Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Process Analysis Final
By my mid-twenties I would have thought that I would be so much further in my education aspirations than I am. Life throws curve balls, knocking you off your feet; leaving you gasping for air. I am just beginning the long and arduous journey to who and where I want to be; to fully realize my dreams and my full potential. Furthering your education can be intimidating, but don’t be afraid to follow your dreams. In order to succeed in online courses you must always be prepared.
The first step, before you sit down to take an exam or complete an assignment it is very important to have all the tools you need such as pen, paper, and books required for the course. Without the necessary tools for any of the courses you are about to take, completing assignments and exams will be very difficult.
The second step is equally as important as the first. You need to have a high level of concentration, it is a big part of self study. You have to avoid distractions and complete the tasks required and in a timely manner. What I like and find liberating about self study is that I can choose to study on my own time and whenever it fits into my schedule. I am the master of my own ship. If I sink or swim it is all up to me. This can also be a daunting prospect. I have to set goals and deadlines that I want to meet in order for me to progress further in my studies. If I don't stick to these, it will take me longer to complete my degree; the only one that hurts in the end is me.
The third step in completing you Penn Foster studies is to not procrastinate. You have to be willing to jump right into an assignment and see it through until completion. That may mean having to balance your social life with your academic life. The only person who controls how fast or how slow you go in your studies is you. Currently I don't have any major obligations such as family, kids, work, pets that would stand in the way of my studying. This gives me an advantage because I can devote the majority of my time to my classes. To keep myself on track I study a couple units at a time. It is a lot of work, however it allows me to finish exams faster. I find note taking to be very valuable when I am studying. It allows me to look back and reflect on my thoughts and highlights as I study each unit.
Step four: You must have strong independant skills. Just as I work hard, I play hard as well. I take the time away from my studies to have fun. I just couldn't see the point of working so hard that I can't make heads or tails of the direction I am actually headed, to stop living and enjoying my life. Don’t ever get so caught up and stressed out with your courses that you forget to have fun.
There have been times that I have been extremely frustrated in my studies. One of the many frustrating aspects is hearing from others that because I go to school online that I don't go to a “real school” I work extremely hard on my studies and I wouldn't put this much time and effort into something that I didn't believe was going to benefit me in the end. In some ways it is much harder to go to school online than to a physical institution. There are no teachers to show you how things are done. You have to take the information given to you in your study guides and textbooks and learn it yourself, there isn't anyone there to hold your hand.
Another frustrating aspect is the speed at which I am completing my courses. I know I am ahead of schedule and still I wish that I could go faster. It has become urgent that I finish this degree as quickly as possible. I still have two full semesters to complete and I really would like to have my Associates in Interior Design by the end of the year so that I can put it to good use. It is just another stepping stone to where I want to be in life. In order to get anywhere in life you have to take one step at a time; even with coursework.
Step five is to keep an optimistic view. Keep an open mind and never give up, mistakes are inevitable; you must learn from your mistakes and keep moving forward. One of the positives, is that I am finally doing what I want to be doing with my life by pursuing my education. Everything that I am learning in school is exciting and interesting and I am learning so much! There are many people who never get to know that joy of doing what they love for a living. I am coming to appreciate what a rare thing it really is. Most people desire stability, so rather than going after a career they would like to do, they choose something more mundane just so they can pay the bills. School can get very expensive; sometimes that discourages students from going further in their education, but don’t let it.
Interior Design has been a passion of mine since I was a little girl. At a very young age I started rearranging and repainting my bedroom; I probably painted my bedroom at least six times from the age of twelve to the age of eighteen. It took quite a bit of coaxing to get me to even consider doing Interior Design as a career. My friends always encouraged me. They would ask me to come over and rearrange and decorate their homes.
One question they always asked “Why don't you do this for a living?” My answer would always be to mumble something along the lines of “I don't know, I just enjoy what I do.” The simple reason and answer to that question is that I didn't want my passion, what I enjoyed to become work. Designing was where I went when I wanted to escape the world and distress, where I could allow my creativity to run free. Mercifully, that has not come to pass. I think my interest in Interior Design has only increased as I have progressed with my coursework; not diminished as I thought it would.
