THE SHOW

The Garden Guys hosted by Sam Jefferies, Jim Zoppo and Layanee DeMerchant offer New Englanders the most ‘Down to Earth and Up to Date’ information on organic gardening and natural techniques used in the home and garden. The Garden Guys tackle the hazards of commonly used chemicals that infiltrate our day to day lives and in turn, offer organic and natural solutions that are safe for people, pets, and our earth.

BIO

Sam Jeffries

Sam majored in Environmental Design at UMass/Amherst and minored in English and Arboriculture. He is a Massachusetts Certified Horticulturist (MCH), a certified Occupational Education Vocational Agricultural Instructor, and certified by the Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) as a land care specialist. During his 25+ years of experience in the green industry, Sam has taken a leadership role in many facets of the industry. From landscape designer to vocational/agricultural schoolteacher to sales manager for a world-class horticultural wholesaler, he has excelled by capitalizing on his strengths—listening, working with people, and recognizing what is involved to accomplish a goal. Sam does whatever it takes to get the job done and in the process generates a positive atmosphere and makes powerful impact on everyone he meets.
Jim Zoppo

While hosting the highly rated Gardening Show on Sunday mornings for more than a decade, Jim Zoppo has managed American Landscape, Inc. at Sharon-View Nursery, inSharon for 30 years. He received a Bachelor of Science in Education from Boston State College. Jim has been a science advisor for the Boston Public school system; taught horticulture and earth science in both the public and private sectors; and was the caretaker of the Endicott Estate in Dedham where he taught horticulture in its greenhouses. He is a member of the Massachusetts Horticulture Society, Massachusetts Nursery & Landscape Association, American Nurseryman’s Association, Massachusetts Camellia Society, The Begonia Society, and The Gesneriad Society. Jim is also a past member of the Board of Directors of the Norfolk County Farm Bureau. Jim Zoppo is a frequent contributor to the New England Flower Show and The Rhode Island Flower Show, and a guest speaker to civic groups and garden clubs.

For more visit jimzoppo.com


Layanee DeMerchant

Layanee is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island with a degree in Landscape Architecture. She also holds a Certificate of Horticulture from URI. Layanee is an Associate member of the RINLA, MNLA, CNLA and also a member of the American Horticultural Society. She has worked as a Landscape Designer and has been working as an independent Lawn and Garden Sales Representative for the past eleven years. As such, her travels take her to the independent garden centers in Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island on a daily basis. There is always something new going on at the garden centers. An avid gardener, Layanee gardens in northwestern Rhode Island and maintains several mixed perennial borders in addition to shrub borders and a modest vegetable garden.

Layanee shares her gardens via her personal blog, stop by and visit and don't forget to smell the roses!


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