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Meet our April Rock Star!Shain Kimmons has become an invaluable member, and often leader, of our maintenance and operations teams. Co-workers and managers say his ingenuity and initiative are making key functions more efficient. At our Milton farm, he has taken over the critical process of field prep and tractor work to facilitate the annual planting of the fields.In our industry, a “Whatever it takes” mindset is a huge asset. Shain exemplifies that attitude. Whether the task at hand is

Festuca glauca ‘Elijah Blue’ and Beyond Blue (PP23307)Two of our (and your) favorite small grasses have a connection that spans an ocean. ‘Elijah Blue’ was selected at The Plantage, a nursery located on Elijah’s Lane, Mattituck, New York. Beyond Blue (‘Casca 11’) hails from much farther off: A garden in Haarsteeg, The Netherlands, 3,600 miles across the ocean blue. But its roots reach all the way back to New York.As it turns out, ‘Elijah Blue’ is the parent of Beyond Blue. A young Dutch gr

Meet our March Rock Star! Amanda Black has been an integral part of our perennial team for years. More recently, she has risen to the challenge of supervising both the Grass and Perennial picking teams at our Milton location. Amanda hasn’t hesitated to take on her new responsibilities and has been working very hard at improving picking quality and efficiencies. Congratulations Amanda on a job well done! About the Rock Star Award This monthly award is designed to acknowledge employee

The shortest distance between two points isn’t necessarily the most fun route. Sometimes the long and winding road is the way to go.Here are two options for containers or pondside plantings that always bring a smile.‘Big Twister’ : What a rush! This one takes the spiral staircase all the way up. Deep green cylindrical foliage twirls and curls to as high as two feet. Likes full sun and wet soil, and will even grow in shallow water. Excellent for water gardens and containers.Height 18-24” Hardy in

This month, ECG would like to introduce you to two of our Rock Stars. Since our in-house voting resulted in a tie, we decided to award them both!Kim Shultz is a silent superstar and a critical part of order processing. Those who work with Kim know her as reliable, respectable, hard-working, and approachable. Kim promotes a standard of excellence in the ECG office and is certainly deserving of our February Rock Star Award.Gerald “Gerry” Ziegler is a major part of the perennial logistics tea