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FEATURED MEMBER A Carol Kinsley

Planted Earth

Landscaping

hris Vedrani, owner of Planted Earth in 2010 with his wife, Marcie. He landscape contractor, Planted
Earth Landscaping, has a became a member of what was then Earth works with select landscape
Cpassion — to take a pile of dirt MNLA that same year. architects, bringing their plans to
and turn it into something beautiful. “College was not my cup of tea, so fruition. Chris calls it being “inspired to
“For me, to this day, that’s what gets I went to work,” he said. Through grow your vision.”
me out of bed.”
the coaching of his previous boss, Chris had a vision of his own — doing
Chris has been in the landscaping however, he attended evening classes things better. His vision included
business “forever,” he said, starting at Howard Community College and is better customer service, better plant
part-time while in high school, and a Certified Professional Horticulturist material, better landscape industry
working full-time in summer. Officially and a Landscape Industry Certified partners and, most importantly,
he dates his experience back to 1988. Technician (formerly CLT). better client and staff relationships.
He worked for a well-known company Planted Earth does not do design/ He wanted to provide professional
for 22 years before starting Planted build. As a specialized residential and personal attention in all

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