors.

For landscape and garden design inquiries, contact design@wateritwithlove.com.

Susan Klein - Administrator, Billing Specialist

Susan’s (she/her) love for the plant world began twelve years ago when she worked on a friend's native plant nursery near Lucerne, Switzerland. Her love for the outdoors brought her to Leadville, Colorado where she now lives next to a lake that is home to several beavers, waterfowl, and wildflowers. She has six years of landscape/gardening experience and is always eager to learn more about permaculture. In 2017, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Integrative Health Care at Metropolitan State University of Denver. She cares deeply about the natural world and our relationship to it.

While you may see Susan getting her hands dirty here and there, her main role at Water It With Love is an administrator. Susan brings her seven years of experience in administrative assistance to our team, supporting all the necessary back-end duties so that the rest of the team may continue the manual work that makes your gardens the beautiful, bountiful places they are. As an administrator, Susan feels connected to her love for the Earth in helping Water It With Love fulfill its mission.

For billing inquiries, email admin@wateritwithlove.com.

Gary Kainz - Jack-of-All-Trades, Gardener, Rancher, Builder, Permacultrualist

Gary (he/him) stumbled upon Permaculture in 2017 with Boulder Permaculture and found the rabbit hole of a life time. Pursuing the varied threads of natural building, animal husbandry, biodynamic gardening, market gardening, and oil-to-soil landwork, Gary has worked on a number of Boulder County farms and ranches, private homesteads, local construction companies, and now focuses on earth care with the Water It With Love team.

Daniela Escudero - Land Steward, Educator, Consultant

Daniela María (she/her), who is originally from Quito, Ecuador, now lives on a serene homestead in rural Longmont. In her search for healing of mind, body, and soul, she found her calling and life’s purpose in permaculture, regenerative agriculture, and biodynamic practices. With hands-on experience in farming and animal husbandry, Daniela is a passionate educator and has been teaching permaculture and biodynamics since 2019. Her commitment to the land and community is evident in her work introducing biodynamic practices on farms and homes in Colorado and Chicago. Reverent Roots has been a passion project for Daniela, borne from her dedication to inspiring others to reconnect with the land. With a love for writing, hiking, and herbalism, Daniela's holistic approach to life reflects her core message: "It's our responsibility to learn and empower ourselves to reconnect with the land and reclaim our sovereignty in growing food and living good lives."

Daniela collaborates with Water It With Love to create our education courses. You can find her personal work and business at reverentroots.com.

Work with WIWL

Calling all 2026 earth tenders! Interested in working with Water It With Love? If “dependable, hardworking nature-lover” describes you, and you’d like to get your hands dirty in the garden, please contact us today. We are currently hiring for the 2026 routine maintenance and installation work.

Seasonal work begins April 1 and ends on or before November 15 (inclement weather permitting).

The ideal candidates:

Have reliable transportation
Enjoy working independently and in group-settings
Have experience gardening or landscaping in Colorado (required)
Bring unique skills and abilities to share with the team
Must love being outdoors rain, sleet, or shine (we do not work in snow or below freezing temps)
Must be available to work during operating business hours (M-TH 8am-4pm)
Can lift heavy objects up to 50lbs (not required)
Carry private liability insurance for independent contractor services OR would be willing to obtain by start date.

Various jobs include:

Weekly maintenance crew members
Installation crew members for spring and fall garden projects

Pay: Starting wage is $25/hour or more depending on skills and experience.

Currently, all positions are part-time (up to 25-30 hours per week). There will be an increase in merit after 3 months of employment and a bonus at season-end. Progressive annual increases in merit as experience and skills develop.

To inquire, please email wateritwithlove@gmail.com with a brief summary of what makes you a great candidate. In the subject line, state the job - weekly crew or installation crew. List skills and desired pay.