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I'm Adam Kelly- an Omaha native that just moved back in March after living in Chicago for eight years. I started as a lab assistant in my college greenhouse in DuPage county IL where I got my degree. I later moved to PanAmerican Seed (Now called Ball Research and Development) in Elburn, IL where I earned my stripes with chemicals, biologicals, and beneficial insects. I grew breeding stock plants, vegetative propagules, and performed experiments for Ball's sustainability efforts. Later I moved to Hampshire Farms, the largest single wholesale supplier of perennials to Home Depot stores and CostCo stores in the country. I had 6 acres of section to grow, was their propagator, and managed IPM for the whole 20 acres. I wrote crop recipes for over a hundred different perennial varieties and I also spurred the first major sustainability project for the company using millions of beneficial insects per year and recycling everything from plastics to cardboard.
Shortly after moving to Omaha I met Alan and Rita. They were looking for a grower and I just happened to know one. I started working here just a short time ago and have enjoyed every minute of it. This is a very wholesome, family-like company that knows how to have fun at work and I think I fit in just fine. I look forward to serving this company and to serving you by constantly looking for ways to improve the quality of our material. If you're ever stopping in for plants- say hello. I like meeting our customers. Thanks for doing business with us!
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Christine is inventory manager and assists with customer sales. She spent a year with the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum before taking a position with the Nebraska Forest Service and the School of Natural Resources with the University of Nebraska – Lincoln. While employed in forestry and wildlife, Christine served as the State Champion Tree Coordinator, State Heritage Tree Coordinator, State 4-H Superintendent, and Communications Specialist.
After seven years of employment with UNL, Christine returned to her roots in Omaha, where she lives with her husband, Steve, and daughter, Victoria. She recently earned a Masters degree in horticulture science from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln with an emphasis on growing woody floral stems in landscape systems for profit. She graduated from UNL with a Bachelors degree in horticulture with emphasis in both landscape design and plant science at which time she became a Nebraska Certified Nurseryman (NCN).
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