greathands

I'm a horticulturist. And the organization for which I work (it''s a non-profit, residence) focuses on using organic/environmentally sound practices and native plants.

Hmm, besides fuzzy, what did it look like? Did it have flowers?

There is a type of primrose that has fuzzy leaves that some people have an allergic reaction to. A co-worker of mine actually has scars from the reaction he had to it. But, it doesn't seem to bother me.

I chose my profession accidentally. I wanted to be a biologist, took a botany class and some other hort classes my first semester at college and ended up with an AAS in Landscape/Nursery Technology, and an AAS in Interiorscaping and Floral Design.

So, I do design work as well, and actually prefer it, especiallly since my job right now is changing into something I didn't want it to be - constant weeding.

I'm working on my bachelors in Technology Management, it takes my associates credits and applies them toward the bachelors in management . It was designed to train managers in technological fields. It is another reason I'm annoyed by my job now. My manager has a bachelors in liberal arts and has risen to management through promotions, not actual training, so my idea of what a manager should do and what he actually does conflicts. He's got more experience in the hort industry (although, he's got a commercial background - I have more of a non-profit background), and we work in a non-profit organization.