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Sally Gill with Kathy Hubner
Working together for 24 years!
Now they even dress alike!!!
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Let us introduce ourselves.
James Gill
I am a native of Corpus Christi and a gradute from WB Ray High School and attended Texas A&M University, College Station. In 1978 Sally and I opened our business under the name of "Hermosa Landscaping". One year later we changed it to "Gill Landscape Nursery". I am the President of our company and one of three landscape designers. I specialize in Xeriscapes, Native Plants, Backyard Ponds, and drainage problems. I'm a Texas Master Certified Nursery Professional.
Sally Gill
I'm a native of Corpus Christi, graduated from WB Ray High School and then the University of Texas At Austin with a B.S. in Advertising and minor in Business. James and I started our business in 1978, one year after graduating from college, under the name "Hermosa Landscaping". We married in 1979, and then changed to our current name, "Gill Landscape Nursery". I work along side James, but our roles are very different. I manage the business side of the operation, while he continues to educate himself and our co-workers on the exciting world of plants. We have two children, Stuart and Trevor.
Kathy Hubner,
Landscape Designer
I am a Corpus Christi native and a graduate of Texas A&M, Kingsville. I have been with Gill Landscape Nursery since 1987. I am a certified board member of the Association of Professional Landscape Designers and a member of Leadership Corpus Christi, class 24. I specialize in residential and commercial landscape design, estimates and installations. I am also a certified member of Texas Certified Nursery Professionals.
Phillip Elbert,
Landscape Designer
I am a native of San Diego, California where I received my certification in Computer Aided Drafting and was employed as an Assistant Production Engineer. I relocated to Corpus Christi and for the past two years I have worked as an
apprentice under the direction of James Gill learning the trade
of landscape contruction and design. I am the newest designer on staff at Gill Landscape Nursery and am currently working toward my certification as a Texas Master Certified Nursery Professional.
Debbie Pinkerton, Buyer
I was born and raised in Corpus Christi and graduated from Richard King High School. I started with Gill Landscape Nursery 9 years ago as a sales person and was promoted to buyer. I am a Texas Certified Nursery Professional and the author of our "Garden News". I also organize seminars for spring, summer and fall. I am always exploring new plant varieties and looking for the best quality plants available for you, our customers.
DeAnna Baumgartner,
Manager - Alameda Store
I began working at Gill Nursery Landscape in 1985 at our Airline location. In 1988 the Alameda location was opened and I became manager. We learned very quickly that the market was different on the other side of town. Being in a more established neighborhood, the focus was on color rather than trees and shrubs. We had to adapt quickly, which we did with great excitement. Adding color to a yard is the beauty of gardening. We specialize in flowers, interior blooming gift plants, outdoor color bowls and many blooming shrubs and perennials. Teaching customers how to garden successfully is what our business is all about. I have been a Texas Certified Nursery Professional for 20 years.
Mary Kidwell,
Assistant Manager- Alameda Store
I was born and raised in Corpus Christi. I graduated from W.B. Ray High School. My late husband and I owned Town & Country and Bay View Pharmacies. I have continued to work in retail since I enjoy working with people. Working at Gill's offers me many opportunities to help customers, be creative, and learn in this ever-changing industry.
Jessica Nelson,
Manager - Airline Store
I was born in New York City and grew up in the Virgin Islands, working for my dad in his garden center and landscape business on the island of St. Croix. I studied business at ACC in Austin, College of the Virgin Islands, and Southwest State in Minnesota. I have spent the last 23 years in Austin, owning and managing restaurants with my husband. We purchased a vacation home on Padre Island years ago, and recently moved permanently to the Sparking City by the Sea. I have many years experience in both retail and restaurant business management. And of course, I am a gardener!
Mike Montgomery,
Assistant Manager, Airline Store
I was born in Long Beach, California and graduated from Long Beach Polytechnic High School. While in California I worked in the underwater service market. Around 1995, I started working on a friend's charter dive boat. When he was not running the boat, he was flipping houses. While he worked on the interior of the homes, and I worked on the landscaping. I've always taken care of my own landscaping and with the house flipping, gained more plant knowledge. I currently live in Portland and have for the past 6 years.
Hidalgo Salas Jr.,
Production Manager
As a Corpus Christi native, I graduated from W.B. Ray High School where I studied horticulture. I am also a Del Mar graduate. Fourteen years ago, I started at Gill's in the nursery department and then moved into the landscape crew. At Gill's, I increased my knowledge of horticulture concepts and acquired my landscaping skills as I worked on the job. As a landscape crew leader, my team and I developed great satisfaction helping the company beautify South Texas communities. Now, as a production manager, I'm out in the field providing resources, supervising crews for quality work and troubleshooting unforeseen events. Back in the office, my duties are to schedule projects and work crews. Another function is to ensure the crews have materials, equipment and other resources necessary for their projects. Since we work with other businesses and contractors, I work on coordinating our crews with theirs for the success of all projects.
Denise Otahal,
Landscape Design Assistant
Grace Buchanan,
Landscape Design Assistant,
Webmaster, Facebook & Constant Contact Editor
Barbara Elliott & Stacy Valdez
Office Staff
Our Alameda Staff
Gary Cring, Mary Kidwell, & Preston Campbell
DeAnna Baumgartner & David Crocker
Our Airline Staff
Jessica Nelson, Lynn Fernand, Merlien Wilder, Matthew Pinkerton, Kim Denning, & Dawnita Taylor
John Flentge, Mike Montgomery, Diane Kay, & Andy Salazar
Our Wonderful Landscape Crew
(Front) Marcus Doolittle, Rey Perez, Jack Palmer, Brandon Serrato, Hidalgo Salas, Arnold Charles, Ian Alaniz, Stephen Solis, Kevin Lichtenberger, & Eucebio Vela
(Back) Luke Scurrah & Doug Johnson
Lily & Heath
Our Full Time Nursery Cats
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