Margarita Armington
Margarita Armington and her husband moved to Morristown, NJ in 1996 to live, work and raise their two boys. She began her introduction to plants as a Peace Corps volunteer in the early 90's working with farmers in Honduras. She has for over 15 years experience working on various beautification projects throughout Morristown and she actively volunteers at MHS creating and maintaining the finer landscaping and flower planters. She is one of the co--founders and builders of the Elliott Street Community Garden and was an active member in the Early Street Garden for many years. She has volunteered with the Adopt a Spot flower gardens and Patriots Path litter cleanup for over a decade. Margarita has been nicknamed the “Ninja Gardener” at times because she may be found weeding the perimeter of peoples property or planting a few flowers in abandoned spaces.
Kerry Thomas
Kerry Thomas was born and raised in Morristown, NJ. She earned her BA from the University of Rhode Island in Marine Affairs and a M.Ed from Rutgers. She has enjoyed working and playing in the outdoors her entire life whether that be in the garden, beach, bay, sporting events for her kids, or running. She spent 10 years as a Marine Scientist educating students and teachers about the Marine and Coastal environments within the New Jersey coastline, at both Island Beach State Park and Sandy Hook. She started volunteering within the Morris School Districts’ schools on the Landscaping and Beautification committees many years ago, improving the grounds by planting and maintaining flower planters and beds, litter clean-ups, and helping to teach MHS Environmental Education Classes how to help maintain their campus. It was during this time that she met her business partner, friend and fellow flower enthusiast, Margarita Armington and they decided to join forces with the vision of expanding their volunteer efforts into a business that improves residential and commercial properties with their many years of experience with flowers, plants and green thumbs. Kerry currently lives in Morristown with her husband, 3 children and Portuguese Water Dog.