Photography by Shawn LaChapelle For the Smith family, owners of Mandy’s Spring Nursery in Granville and now Canopy of Saratoga, land is not simply the backdrop upon which we live our lives: It’s the heartbeat that propels connection, purpose, and creativity. And it’s been that way for three, going on four, generations. Since opening Mandy’s—a hub for locally grown shrubs, trees, and flowers—in 1994, Todd and Leonie Smith have welcomed upstate New Yorkers into the fold of their family’s passion.