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Amy Schneider
Sales and Production
Amy's many hats:
I started in the spring of 2014 and here are some of the types of “hats” I have come to find myself wearing – you might hear me on the phone ☏ or you might get an email from me. I could be found meeting with customers at a coffee shop to check out the new plants for the coming year. I can be found working with the crew on the transplanting line or sticking cuttings in the winter, or pulling orders on the veggie team in the spring. Sometimes I can be found distributing beneficial insects or planting banker pots. At times I will be spotted helping to build a new greenhouse or to replace plastic roofing. I also help with shipping, invoicing, Facebook, inventory, customer orders, new plant planning, the website, the collection of photos and organizing the catalog project!
The 2027 staff musings prompt is to write about a plant we believe is an underrated or unsung hero.
Amy: Take notice of Begonia fuchsioides 'Pink'! Is it a begonia? Is it a fuchsia? Hey, guess what? You do not need to decide! It’s BOTH!
This beauty thrives in chaos. It can grow in the shade; it can grow in partial sun. And, it’s pink! Cute, tiny, succulent begonia-like leaves grow along strong, upright red canes and then throw out pendulous, two-tone pink, fuchsia-like flowers. It tolerates a wide variety of soil conditions and can be cut back and overwintered indoors year after year.
I like to keep mine in a container on its own because it’s a bit of a conversation starter, but it will cohabitate in a mixed container, too.