Janine Griffiths
Green Thumb Inc.
Owner
Horticulture & Landscape Professional, Educator and Small Business Owner
15+ years of experience with fine gardening and landscape design in Southeast Florida
Janine is a landscape designer whose experience ranges from working as a child on her family’s nursery in Homestead, Florida, to working with high-end interior plantscape companies in New York City, to working with local native and specialty nurseries in Broward County. A fourth-generation gardener and landscape designer, Janine purchased Green Thumb Inc., originally an interior plant maintenance and fine gardening service specializing in rose gardens, 19 years ago. She has evolved the company to include native plant and landscape services and focuses on using natural, environmentally safe and non-harmful methods of garden management and pest control. Janine serves on the Florida Association of Native Nurseries (FANN) board of directors and as FANN’s Education Committee Chair. She enjoys sharing her gardening knowledge with the public and lectures regularly on a variety of gardening topics. Janine is a Florida Advanced Master Naturalist, Naturescape Broward Habitat Steward, member of the Broward Chapter Florida Native Plant Society and has served as a Broward County Master Gardener volunteer for 20 years. She is a ISA Certified Arborist, FNGLA certified horticulture professional, UF/IFAS Certified Florida-Friendly Landscape Professional, Florida Water Star Certified Landscape and Irrigation Professional and UF/IFAS Certified Advanced Master Naturalist. Janine has an M.A. in Sociology from Florida Atlantic University.My Sessions
Native Plants that can be Shaped Part 1
BRAND NEW CLASS Want to make it native AND Naples Nice? No problem. Janine will show you twelve native trees and shrubs that can be trimmed into manicured shapes for that cleaner, more formal look that South Florida loves. She’ll discuss the characteristics, needs and natural habits of each species, as well as the best […]
Native Plants that can be Shaped Part 2
Eryk Jadaszewski
Isabel Soto
Rebeca Siplak
Elizabeth Beans
Janine Griffiths
BRAND NEW CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS (CEUs) Florida DBPR Board of Landscape Architecture pending ISA Certified Arborist pending FNGLA Certified Professional pending Hear about native plants that can be shaped by an expert panel of native plant professionals with experience in the field. This panel is moderated by Janine Griffiths with panelists Eryk Jadazewski, Elizabeth Beans, […]