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Alissa Roeder

Alissa Roeder

Denver,CO

Summary

Gardening professional passionate about plants and people, and creating healthy environments for both.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Horticulturalist/Gardener

Brood X Gardens
03.2023 - Current
  • Self employed and contracted with other small garden companies
  • Care for client's outdoor areas through all seasons
  • Connect people to their natural environment through education and participation
  • Monitored and evaluated condition of trees, shrubs, lawns, and garden beds.
  • Inspected gardens for pests, weeds and diseases.
  • Utilize integrated pest management to solve undesirable impacts to gardens
  • Provided advice and recommendations to clients on plant selection, garden design and maintenance for enhanced client support.
  • Shared best practices around managing and expanding these small ecosystems based on plant cultural requirements.
  • Designed containers and in-ground installations with cultural requirements of plants matched to meet client's visions
  • Utilized annuals, perennials, herbs, vegetables, and bulbs
  • Installed projects based on client vision to include color, pollinator friendly, focal point, natives, culinary, succession flowering, wedding reception areas, season, and natural screenings
  • Maintained properties by weeding, mulching, composting, pruning, deadheading, fertilization, supplemental watering, raking
  • Maintained, checked, repaired, and improved irrigation systems
  • Collected and/or leave seed to expand species where desired
  • Winter watering where needed
  • Snow removal provided by hand on sidewalks and short driveways
  • Worked independently and with other gardeners
  • Maintained flexible schedule in response to garden and client needs, and weather.
  • Kept accurate and up-to-date records of scheduled tasks, tools and material inventory to maintain gardens and track progress.
  • Continued learning about plants, gardening techniques and best practices to provide customers with accurate and constructive information.
  • Monitored weather and soil conditions by checking for moisture and ph levels and adjusting watering and fertilizing.

Gardener

Estate Landscape Management
01.2015 - 01.2023
  • Duties same as above with Brood X Gardens, with increasing responsibility and learning each year
  • Worked with team of eight gardeners.

District Fire Management Officer and Hotshot Superintendent

U.S.D.A. FOREST SERVICE
01.2000 - 01.2015
  • Provided forest and fire management for the health of complex ecosystems, and built resiliency within them, to include human beings through education and participation.

Education

Rocky Mountain Gardening Certificate -

Denver Botanic Gardens
Denver, CO
12.2024

Certified Greenhouse Grower -

Colorado Nursery And Greenhouse Association
Denver, CO
08.2024

B.S. Forest Management -

Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
01.1992

Skills

  • Translating client visions to beautiful realities
  • Passion for ecosystem management at every level
  • Eye for the big picture and details concurrently
  • Creative collaboration and problem solving

References

  • TRAVIS RUMSEY, ESTATE LANDSCAPING MANAGEMENT, 9, 303-669-2547
  • KRISTA ERNST, THE GARDENING BUG, 4, 970-412-5553
  • CONNIE SHEPHARDSON, CLIENT, 1, 303-518-1906
  • SANDY BEARDEN, U.S.D.A FOREST SERVICE, 10, 719-225-3350

Timeline

Horticulturalist/Gardener

Brood X Gardens
03.2023 - Current

Gardener

Estate Landscape Management
01.2015 - 01.2023

District Fire Management Officer and Hotshot Superintendent

U.S.D.A. FOREST SERVICE
01.2000 - 01.2015

Rocky Mountain Gardening Certificate -

Denver Botanic Gardens

Certified Greenhouse Grower -

Colorado Nursery And Greenhouse Association

B.S. Forest Management -

Colorado State University

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