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2018 has been an eventful year for us. We’ve completed some incredible projects, hired some amazing new team members, struggled through an industry-wide labor shortage, and moved to a wonderful new location. We asked some of our team members what stuck out to them this year and what they’re looking forward to next year, and here’s what they had to say.
Every year in late November, we head to Welch Wholesale Florist on the near west side of Indianapolis to pick up several cases of greens and garlands for winter decorations. Their building is a happy space full of bins and boxes of gorgeous flowers. The most fantastic plant smells fill the air. Yesterday when we picked up a shipment we spent some time talking with Annie and Nora, the current owners and the daughters of the owner and founder, about decorating with fresh greenery and about the challenges, rewards, and surprises of working in their industry.
We are a unique and interesting group of people here at 317Grow, and we love it. As our clients, you may only get to meet a handful of our team members, and even then you may not get to know them very well. We picked 20 interesting questions to ask our team, so look for these posts added to our usual mix every now and again. Today we'll get to know a little more about Drew, one of our mechanic’s assistants.
Finding qualified employees has long been a challenge for companies in the green industry. Hours can be long, the work is physically demanding in all kinds of weather conditions, and year-round employment can't be guaranteed. These are all factors going back decades, but lately matters have gotten even worse for green industry companies trying to hire talented employees. I’m going to go over some of those new and unique challenges, talk about how they’re affecting us, and what this means for our clients.
Over the past several weeks, we have moved from our former Midtown home to our new location on the west side of Indianapolis. While we are sad to be leaving Midtown, we are thrilled to be working out of our new property where we will have new opportunities to optimize our operations and continue to work to serve our team and our clients better every year.
We are a unique and interesting group of people here at 317Grow, and we love it. As our clients, you may only get to meet a handful of our team members, and even then you may not get to know them very well. We picked 20 interesting questions to ask our team, so look for these posts added to our usual mix every now and again. Today we'll get to know a little more about Sarb, one of our accounting staff.
At the end of a long day, there’s a sense of satisfaction to pulling up your driveway and seeing a well-tended landscape. It’s even more of a joy to be able to spend your evenings and weekends relaxing in a peaceful outdoor space. But it’s a lot of work to achieve those results. That’s where we can help with a full range of maintenance services from lawn fertilizer applications to a full-fledged personal gardener service. But are professional landscape services worth it? We think so, and here are three reasons why.
We are a unique and interesting group of people here at 317Grow, and we love it. As our clients, you may only get to meet a handful of our team members, and even then you may not get to know them very well. We picked 20 interesting questions to ask our team, so look for these posts added to our usual mix every now and again. Today we'll get to know a little more about Evelyn, our design intern turned full-time design team member.
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