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Red
Oak Landscaping founder, Jamey Smith, comes from a history
of landscaping. In 1930, his grandfather, Wilfred Joseph Smith,
who had a background in horticulture, was hired as head gardener
of the Lieutenant Governors House in Charlottetown, Prince
Edward Island. Wilfred then established West End Nursery in
Charlottetown. His children grew up in the landscape industry,
which encouraged them to run Island Nursery. They
continue to work in the landscape field today.
Jamey
gained experience working for his grandfather and uncles,
becoming the third generation of landscapers in the Smith
family.
He
went on and studied Landscape Design at Humber College in
Ontario, Landscape Construction and Plant Material at Ryerson
Polytechnical Institute and Landscape Design at the University
of Guelph. Jamey has his Certificate of Qualification for
Horticulturist Landscaper, & Greenskeeper issued by the
Ministry of Skills & Development Ontario.
From
1987-1989 Jamey had a successful sole proprietor landscape
business in Toronto called JJSmith Landscaping. He then moved
to Charlottetown where he worked for Morello Associates Landscape
Architecture & Planning.
In
1994 Jamey established Red Oak Landscaping and incorporated
his business in the year 2000.
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