Marylin came to us last spring as our first-ever formal receptionist. She cannonballed into our culture. We thought we couldn’t get her through our basic training quick enough! She is always more than happy to perform any task to help any department; including using different software to do so. She often accepts challenges from Connie (our plant care person) to learn new plants. She provides easy and confident greetings to our clients who are relieved to find our phone system is much easier. She has been most helpful in translating our internal forms and online application to Spanish. She has also downloaded a texting app on her phone for older clients who want to send pictures but cannot email. Marylin is the most highly-functioning multitasker Lyndi has ever met. Marvelous job Marylin!

Erick Gomez Erick joined our lawn maintenance department last March. He was drawn to our company because of his prior experience proudly growing beautiful tropical plants. He shows up daily with a smile, and no complaints and works very hard. He is a dependable and very polite team player. Our foremen love working with him. Erick is thankful for any opportunity, and we are thankful for him. Also, he makes a great 1,2 punch team with Johnny B. Excellent job, Erick! 

Thank you, Patti, for your enthusiasm and commitment!

Tim came back to us last fall with a renewed sense of purpose and ownership. He steps up to the plate whenever he is asked. He motivates the team with his positive energy, funny pictures, and memes. After learning the pond crew basics extremely fast, his excellence and understanding of customers’ visions has helped him create their perfectly desired water feature.

Tim We are so Glad you are back!

Sandy is our longest serving employee behind the two original founders for over 31 years! As the “keeper of all knowledge”, she can find nearly any document or item from the past. Every single customer or vendor invoice passes through her hands. She handles over 400 transactions daily. About the sweetest person you will ever meet, she is always accommodating and seems to have endless patience. AND, she puts up with Doug, Mark and Jason.

We appreciate and love you, sweet Sandy!

Donald Marion came to us one year ago. He worked in the maintenance department before transitioning to the Bluff crew last winter. Donald brings his great attitude to any department that needs help. He is up for any challenge and always completes it with integrity. He recently covered for a member of the team without a single complaint. He was able to seamlessly secure plants from the Garden Center over to the Bluff for our customers’ landscape projects. Nice work Donald!

Emily King joined our circus in January, and since then, has been flying from one trapeze to the next with pizzazz. Her attention to detail, combined with her ability to communicate with customers and across departments has made our nursery deliveries run smoothly and profitably. She unloads and waters palms and plants. She keeps our online shopping website organized and full of photos.
In short, if you ask her, Emily would say she has been given a fresh start. She’d say she has come HOME to a place where she can breathe, laugh, and live.
We’re so glad she is here!

Antonio has only been with Earth Works for 14 months but has been a valuable landscape teammate from the start! Despite his youth, he had several years of experience on another company’s paver crew. He shows up every day ready to work hard and is always willing to work Saturdays too. His ability to communicate well in English and Spanish has been an asset in making paver installs seamless and efficient. Antonio’s positive attitude is infectious. We appreciate having him on the team.

Nice work, Antonio!

Doug Fisher has been with us for over two years.  From the beginning, he has been an awesome and reliable team player.  He shows up every day with his great work ethic and great attitude.  His customers really appreciate the quality work he performs on their lawns.  Doug always does an excellent job following our systems. And, the best part is he 100% never complains.At the end of the day, he is still happy and smiling.  Before clocking out, he will make sure the profit sheet folder is not left empty for other employees to find.  Not only is Doug a wonderful foreman and teacher to his crew, but his coworkers know they can always depend on him.

Thank you, Doug, for being a valuable member of our team!

While earning her degree in marine biology at UNF, Cheyann started working at the Garden Center just before the spring rush in 2019. She rode the crashing waves of Spring 2019 and 2020 when COVID brought customers out in droves to buy basically whatever we had for sale.
Despite her youth, she is a very calming, knowledgeable presence for our customers. Cheyann ventured on other journeys but recently came back and drove her stake in the ground to lead our team on the weekends.
She is hungry to learn more about other departments, so she has partnered with our design team and our pond crew several times, earning her the title of “first female pond crew person”.
Cheyann has also taken on the role of enhancing our customers’ experience at the garden center. You may have recently seen her dressed like a ghost, and soon you may see her dressed like a snowman. She’s all about making relationships and connections, both with our team and our customers which is why we want to honor her today as the Employee of the Month.