Owners

Steve, CPH

Steve has been gardening for over 60 years and has a passion for creating beautiful, colorful, texturally exciting landscapes. His favorite plant in his yard right now is his hardy bananas - "They give you lots of bang for your buck."Read Steve’s blog...

Pauline, CPH

Pauline has been gardening for over 40 years and has a passion for beautiful flowers & flower arranging. She loves perennials and one of her many favorites is 'Meconopsis' although "it's so hard to choose since I like most flowering plants."

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Kerry, CPH

Kerry continues her 'families heritage' of gardening with her over 40 years of experience. Her passion is "just digging in the dirt" and loves beautiful blooms, foliage & textures in the garden.

Daniel

Daniel got his first love of gardening here at Sunnyside & has been with us ever since. He's passionate about roses & Japanese maples, all of their many stunning varieties. He loves helping people create beautiful yards for their homes. Ask him anything and he'll help you out!

Trevor, CPH

特雷弗开始在他祖母的雀鳝den and now has over 30 years of experience. His passion is sharing his love for gardening with his two boys just like his parents did for me. When choosing a favorite plant he said "That's a tough one.. How 'bout I'm a 'plantaphile!'"

More info about our current expert staff coming soon…

What‘s a CPH?

At Sunnyside Nursery, we are proud of the fact that we have five Certified Professional Horticulturists (CPH) on staff. But what exactly does that mean to you, the consumer? It means that you can be confident that you are getting excellent gardening advice from employees who really know their stuff.

Not just anybody can be a CPH

That’s right! Just like any other professional, we go through an extensive training period. We study botany, plant propagation, entomology and other sustainable gardening basics. We also study plant naming and identification, and homescaping.

After we hit the books, we have to prove ourselves worthy. We take a written exam, testing our skills and knowledge as a horticultural professional, based on study materials and practical applications.

In addition to being book smart, we have to be garden smart. Would you want gardening advice from someone who was afraid of a little dirt? Well, neither would we! That is why CPH’s must have at least 2,000 hours in the field or one year’s work experience with a licensed nursery, landscape contractor or WSNLA approved business or institution.

After passing the exam, CPH’s are required to improve their knowledge and skills by taking classes and seminars in order to maintain their certification.

So, when you have lawn and garden questions, ask a CPH. They really know their stuff!