When people ask us what we do, we say, "We do everything and anything for
trees and shrubs. We plant them, we prune them, we treat and fertilize them,
we design with them, we teach about them, we advise on their health and
well-being, we assess the reasons for their failure, and when it is
necessary, we safely remove them." We insist on this broad approach for two
reasons: First, it means that we know and understand - not only from
education but from first-hand experience - the whole life cycle of the
plants for which we care. Second, it means that our work is varied and
engaging. Like good farmers, we follow tasks from season to season and from
landscape to landscape. Because we treat gardens as living beings, they pay
us back with work that keeps our interest and stimulates our continual
learning.