I feel that I am doing exactly what I was meant to be doing all along. I think that everyone has a calling and I feel very privileged to be able to follow mine. In five years from now I would like to have completed my Bachelor's degree and hopefully have started on my Masters and living in London. These are all big goals and yet I feel that if I take it one step at a time, there should be no reason that I can't be where I want to be. If you work hard and apply yourself to your field of study and follow your dreams there shouldn’t be any reason for you not to succeed. At the end of the day it is better to have tried and failed then to have never tried at all. The key to success is to always be prepared.
Sunday, June 8, 2014
Random Acts of Kindness
Random acts of kindness are happening all the time. Chivalry is not a dead institution as many would claim, one just has to open their eyes to experience true kindness. It may not always come in the package you expect or when you expect it to but it is there; burning just as brightly as it ever was. I see so many post lately talking about “faith in humanity restored”, I don’t think humanity ever lost a beat, rather that we lost faith in the goodness of human nature; treating others as alien and foreign, forgetting that everyone they encounter has hopes, dreams and a heart that beats within. That they aren’t so different from you and I, that certain circumstances; perhaps beyond their own control, placed them where they are today.
Sometimes random acts of kindness can mean way more than an act that has been planned, sometimes they can mean the difference between life and death. A random act of kindness can completely change the world of a stranger, it instills hope in those who might merely exist in despair. I had a discussion with my roommates on the subject of random kindness. They all agreed performing acts of kindness should be done whenever possible, but not at the extent of your own well being.
I live in Downtown Chicago, when I pass the red line CTA stop, there are homeless people gathered outside the stop asking for spare change so they can buy something nourishing to eat. I find it extremely hard to judge, whether they are there of their own will, drugs, laid off of a job, bad luck; I don't know. What does call out to me is the hunger; there is something very pitiful about seeing a man beg for money and food.
Everytime I pass I try to give any spare change I have. Along with kindness, you also have to have faith and hope that what you are doing is having a profound effect on the person's life. If a few quarters can help a starving person and put something warm in their belly, then I am more than glad to do my part to help humanity.
Chicago is one of the three biggest cities in the United States, with an average population of 2,714,856 people. It can be very hard to navigate by car and just as hard by foot for the able bodied. So then I can put myself in the shoes of the elderly and the handicapped, seeing the extreme difficulty they might have.
There have been on several occasions that I have almost gotten hit myself. It only takes a moment of time, just offering your arm to help assist someone across a busy intersection can mean more than you might imagine. The only acknowledgement that you need is to know that they other person got to the other side safely. It can leave you with a warm fuzzy feeling inside to know that you did something so selfless without want of any recognition.
I grew up in a small rural town with a population of 600. Goodhue Minnesota, isn't that an ironic sounding name? At the risk of sounding like I am delivering a parable, the people from Goodhue are just that....good down to the very core. From 2nd to 12th grade I attended Goodhue High School, only as an adult do I realize what a privilege it really was. This is a community that truly cares for the well being of others. I am lucky to have been raised in such a way, and I know I am far luckier that those that went to schools in bigger cities.
In 2011 the citizens of Goodhue banded together to save the life of a complete stranger. The gentleman had just entered Don's Grocery Store, almost immediately he began to have a massive heart attack. A customer in the store saw this and began performing CPR. Mechanics across the street from Roy and Al's came over and took over. For 96 minutes they performed CPR until paramedics from the Mayo Clinic arrived on the scene and took over. The man survived and is alive and healthy today, citizen's of Goodhue once strangers, are no longer; they are guardian angels.
To prove my point that random acts of kindness are being performed all the time; as I sit and write an elderly gentleman just entered Starbucks. The barista upon seeing that he was tired and needed a place to sit, offered to make a drink for him free of charge; then found him a chair and helped him sit down. Very sweet and heart warming!
In honor of each of the 26 victims of Sandy Hook, the public was challenged to perform 26 random acts of kindness. I find this absolutely amazing, to take something so harsh and ugly etched in the brains of victims and their families, families with small children, and the rest of the nation; to turn it around into something kind and beautiful and to not let it beat you down, that takes a lot of strength.
