Staff

Ron	Ron Owner; handles commercial jobs from the “ideas” stage to final completion Favorite Plant: Ginkgo tree, an interesting tree whose history dates back to over 2000 years ago One of the More Interesting Job Sites He’s Been On: Lock & Dam #5A—the project was in the middle of the Mississippi River
McLean	McLean Owner; 18 years experience; Horticulture/ Landscape Degree from Rochester Community & Technical College; Live Roof Certification; Versa-Lok Retaining Wall training; Erosion Control Trainig/ Certification; Smarline Water Conservation Certified Favorite Plant: Kentucky Coffeetree
Dana	Dana “CAD Guy” (Computer Aided Design); 30 years Horticultural/ Landscape Design experience, and with the Nursery since 1990; AAS Horticulture Degree from Iowa Lakes Community College; also an Iowa Certified Nursery Professional since 1982; Blue Thumb Raingarden training Design Philosophy: Obtain as much of the owner’s input as possible for a personalized landscape design Favorite Evergreen: Weeping White Spruce Favorite Hardscape Element: Seating walls incorporated around patios
Becky	Becky With the Nursery since 1994, does the purchasing, commercial bidding, and computer drafting; BS Degree, Winona State University; Minnesota Certified Nursery Professional; Blue Thumb Raingarden training and Live Roof Certification Favorite Plant: Right now, I am loving Alliums, State Street Maples, and Autumn Moor Grass Favorite Hardscape Element: Brick walks made of tumbled pavers
Jim	Jim Foreman; with the company since 2000; Interlocking Concrete Paving Institute (ICPI) Certification; Versa-Lok Retaining Wall training Favorite Plant: Maple tree because of the shade and fall color it provides Favorite Hardscape Element: Retaining walls; it is rewarding to figure grades, do the site prep, and see how much a wall changes and improves each site
Jessie	Jessie Foreman; with the company since 2001; Interlocking Concrete Paving Institute (ICPI) Certification; Versa-Lok Retaining Wall training Favorite Plant: Barberry Favorite Hardscape Element: Brick
Ed	Ed Foreman/ Head of Irrigation Division; with the company since 2001; BS & BA degrees from Winona State University; Certified Irrigation Contractor; Licensed Power Limited Technician; EPA WAtersense Partner; Smartline Certified ET Controller programmer; numerous AutoCAD, irrigation, and landscape lighting training courses Favorite Plant: Ann Magnolia Favorite Hardscape Element: Seating Walls and Landscape Lighting (I enjoy taking a landscape and making it enjoyable 24 hours a day)
Jordan	Jordan Foreman; with the company since 2002; Interlocking Concrete Paving Institute (ICPI) Certification; Versa-Lok Retaining Wall training; Live Roof Certification Favorite Plant: Honeylocust and Hydrangea Trees Favorite Hardscape Element: Concrete
Dale	Dale Foreman; with the company since 2002; Versa-Lok Retaining Wall training
	Paul Yard Supervisor & Landscape Crew Member; with the company since 2003
Bonnie	Bonnie Landscape Designer & Tree Sales; with the company since 2005; Master Gardener; Minnesota Shade Tree Short Course completion; University of MN-Extension Landscape Design training; Minnesota Tree Care Advisor Favorite Plant: Every week I have a new favorite, but I always love our native Maidenhair Fern, Joe-Pye Weed, and Coneflower. I also think Hydrangeas (any of them) are great, as well as the new hardy, everblooming roses. Favorite Hardscape Element: Limestone ledges set in beds is one of my favorite looks; it mimics the exposed limestone of our beautiful bluffs. Narrow walkways constructed with pavers set in a running bond pattern is another favorite.
Ray	Ray Irrigation Tech & Maintenance Crew Member; with the company since 2006; Licensed Power Limited Technician; Minnesota Shade Tree Short Course completion; numerous low-voltage lighting, irrigation, and landscape maintenance seminars Favorite Plant: Tree = Kentucky Coffeetree; Perennial = The Rocket Ligularia; Annual = Diascea Favorite Hardscape Element: Patios
Joe	Joe Irrigation Foreman; with the company since 2006; Central Irrigation and Unique Landscape Lighting seminars Favorite Plant: Plum Tree Favorite Hardscape Element: Paver stones
Dan	Dan Senior Landscape Crew Member; with the company since 2007; AAS Degree in Landscape, Golf Course, and Grounds Maintenance, and AAS Degree in Horticulture/ Garden Center Technology from Rochester Community & Technical College Favorite Plant: Hydrangeas and most perennials; I have new favorites all the time Favorite Hardscape Element: Raised limestone boulder planting beds; they blend with the landscape yet stand out because each stone is unique
John	John Senior Landscape Crew Member; with the company since 2008
Carol	Carol Office Manager & Bookkeeper; with the company since 2008, BSBA from Pittsburg State University and Small Business Management Certification; 39 years of experience in corporate accounting and tax and office management; enjoys welcoming our customers and greeting our customers who call Favorite Plant: Snowmound Spirea Favorite Saying: The grass is greener where you water it

Larry	Larry Fencing Foreman & Landscape Crew Member; with the company since 2010; 30+ years of construction experience, including concrete finishing Favorite Plant: Aspen and Birch Trees Favorite Hardscape Element: Curved brick and concrete walks and patios
Kyle	Kyle Landscape Crew Member; with the company since 2010