Meet the Wildscapers
Founders
Co-founded by 3 graduates of the UNT ecology program, Wildscapers is a restoration-focused landscaping company. Molly, Taylor, and Jesse have since continued on to new adventures.
Our current crew continues to build upon their mission!
Molly Burke
Taylor Phillips
Jesse Stanford
Current Crew
Sean Durbin
Sean is a student of restoration agriculture who has helped craft many gardens in DFW and enjoyed getting his hands in the dirt for landscape projects across Texas.
His journey began with a Food not Lawns sign and garden tour of his neighbor’s yard. Walking among purple globe artichokes and snacking on fennel, lambs quarters, grapes, and other medicinal and edible plants opened his eyes to the possibilities of his own backyard.
Consideration for the value of quality food, how we feel interacting with our immediate environment, and how we realize our ecological role drives Sean’s passion for landscape design. Sean grew up in Idiot’s Hill and would love to Wildscape as many homes and businesses in Denton as possible.
Miguel Espinel
Born and raised in Venezuela, Miguel Espinel moved to Texas with his family in 2005, staying in Bryan for some time and later moving to Denton in 2014 for graduate studies in music at the University of North Texas. Feeling quite welcomed by Denton and its wonderful local community, Miguel was happy to make Denton his permanent home, seeking opportunities to give back to the land and community that welcomed him. Working with Wildscapers gives him a perfect chance to give back and help in efforts to restore the native ecology of Denton and its surroundings, while gaining valuable experience in the field and opening a new path in ecological work that is very necessary for the sustainability of the land. Being an active member of Denton's local artistic community as a musician, composer, improviser, and colaborator, while joining Wildscapers in its efforts to foster the restoration of the local land and ecosystems, Miguel is happy to be one of many individuals who are working hard to enact change at the local level in our community.