{"id":9911,"date":"2026-11-09T07:45:32","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T12:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/?p=9911"},"modified":"2026-11-03T10:06:18","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T15:06:18","slug":"kims-fond-farewell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/kims-fond-farewell\/","title":{"rendered":"Kim’s Fond Farewell"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is my final article and I want to take the opportunity to say goodbye. At the end of this season, I will retire. I wanted to make sure everyone knows – it has been 33 seasons of enjoyment!<\/p>\n

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Kim at Work<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

2004<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

2005<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

There is a lot I will miss. I will miss our customers and vendors, many of which I have a personal relationship with. I will miss being at the nursery early in the morning when all is quiet and beautiful. I will miss the egrets, herons and even the ducks and geese nesting in nursery pots filled with plants. I will not miss the blackbird parents!!<\/p>\n

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2003<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I must admit that it is my fellow staff I will miss the most. They are all a big part of my life, and it is hard to let that go. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to work with all of you. Many of you have nearly as many years here as I do. There were graduations, birthdays and Quincea\u00f1era celebrations. I have seen fellow employees get married and have kids and then I got the opportunity to work beside their children! My own son grew up, worked at the nursery, got married and now I am a grandma! How do you say goodbye to all of that?! <\/p>\n

2017<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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I do want to give a special shoutout to Timothy Joy. THANKS!! I appreciate the great offer you made to me 32+ years ago. I appreciate all the knowledge you shared and your help growing into this job!  I will miss pruning bare-root roses with you! I will miss Penny\u2019s cake and the fall apple bounty! We don\u2019t get to see you often anymore and I already miss your good morning knocks on my wall.<\/p>\n

2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I have worked many jobs here at the nursery. When I first started, I was assigned to the newly founded perennial department. Believe it or not, we would pot perennials in the spring and when they sold out, we were out! Lately I have been a shrub buyer. Learning the shrubs was like a whole new job to me and a tough one! I look at retirement as a new job! Hopefully it will be easier than this one!<\/p>\n

Thank you for a great 33 seasons! I will miss you all and think about you often. Will you ever see me at the nursery? Absolutely! This job taught me to like plants so I will be back to pick up some new ones! I hope they will still sell to me!<\/p>\n

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This is my final article and I want to take the opportunity to say goodbye. At the end of this season, I will retire. I wanted to make sure everyone knows – it has been 33 seasons of enjoyment! Kim at Work 2004 2005 There is a lot I will miss. I will miss our […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","tve_updated_post":"

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This is my final article and I want to take the opportunity to say goodbye. At the end of this season, I will retire. I wanted to make sure everyone knows - it has been 33 seasons of enjoyment!<\/p><\/div>

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\"\"<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Kim at Work<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>

2004<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2005<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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There is a lot I will miss. I will miss our customers and vendors, many of which I have a personal relationship with. I will miss being at the nursery early in the morning when all is quiet and beautiful. I will miss the egrets, herons and even the ducks and geese nesting in nursery pots filled with plants. I will not miss the blackbird parents!!<\/p><\/div>

\"\"<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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2003<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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I must admit that it is my fellow staff I will miss the most. They are all a big part of my life, and it is hard to let that go. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to work with all of you. Many of you have nearly as many years here as I do. There were graduations, birthdays and Quincea\u00f1era celebrations. I have seen fellow employees get married and have kids and then I got the opportunity to work beside their children! My own son grew up, worked at the nursery, got married and now I am a grandma! How do you say goodbye to all of that?! <\/p><\/div>

2017<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>

\"\"<\/span><\/div>
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I do want to give a special shoutout to Timothy Joy. THANKS!! I appreciate the great offer you made to me 32+ years ago. I appreciate all the knowledge you shared and your help growing into this job!  I will miss pruning bare-root roses with you! I will miss Penny\u2019s cake and the fall apple bounty! We don\u2019t get to see you often anymore and I already miss your good morning knocks on my wall.<\/p><\/div>

2021<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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I have worked many jobs here at the nursery. When I first started, I was assigned to the newly founded perennial department. Believe it or not, we would pot perennials in the spring and when they sold out, we were out! Lately I have been a shrub buyer. Learning the shrubs was like a whole new job to me and a tough one! I look at retirement as a new job! Hopefully it will be easier than this one!<\/p><\/div>

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Thank you for a great 33 seasons! I will miss you all and think about you often. Will you ever see me at the nursery? Absolutely! This job taught me to like plants so I will be back to pick up some new ones! I hope they will still sell to me!<\/p><\/div>

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