Our guest lecture on the green industry by Tracy Wootten and Valann Budischak was a very informative one. We learned a variety of things and one thing in particular that I hadn’t know was that the grower sales alone was a $13.8 billion industry.  We learned that just over half of people get their lawn and garden supplies from a garden center. The thing I found most interesting is all of the different jobs that a landscaper does. I had thought that they just cut grass and general yard maintenance, but they have some other jobs that one would not expect like: lighting, tree health, and irrigation management. One important thing that the green industry tries to tackle is invasive species. They routinely look for and remove the harmful plants from our local ecosystems. The last thing they talked about was the Delaware Livable Lawns program that certifies homeowners & lawn care companies in using the best environmentally safe practices for application of fertilizer. The green industry could definitely be a career path for someone who cares about the environment.