Horace has had a long distinguished career in the landscaping industry in Worcester.

He was the Head Grounds Superintendent at Saint Vincent’s Hospital for 31 years, where they won many awards for the Professional Grounds Management Society for the beautiful work that w done caring for the landscaping on the hospital grounds.  Horace continued with Fallon Clinic when they took over and was responsible for the grounds maintenance at all of their sites.

After retiring from there, he started doing Landscape Design at Shrewsbury Nursery for over 10 years.

When they closed Horace came to work for Sunshine Landscaping and works here when he is not golfing or down in Florida.

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Steve is a 1977 Honors Graduate from the University of Massachusetts, with a major in Turf Management and Agronomy and has been a Massachusetts Certified Landscape Professional and Horticulturist since 1984. He has been active in the leadership of the Green Industry, highlighted by his term as the President of the Associated Landscape Contractors of Massachusetts in 1992-93.  Steve and his team at Sunshine Landscaping have recently been involved in restoring the Great Lawn at the Tower Hill Botanic Garden.

Steve has been a member of the Worcester Executive Association since 1990; was voted the WEA Executive of the Year in 1993 and was the President of the WEA in 1996.  He has also received many awards for his leadership and 25 years of service to the Trail Community, and was recognized as the “Appie of the Year” by the Worcester Chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club for his volunteer leadership of the ongoing reconstruction work on the Pine Hill Trail at Wachusett Mountain State Reservation.  As well as being a long time High School Soccer and Basketball Referee.

Steve’s decades of field experience and certification training have made him a passionate educator, sharing his Horticulture knowledge about lawn care, landscaping, shrubs and pest control topics, based on his world class skills as a field technician and landscape manger.