Landscaping is an interesting field…

I have a friend who is attending Penn State University to become a landscaper for golf courses.  Two semesters ago he did a presentation on his current job working as a part time landscaper for a Country Club.  Before I would never have considered lawn services the least bit interesting or a good career to get into, but after actively listening it seems like an reputable job.  Now, I’m not sure how accurate this is but he mentioned that New England is the better area to get a career in lawn services.  Areas including Connecticut landscaping and so forth…

My friend, Brad, was thinking about moving to Connecticut and working for Newtown Lawn Care hoping that they would hire him.  Although he has plenty of time to look around for jobs - he doesn’t graduate for another year.  During his presentation he showed us the most beautiful pictures of the country club where he works.  He was telling us how important it is to correctly water, mow, etc.  And the time it takes till you see the results that you want.

The country club that he works at is about 5 miles from my house and it is right along a highway.  Never before I had I really taken notice to how well kept the grass was until now.  I go to a Penn State Branch campus and when he introduced to the class that he was going up to University Park for landscaping I didn’t even think that there was a degree in landscaping?  Apparently it is actually popular and easy to find jobs because everywhere you look there is some place that needs their lawn kept presentable.

Brad told the class that one of his friends does Weston Lawn Care in Connecticut and is having the time of his life.  He meets new people and loves perfecting peoples lawns.  I guess if you love being outdoors, meeting new people, and the smell of grass getting into the landscaping field is the way to go.