Residential landscapers specialize in creating and maintaining outdoor spaces for individual homeowners, focusing on aesthetics and personalized design. In contrast, grounds managers of institutions oversee larger outdoor areas, emphasizing not only aesthetics but also safety and events. Listen to the interview with Hugh Weldon and Dan Bangert as they talk about their humble beginnings, falling off dump trucks and life in Ireland, and their journey managing institutional grounds. The two also explain the benefits of The Professional Grounds Management Society. And how does battery-powered equipment fit into their operations?
Margaret Pickoff, Penn State Extension (host)
Sandy Feather, Penn State Extension (host)
Hugh Weldon, Grounds Manager with Villanova University
Dan Bangert, Grounds Team Leader with Pennsylvania Hospital
Image: Maturing fruit of spicebush (Lindera benzoin) by Tom Butzler, Penn State Extension
Keeping It Green has an email: keepingitgreen@psu.edu
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Check out Penn State Extension's Green Industry Team website!
Residential landscapers specialize in creating and maintaining outdoor spaces for individual homeowners, focusing on aesthetics and personalized design. In contrast, grounds managers of institutions oversee larger outdoor areas, emphasizing not only aesthetics but also safety and events. Listen to the interview with Hugh Weldon and Dan Bangert as they talk about their humble beginnings, falling off dump trucks and life in Ireland, and their journey managing institutional grounds. The two also explain the benefits of The Professional Grounds Management Society. And how does battery-powered equipment fit into their operations?
Margaret Pickoff, Penn State Extension (host)
Sandy Feather, Penn State Extension (host)
Hugh Weldon, Grounds Manager with Villanova University
Dan Bangert, Grounds Team Leader with Pennsylvania Hospital
Image: Maturing fruit of spicebush (Lindera benzoin) by Tom Butzler, Penn State Extension
Keeping It Green has an email: keepingitgreen@psu.edu
Do you have a suggestion for a future episode? Want more information on something we talked about? Send us your questions and comments, or just say hello! We would love to hear from you!
Check out Penn State Extension's Green Industry Team website!