An act of kindness does not have to be elaborate. A great example would be tipping you waitress 100%. It might be a little extra money out of you pocket, but you have no idea what it means to a woman who spends all day on her feet waiting tables. She may be trying to put herself through school, or maybe she is supporting two small children and is the sole bread winner. Another great example would be to buy flowers and leave them on the roof of somebody’s car. There are a thousand ways to express kindness, changing someone’s life in ways you couldn’t even begin to possibly imagine!
Random acts of kindness are just that, random reminders that someone cares and that in a world of 7 billion people you are not alone. They can happen whenever and wherever, when they do they are one of the most beautiful things to witness! The good samaritans who perform them do what they do purely out of the goodness of their hearts, asking for no other recognition than to be able to make a contribution in bettering humanity.
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Astronomy
- Describe the components of the geocentric view of the universe that was held by the early Greeks. How did Ptolemy account for the motions of the celestial bodies in his model?
The
ancient Greeks believed that were circular not elliptical. In
Ptolomy's interpretation of the solar system, it was assumed that the
Earth was not only the center of the solar stystem but also the
center of the universe. Ptolomy's model accounted for the movements
of the planets by assuming that every planet moved on an epicycle
that moved in a larger circle called a deferant. Stars were assumed
to move outside these planetary spheres.
2.
List and describe two of the minor members of the solar system.
-Pluto:
is a dwarf planet, it was assigned this in 2006. It was origionally
discovered in 1930 and not visable with the naked eye. It
occasionally orbits Neptune, the last time this took place was from
1979-1999.
-Charon
(Moon):
it is a moon, discorved in 1978 and half the diameter of Pluto. It is
mostly made of ice and is the largets object in the Kuiper Belt.
3.
The change from ancient to modern astronomy wasn’t easy. It
required considerable work and commitment by five key
scientists. List and describe the contributions made to modern
astronomy by Nicolaus Copernicus,Tycho Brahe, Johannes Kepler,
Galileo Galilei, and Sir Isaac Newton.
Nicolause
Copernicus:
He formulated the Heliocentric Model that placed the Sun at the
center of the Universe rather than the Earth.
Tycho
Brahe:
He invented the Tychonic System which combined Copernicus's
Heliocentric Model and Ptolemaic System. The Sun, Moon and stars
revolve around the Earth, and the other five planets revolve around
the Sun.
Johannes
Kepler:
He is known for inventing The Laws of Planetary Motion.
-The
orbit of a planet is an ellipse with the Sun as one of the two foci.
-A
line segment joining a planet and the Sun sweeps out equal areas
during equal intervals of time.
-The
square of the orbital period of a planet is proportional to the cube
of the semi-major axis of its orbit.
Galileo
Galilei:
called the father of observational astronomy, the father of modern
physics, the father of science and the father of modern science. He
supported Copernicanism and made many improvements to the telescope.
He confirmed the phases of Venus, the discovery of the four largest
satellites of Jupiter, observation and analysis of sunspots.
Sir
Isaac Newton: He
formulated the Laws of Motion and Universal Gravitation.
4.
Explain what criteria determines whether a planet is to be considered
either Jovian or terrestrial planets. Briefly describe each planet,
incorporating the particularities of each.
In order for a planet to be
considered either Jovian or terrestrial size, density, composition,
and rate of rotation are taken into account. Jovian planets are
larger than other planets and have many moons. Jovian planets are
known as gas giants. Terrestrial planets are composed of silicate
rocks and metals. They are the inner planets closest to the sun. They
have a solid planetary surface.
Jupiter:
Is the largest planet in the solar system and has the greatest mass.
It is bright and can be viewed with the naked eye. It has 63 moons,
which is more than any other planet in the solor system. Jupiter does
have rings although very faint.
Saturn: Is
the second largest planet in the solar system, with very distinct
rings. Saturn has 61 moons.
Uranus: Is
the seventh planet from the sun and the third largest in the solar
system. It is known as an “ice giant” because its atmosphere is
primarily hydrogen and helium.
