Amy is a wife to her husband, Phil, and a mother to two beautiful children, Evelynne (5) and Ledger (3). Amy has been a successful retail manager for over 20 years which has led her to her current role as Director of Customer Care for Raymour and Flanigan. Throughout her multiple leadership roles, Amy has come to realize the most fulfilling part of her career is helping people achieve their goals. While Amy’s fulfilling career supports her family financially, taking care of her plants and living a healthy lifestyle nourishes her soul. That, in part, is what inspired Amy to begin this journey with Amanda. Whether your goal is to further your wellness through nutrition, tackle plant parenthood, or expand your current plant collection - pure.roots has you covered!

Amy has always had a love for plants, but like many, she had struggled in the past to keep those plants alive. That all changed when she and Phil built their home in Hamburg. Amy was determined to master the challenge of plant parenthood. With the encouragement and guidance of a plant enthusiast friend, Christen, plus countless hours of researching on the internet and an endless download of all the plant apps Amy has made her dream a reality. What started as using a couple of plants as part of her décor turned into a passion, leading to over 100 plants of different varieties throughout her home.

As her plant collection grew, Amy not only realized the obvious air quality benefits of plants but also the mental health benefits she gained from seeing her plants growing and thriving under her care. She began propagating her plants and giving them to friends and family and sharing tips and tricks for care. As her passion grew, Amy realized that although the Southtowns have many amazing nurseries, there was a lack of dedicated house plant shops. This was causing the sister duo to have to travel to downtown Buffalo, or further, to fulfill their plant needs. This is where the idea for the sisters to merge their passions to introduce a truly unique concept - a café and plant shop, bringing healthy, nutrient-dense foods and the joy of house plants to their hometown- blossomed.