Skinner Nurseries Heads South with Blaine Keller

Palm Beach, Florida, May 2, 2001 - Skinner Nurseries has hired Blaine Keller to head outside sales for the South Florida area. Blaine brings twenty-five years of experience in all facets of the landscaping industry to the Skinner organization. Blaine has extensive experience in landscape construction, purchasing and grounds management. Throughout the years, Blaine has established strong relationships with numerous landscape architects and developers throughout South Florida. He will focus on serving customers in south Florida on both coasts.

Skinner Nurseries is the South's largest supplier/grower of green goods with distribution locations in Orlando, Hilton Head, Jacksonville, Dallas and Houston and growing operations in Bunnell and Crescent City, Florida. Skinner Nurseries is committed to helping solve the problems faced by companies in the landscape industry. The addition of Blaine will allow Skinner Nurseries to provide needed help to the landscape community in South Florida.

This is the first step taken by Skinner Nurseries towards opening a distribution center in this area. Skinners' distribution centers have been the catalyst for growth for a number of landscape contractor's in areas such as Jacksonville, Florida and Hilton Head, South Carolina. By locating and keeping in stock plant material and other landscape supplies, Skinner Nurseries allows the landscape professional to get back to what they do best…designing and installing beautiful landscape projects.

For over 27 years, Skinner Nurseries has grown and distributed quality nursery products to the professional landscaper and developer throughout the South. Skinner Nurseries pioneered and established industry-wide standards for quality in the large container tree industry and continues that same spirit in the company's efforts to simplify plant purchasing.

For information, call Andy Etters at 888-844-4344 Ext. 214 or visit our Contact Us page.