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The best way to predict the future is to design it.  Sustainability and a green approach ensures resources for future generations.

As Teilhard de Chardin so elegantly stated "The future belongs to those who give the next generation hope."


We are always thinking of sustainability, and how can we reduce, reuse and recycle our resources

Interior and Exterior practices that we presently utilize       
   Pest Control 
  •      Dish soap
  •      Rubbing alcohol
  •      Neem oil
   Other Practices
  •    Compost all plant wastes
  •    Reuse or recycle plastic nursery pots
  •    Most efficient use of the vehicles through route planning
  •    Recycle flowering plants from interior job sites to nursing homes if they still are flowering
  •    Recycle live holiday trees into mulch
Office practices
  •    Recycle paper/cardboard
  •    Use both sides of the paper
  •    Automatic temperature controls
  •    Refill ink cartridges


My mother was an organic gardener and perennial grower in the 1950's way before her time, so I grew up with these habits.
  At the time all I wanted was pop tarts but now I see the wisdom in her ways.
Carol Stoltzfus