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40 UNDER 40
Rizaniño " Riz " Reyes
OWNER
RHR HORTICULTURE
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
Accomplishments:
* Recipient of a gold medal and the Founder's Cup
for Best Show Garden at the Northwest Flower and
Garden Show in Seattle, Washington.
* Received Emerging Horticultural Professional Award
from the American Horticultural Society.
Dance Fever:
While studying for a career in horticulture in his native
Philippines, Riz also studied dance in college and even
auditioned to be on " American Idol. "
An Artistic Redemption:
One of Riz's favorite movies is " The Shawshank
Redemption " because of
the " brilliant
acting and
a great
story. " One
of his favorite
books is
" The Artist's
Way " by Julia
Cameron. " It
was a textbook
for one of my
dance classes
in college and
taught me
principles that
also related
to my work in
horticulture and
landscape design. "
Jon Russell
GROWER MANAGER
MONROVIA
GRANBY, CONNECTICUT
Accomplishments:
* Striving for continuous improvement, he helped
standardize growing operations of nursery including
such things as soils, fertilization, schedules,
environmental conditions and plant spacing - while
balancing the art of growing with a data-driven
approach.
* Helped develop nursery's Ericaceous plant program
through a series of soil trials and crop schedule
tweaking, to increase inventory turns, reduce scrap
and improve overall health.
Off the Clock:
In his spare time, Jon enjoys oil painting, carpentry,
home improvement projects (especially remodeling and
landscaping) and playing basketball.
Life Lessons Learned:
Jon's father was a dairy farmer. " I joke that I got into
horticulture because livestock are too frustrating to work
with. I learned my work ethic by working on dairy farms.
I give a lot of credit to the experiences I had and to the
lessons I learned from the people I worked with. "
Debalina Saha
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN
Accomplishments:
* After earning her Ph.D. from University of Florida,
Debalina joined Michigan State University as
tenure track assistant professor with three-way
appointment in research, teaching and extension.
* Established an applied research program at MSU
focusing on weed management for ornamental crop
production and Christmas tree production to help
growers improve their productivity.
Different Strokes
A trained swimmer
and a painter,
Debalina has been
painting for more
than 13 years
and paints with
watercolors,
charcoal, pastels,
and pencil
sketches.
What's for
Dinner?
Her favorite
Indian dish
is Chicken
Biriyani. " This
dish is made
of long-grain
Basmati rice
flavored with
different spices such
as saffron, cloves, cinnamon, etc., which is
cooked with big chunks of chicken pieces. I like the
flavor and aroma. "
Congratulations,
Adalice!
Thank you for your dedication,
hard work and creativity!
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