Sunday I turned 54 and while I am not a big proponent of celebrating those type of events it did give me some time to pause and reflect. Most of my life has been involved with gardening. Since I was only a little guy down in Miami helping my grandmother weed her lawn I have been involved.

Having been a commercial nursery owner, landscape maintenance firm owner, interior plant company owner and professional grounds keeper for schools and hospitals I have a pretty extensive background. One thing about the education and the experience I have is that it is something they can’t take away from you. You know what you know and that is something that sometimes people forget.

Some of the best information and education that I have received has been from other gardeners or fellow grounds professionals. The real key to being good at what you do is to never stop learning from others as well as your own experiences. I know a group of people who are in the maintenance business....

gbronner