You Grow Girls - Landscape Design

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Kari Bittner	Born and raised in beautiful South Dakota, Kari Bittner is a graduate of Montana State University with a Bachelors of Science degree in Horticulture emphasizing in Landscape Design. Looking to further her career and growth in the landscape industry, Kari ventured out west, finding herself settling in San Diego, California where she found employment as a project manager for the nations' third largest landscape development company, Landscape Development, Inc. In addition to her employment as a project manager at Landscape Development, she has worked at several landscape garden centers including The Tree Factory in Bozeman MT where she specialized in greenhouse management, sales and free lance landscape designs. Kari is a certified backyard bird feeding specialist- earning this title while working at Wild Birds Unlimited. While attending college and after graduation she successfully ran a private landscape design business in Montana before moving to California to further her career

Kimberly DeGraw	Kimberly DeGraw, born and raised in sunny southern California. After graduating California State Polytechnic University of Pomona with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Liberal Studies with an Earth Science focus, minors in Horticulture and English Kim moved to San Diego where she would meet her business partner. Like Kari, Kim was looking to further develop her landscape construction and design skills by joining the project management team at Landscape Development, Inc. Prior to joining the project management team, Kim worked through college as a manager at Rainbow Garden Nursery in Glendora CA. Responsibilities consisted of inventory management, vendor and customer relations, nursery design, layout and construction, employee scheduling, and residential landscape design. While working at the garden nursery Kimberly also ran a successful private landscape and accent gardening service in the local area. A native southern California resident, Kim’s knowledge of soils, plant types, growing seasons and climate is essential in complimenting Kari’s professional attributes and in co-managing our business and client relationships.