Neptune: Is
th eighth planet from the sun and is the fourth largest in the solar
system. It was once visited by the Voyager 2. Neptune is very similar
to Uranus. It has winds that can reach up to 2000 km/hr.
Terrestrial Planets:
Mercury:
Venus:
Earth:
Moon:
Mars:
Vesta:
Ceres:
Pallas:
5.Describe
stellar parallax and explain how one would mathematically meausre and
calculate the distance to a star using this method
Stellar
Parallax is an interstellar scale. It measures the apparent shift of
position of any nearby star against the background of distant
objects. It is created by different orbital positions of the Earth,
extremely small shifts are observed in time intervals of six months
when the Earth arrives on the opposite side of the Sun in orbit.The
baseline is two astronomical units between observations. Once a stars
Stellar Parallax is known, the distance from earth can then be
figured out triganometrically.
6.
Discuss Earth's Moon. Elaborate on the following: Maria, Craters,
regolith, highlands, and theories of the moons origin.
The
moon lacks an atmosphere, so any erosion on the moon is not caused by
weather. It has lower gravity and because it is small it cools
quickly.
Maria:
are
the product of volcanic erruptions on the moon. They are large flows
of basaltic lava. The oldest Maria is about 4 billion years old and
the youngsest is about 3 ½ billion years old. Maria can be seen with
the naked eye.
Craters:
Are formed when a solid body like a comet or an astroid collide with
the surface of the moon.
Regolith:
are
the results of many billions of years of collisions with astroids and
comets. These impacts had pulverized the surface material. This is a
fine grain layer called regolith. Regolith can be 2 meters thick and
contain material such as rocks, bedrock, and glass particals formed
during impact.
Highlands:
The highlands are easy to spot, they are the contrast between the
light and dark spots on the moon. The lighter surfaces are the lunar
highlands.
There
are five theories concerning the moons origins.
-The
Fission Theory:
The moon was once apart of the Earth and somehow separated from the
Earth early in the history of the Solar system. The Pacific Ocean is
the most popular site from where the moon originated.
-The
Capture Theory:
The Moon was formed somewhere else, and was later captured by
gravitational forces of the earth.
-The
Condensation Theory: The
Moon and Earth condensed together from the original nebula that
formed the Solar System.
-The
Colliding Planetesimals Theory: The
interaction of earth-orbiting and Sun-orbiting Planetesimals (ex.
Astroids) early in the history of the Solar System led to their
breakup.
-The
Ejected Ring Theory:
A planetesimal the size of Mars struck the earth, ejecting large
volumes of matter. A disc of orbiting material was formed and this
matter eventually condensed to form the Moon in orbit around the
Earth.
7.
Describe the major types of galaxies and provide examples of each.
Spiral
Galaxies- Are
shaped like pinwheels with arms spinning outward. Examples would be
the Milky Way and Andromeda
Elliptical
Galaxies- Are
flattened spheres thinner than spiral form. They have very little
interstellar activity. Example would be Maffie 1 Galaxy.
Lenticular
Galaxies-
Are flattened galaxies without a spiral structure. Example would be
The Spindle Galaxy in Draco.
Irregular
Galaxies- Don't
have any shape. Examples would be Hoag's Galaxy, The Magellanic
Clouds and NGC 1427A.
8.
List and explain the stages of the life cycle of a star.
Stars are born from nebulae
and consist of hyrdrogen and helium gas. Stars live for less than a
million years before exploding as supernovae.
Nebulae:
A nebulae is a cloud of gas, hyrdrogen, and dust in space.
Star:
Is born from nebulae.
Red Giant:
Is a large bright star. It is fromed in the later evolution of a
star, like the Sun.
Red Dwarf:
They are very cool faint small stars.
White Dwarf:
This is a small very hot star in the last stages of a stars life.
Supernovae:
This is the death of a star. This is when a star explodes.
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Argument Essay
The
Swinging Sixties was a fascinating decade marked by massive social
upheaval, emergence of new subcultures, and political movements.
When asked to sumarize the sixties most people would say “'The
Beatles'”!
