Ilove this plan. I think you'll be great!

Yeah, good luck!

BTW< I know Nall's is always looking for seasonal workers but I don't know how much of that would be with plants and how much of that would be selling apple butter. :\

exciting! *crosses fingers*

oooh! That sounds LOVELY. And I adore that icon!

fingers and toes crossed!!!

It sounds right up your alley! Crossing everything crossable for ya!

Luck indeed, and yay plants!

Sending lots of luck and confidence in your perfectness for such a job!

Good luck! *fingers crossed*

Oh, likely they'll let you play. Unfortunately paying you decently is another thing. And letting you design is still a third thing. On those fronts, I've no idea.

If you want knowledge to make yourself a better botanist, I believe the Friends of Green Springs (FROGS) will teach you quite a lot volunteering in the green house at Green Springs. And there's always getting a Master Gardener cert. That has some public service obligations attached to it. A friend of mine did this and volunteered to teach mosquito abatement to home owners associations for a year I think.

Good luck with this. I'm guessing that this means you're not planning to go back to the office environment any time soon, which sounds like it may be for the best given all you've been going through.

Hey, look at it this way... they may not be able to pay you well, but maybe you'll pick up essential skills in time for a total economic collapse, and actually be one of the people able to contribute meaningfully to everybody's survival... when we're all squatting on our own foreclosed properties, somebody's going to need to know what to plant and when.

Hey, wait, I was meaning to cheer you up!

*hug* You are employable. You are. Best of luck today.

luck luck luck!

Luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!

I think this a great idea and I hope that you get hired and find the work rewarding.

Ohh, I hope they can see how amazing you are the minute you walk through the door.

Bestest of luck! Keeping everything crossed for ya'!

yay plants!

Good luck!!!! It always makes me feel like spring is here when I go plant shopping!

As I recall, you interview very well, because you've got that whole liking-people thing going on. And like I said, the average applicant is probably an immigrant or ex-con, so you've got nothing to worry about.

I really hope you get this. This would be so wonderful for you. You would get to play/work with things you've always loved, and maybe you can take home ones that don't sell for your yard. For many years it was a 'back burner' dream to go work in a florist shop or a nursery or something, if you can do that, more power to you.

PS - There are some really lonely veggie seeds at my house, they need you.

Oh yay! I would wish you luck -- well, okay, I DO wish you luck, but it's redundant. You'd be an incredible asset to any nursery-type gardenny place, and there are many nice ones down there, as I recall. What a treat to get to work among happy growing things all day, and what a treat for the folks coming in to deal with someone who actually loves their job.

And you have the most beautiful smile and love of/talent with plants, how can they possibly resist you, love?

I *know* you will work with plants for an income and thrive at it.

xo

I hope you got the chance to work with plants?

Sorry this is so late, but my fingers are crossed until I hear if it went well. I do think it sounds like a potentially really good fit.