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Brandywine Nurseries serves commercial and residential clients, large and small, and customizes our services to the needs, desires, and budget of each. Our motto is "Leaving a legacy of beauty for generations to come". Brandywine Nurseries is one of the largest landscape contractors in Delaware, and the oldest one continuously family-owned and operated. Our family management guarantees personal service and attention to detail. These attributes have built us our reputation for excellence. Our staff includes experts certified in landscape design, landscape installation, pesticide application, and sediment and erosion control. Our executives have served in leadership roles in the industry, locally and nationally, including: President, Delaware Contractors Association; President, Delaware Association of Nurserymen; President and Founder, Delaware Grounds Management Association; Senator, American Nursery and Landscape Association; President, National Landscape Association; and Director, Association of Professional Landscape Designers. Joseph and Margaret Jamison Joseph Jamison acted as Chief Executive Officer, supervised the Lawn Maintenance Division, and played a major role in the daily company management. Before establishing Brandywine Nurseries, formerly Joseph F. Jamison, Inc. - Landscape Contractor, in 1946, Joseph served as the Forester for the City of Wilmington. In addition to his extensive experience, he received advanced education at the Bartlett Tree School (Connecticut), Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania), University of Delaware, and the O.M. Scott Lawn Institute (Ohio). Joseph served in the First Cavalry Division of the U.S. Army. In 1995, he was inducted into the Delaware Association of Nurserymen's Hall of Fame. Sadly he passed on Mother’s Day 2009. He will be greatly missed. Margaret Jamison held the positions of Executive
Secretary and Treasurer. Margaret managed the daily operation of the company
through office staff supervision, accounting, marketing, job costing, and
record keeping. Margaret joined her husband at Brandywine Nurseries in 1949.
Prior to that she worked at Hercules as a private secretary to a vice president.
She received her secondary education from the College of New Rochelle in New
York and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and
Accounting. Margaret had also received certificates from Longwood Gardens in
Ornamental Horticulture. To our great sorrow Margaret passed away on June 2,
2004 Joseph (Jamie) F. Jamison, Jr. Jamie Jamison has over 30 years experience in the landscaping industry and has been in the family business since 1976. Jamie serves as President in charge of Environmental and Site Management Services. In addition to his years of experience, he attended Wesley College, University of Dallas, and Rutgers University-Cook College. He is recognized as an expert in the turfgrass industry and has been interviewed on the television news and published in trade journals. In 1994, he lectured at the American Association of Nurserymen's Management Clinic. Jamie is a Past President of the Delaware Association of Nurserymen and part of the team that designed and implemented the Delaware Certified Nursery Professional Program. He served nationally on the Board of Senators and currently sits on the Horticultural Standards Committee of the American Nursery and Landscape Association. He also is a founding member and President of the Delaware Grounds Management Association. In 1995, the National Landscape Association elected Jamie its Region II Director. He became President of the National Landscape Association in the year 2000. Locally, Jamie serves on the New Castle County Vocational Technical Advisory Council, The Delaware Water Resource Coordinating Council and The Governors Drought Advisory Committee. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has acknowledged Jamie as a Certified Stormwater Management Construction Reviewer and Certified Sediment and Erosion Control Specialist. He is also a Certified Pesticide Applicator. Brien H. Jamison Brien Jamison has over thirty years of landscaping experience and became a full-time executive of Brandywine Nurseries in 1976. Brien serves as President in charge of all Landscape Services, and has established himself as a local and national leader in the landscaping and contracting industries. Landscape operations include the Lawn and Landscape Management and Bid / Build divisions. Brien is a Past President of the Delaware Contractors Association and the first Merit Shop contractor to hold the position; currently, he serves on their Executive Committee. He has also served on the Small Business Committee for the State Chamber of Commerce and committees with the Associated Builders and Contractors of Delaware. Brien has gained national recognition through
representing the National Landscape Association, as an end consumer, on a
committee to review and update the American Standard for Nursery Stock,
published by the American Association of Nurserymen. In addition to Brien's
years of experience, he graduated from Delaware Valley College with a
Bachelor of Science Degree in Ornamental Horticulture. He regularly attends
continuing education programs to remain a leader in the industry. Paul D. Orpello A dedicated and passionate
horticulturist with over fifteen years of trade experience. Paul serves as the Head of Design/Sales for the design build department. Paul has a Bachelor of Science degree
in Horticulture from Temple University.
He is the former co-owner of Moonflower Horticultural Services, Inc. a
fine garden design and build firm based out of Kennett Square, PA. Paul has designed innovative projects
such as the outdoor campus for the first LEED certified dentist office on the
east coast and remains an expert on sustainable residential and commercial
landscape design. He has taught as an adjunct professor
at Temple University on the subject of woody plant identification and
culture. He has also been a
substitute/assistant instructor for classes in Botany, Greenhouse Management,
and Field Ecology. Paul has
worked closely with some of the finest professionals the industry has to
offer: famed garden writer and author Stephanie Cohen, famous garden designer
and rare plant connoisseur Jerry Fritz, breakthrough plant breeder and
scientist Sinclair A. Adam Jr., and award winning flower show designer and
garden artist Michael Petrie to name a few. Paul is also a former PPA scholarship award winner. Paul is an ASHS certified
professional horticulturist and a licensed pesticide applicator. He continues to stay abreast of
changing industry standards and new technologies through continuing
education.
Based in Wilmington, Delaware serving a 90-mile radius including Kent and Sussex Counties, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland. |
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