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                                                                                                Blake Connell [May 12, 2009]

                                                                                                Today in Horticulture Seminar, we heard from Blake Connell, of BYU-Idaho Buldings and Grounds. Blake was among the second graduating class in horticulture at Ricks College--consisting of only fifteen students, and he shared with us the details of his career, having owned four businesses, which includes two landscape businesses. Blake has over 30 years of experience installing and maintaining beautiful natural-looking landscapes. He has been installing water features since 2004 exclusively using Aquascape, Inc. quality products. In 2007 Lawns. Ponds & Lights became a Certified Aquascape Contractor, one of about 300 Certified Contractors in the United States. Before Blake came to work at BYU-Idaho, he was doing landscaping work in the Idaho Falls and Jackson, WY areas. He still does pond work in his free time, and you can find his blog at http://www.lawns-ponds-lights.blogspot.com/, which includes Blake's contact information.