In 1978 Tim was lucky to have graduated from one of the world’s best Horticulture programs here at UW Madison. Since then he has worked continuously in every aspect of the field of Horticulture. From award-winning swimming pool design and installation to curing massive prehistoric trees from disease or insect problems. Tim has nurtured the natural world in the Madison/Dane County area. Of all of the elements that comprise the field of horticulture; he especially enjoys the science of plant health care. From ’78 until 1997 Tim owned and operated a sizable design/build landscape company. Neighborhoods like High Point, Cherokee, and Maple Grove sprang forth in the fertile farmland of Dane County during these decades. Circumstances lead him to a position he held as the Landscape and Grounds Coordinator of a local, private College for 13 years. During this time he earned his Masters’s Degree in Environmental Education and continues to teach courses in Environmental Studies and Spirituality.