Horticulture

hor·ti·kuhl·chr

noun

1. the art or practice of garden cultivation and management

Services

Perennial Garden Management (weekly, biweekly)

Seasonal Clean-ups

Soil Health

Native Plants

Indoor Plant Management

Seasonal Container Design

Consultations

Pruning, 10ft or less

Contact

heatherton@torihsparks.com

Credentials

Certificate in Horticulture, Brooklyn Botanical Garden, 2015.

Floriculturist, Vanishing Point Farm, 2018-Present (*see below).

Microgreens Manager, Brooklyn Grange, 2014-18 (*see below).

Garden Associate, GRDN, 2011-2014.

Freelance Horticulturist, 2012-Present:

Prospect Park Alliance

Verru Design

Brooklyn Backyards

Greenspace NYC

Brownstone Gardens

Rubus Landscape

Lily & Leaf LLC

Continuing Education

Pruning, Columbus Garden School, 2023.

Perennial Combinations, New York Botanical Garden, 2023.

Ecology of Galls, New York Botanical Garden, 2023.

Sustainability in the Garden with Kelly D. Norris, 2022.

Cut Flower Soil Health, Cornell University, 2022.

Field Without Fences Permaculture Workshop, 2017.

Long Island Native Plant Initiative (LINPI) Symposiums, 2015 & 2017.

Floriculture

flaw·ruh·kuhl·chr

noun

1. the cultivation of flowers, usually on a commercial scale

Vanishing Point Farm, 2018-Present

Vanishing Point Farm cultivates cut flowers for the Hudson Valley region and New York City designers while emphasizing the conservation of meadow, woodland and wetland habitats.

Microgreens

mai·krow·greenz

noun

1. the shoots of salad varieties, harvested just after the first leaves have developed

Brooklyn Grange Farm, 2014-2018

Microgreens Manager for the Brooklyn Grange, the world's leading soil rooftop farm. Instrumental in establishing their year-round producing greenhouse. The Microgreens became a full-functioning, profitable operation with upwards of twenty crop varieties supplied to local chefs.

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