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In 1806, President Thomas Jefferson bought some real estate from France. The Louisiana Purchase involved a staggering 828,000 square miles – over half a billion acres, give or take.But nobody really knew what he had bought. Zillow was no help. So Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to do a two-year walk-through.Among the many marvels they found was a succulent-leaved perennial called “bitter root” by natives. A river and a mountain range bear that name still. The newcomer was named

About the Rock Star AwardOur Rock Star award honors ECG employees who demonstrate a sustained high level of performance and inspire others. Our latest recipient: Johnathan Watson, part of the grass production team at Milton. From management and peers alike, Johnathan has earned respect for two key assets: His rock-solid reliability, and his willingness to work hard at whatever task is assigned. Those traits were cited repeatedly by those who nominated him.“Johnathan is a key member of the grass

About the Rock Star Award Our Rock Star award honors ECG employees who demonstrate a sustained high level of performance and inspire others.  Standing atop the podium this month is our latest winner, Jessica Hyler. Jessica is a valued member of the Production Crew at our Milton location. She’s spent the last two years working exclusively in ornamental grass production. She’s earned the respect of her colleagues, as you can see from their nominations. "Jessica is hard work

About the Rock Star AwardOur Rock Star award honors ECG employees who demonstrate a sustained high level of performance and inspire others.Rockin’ the hardware this month is our latest winner, Clayton Kidwell. Clayton joined ECG in 2018 and is now an Assistant Grower on the plant care crew at our Pensacola location. He’s also cross-training in another important discipline, seed-sowing and germination. Here’s what his peers and managers had to say in nominating him.“My rockstar vote this mon

About the Rock Star AwardOur Rock Star award honors ECG employees who demonstrate a sustained high level of performance and inspire others.Our latest recipient, Lee Hatcher, started working for ECG in 2020. He’s now an assistant grower on the plant care team at our Milton, FL location. Here’s what Lee’s co-workers had to say when nominating him as a Rock Star.“My vote is for Lee in plant care. That’s one hard working dude!”“Lee Hatcher gets my vote. He works very hard and is very consistent at