News, People  |  March 21st, 2014

Day in the Life of the Color Team | Kinghorn Gardens

With the start of spring this week, what better way to celebrate than through a Day in the Life of the Color Team! Jen Shuster and Erin Trotter, proud purple polo wearers, took us on a tour of their day with puppies, a baby and beautiful spring plantings, what more could you ask for?

3 am wakeup

Jen 3:00am – Wake up for a puppy potty break!

Alyssa Rose

Erin 3:30am – Somebody’s hungry! Alyssa Rose is almost 3 months old!

Breakfast for fiance and myself

Jen 6:00am – Breakfast for me and the fiance, mornings are always the best!

Breakfast

Erin 5:45am – My turn for breakfast.

Purple Polo

Erin 6:00am – Hmm what to to wear, what to wear? Challenging wardrobe decisions.

omaha sunrise

Jen 7:15am – Omaha sunrise on the way to work.

Goodbye Alyssa!

Erin 7:20am – Hardest part of the day, goodbye Alyssa!

drawing up plans

Jen & Erin 8:00am – Drawing up some planting plans before heading out.

Watering Interiors

Jen & Erin 9:15am – Watering interiors.

Watering

Emerging Growth

Jen & Erin 10:30am – Then to the outdoors – they need a drink too! Admiring our emerging growth from last falls hard work!

Out with the old

Jen & Erin 11:40am – Next we spend time clearing out browning winter greens from many properties. Out with the old to make room for the new!

Checking new stock checking plants

Jen & Erin 1:15pm – Checking on plants in the surpisingly full green house, everythign looks good!

closing up!

Jen & Erin 4:30pm – Closing up the green house to keep our potted friends warm overnight.

Headed home

Erin 5:00pm – Headed home, loving the huge Sycamore trees and the sunshine

Doggie Round up

Jen 5:20pm – Doggie round up! Let’s do a few tricks and get some attention!

Fetch

Erin 5:30pm – Fetch!

Cuddle time with Alyssa Cuddle Time

Erin 7:45pm – Finally some cuddle time with Miss Alyssa, a great end to the day!

As you can see the Color Team is “springing into action” this season and keeping busy with their plantings, babies and puppies! Too much cute for one post!

 

 



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