Which wouldn't be wrong, nor would it be completely correct. Sure, it
was one of music's defining ages. The
Rolling Stones
were cool to say the least; the ballads of Mick Jagger are still as
popular today if not more so. Yes, The
Beatles
mop tops drove all the girls crazy and who could forget Jimmy
Hendrix's performance of 'The
Star Spangled Banner'
at Woodstock?
It is a decade commonly viewed through nostalgic rose tinted glasses;
giving off the impression that it was just one long ten year LSD trip
sprinkled with episodes of 'I
Dream of Jeannie'.
If you take away pop culture, drugs, sex and rock and roll; you are
left asking yourself this question: “What really defined this
generation, what made it so great”?
On
November 14,1960, Ruby Bridges was one of six African American
students to attend an all white school in New Orleans. This incited a
tidal wave of anger; Ruby had to be esccorted to and from school by
U.S Marshalls (assigned to her by President Eisenhower) amid racial
slurs and taunts. Norman Rockwell importalized this event I his
painting 'The
Problem We All Live With'.
This propagated the message that predjudice would not be tolerated;
black and white students would have the right to learn equally.
Man
has always had the disire to explore; going further than ever thought
possible, testing boundries and limits. September 12, 1962, John F.
Kennedy (the United States first Catholic President and the youngest
president at that time) gave his famous 'Man
on the Moon'
speech. “What
was once the furthest outpost on the old frontier of the West will be
the furthest outpost on the new frontier of science and space.”-J.
F. K. With that, the
space race had begun; it was now only a matter of time before man set
foot on the moon 240,000 miles away. A little over a year later on
November 22, 1963 President John F. Kennedy was assasinated in Dallas
Texas. July 20,1969 six years after his assasination of JFK, Apollo
landed on the moon. At 20:18 UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) Buzz
Aldrin and Neil Armstrong took the first steps on the moon, accepting
and completeing John F. Kennedy's callenge to put man on the moon
before the decade was over. 720 million people around the globe tuned
in to watch the event live. “One small step for man, one giant leap
for mankind,” will always be unanimously associated with Apollo 12
landing on the moon.
Huge
strides were made in the medical world in the 1960's. During the
1950's the Polio Virus rose to an epademic state with more than
21,000 cases reported. In 1962 the first Polio Vaccine was liscensed.
Between 1962-1965 about 100 million Americans received the Sabin
Vaccine. We owe a great many medical breakthroughs to this
decade.This was the decade that birth control was finally made
available to the public, CPR (1960), Measles Vaccine (1964) and the
Mumps Vaccine (1967) were invented. Many of the medical treatments we
take for granted now would not have been possible if it were not for
the medical pioneers of the 1960's. Because of these medical
miracles; the expected lifespan has jumped to around 80 years today,
compared to the expected lifespan of the 1960's which was 66.6 years.
In
1963 the Bank of Freedom was severly langushing, something had to be
done. African Americans of the nation came together to make sure that
freedom and the rights liberty were being fairly distributed. Leading
one if the greatest demontrations of all time was Martin Luther King
Jr. On August, 28 1963, Martin Luther King addressed a stagering
250,000 civil rights supporters at the Lincoln Memorial. “I have a
dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation
where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but the
content of their character.” -MLK. In 1964, after much blood had
been spilled over the issue; the Civil Rights Act passed in the U.S.
Stating equal treatment across the board. No longer would citizens of
the United States be discriminated against because of the color of
their skin. Tradgically in 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. was
assasinated. Far from stoping the cause he fought for, his death
helped to solidfy its purpose. We live in a different world today
because of a selfless man who died for his dream.
1969
was a big year of accomplishments that would lay the ground work for
many things we take for granted in the twenty first century. First we
put man on the moon, then in the same year the precurser to the
internet was invented, it was called the Intergalactic Computer
Network. Later the name was changed to ARPANET (Advanced Research
Projects Agency Network). Not many people today know that fact off
the top of their heads. With our Starbucks caffeine fix and free
wifi, it is hard to remember a time when the Internet did not exist.
In the 1960's, the internet was a thing of the future; a brain child
of a far distant time. This invention changed how we as humans do
everything today, from check our e-mail, ordering food, checking your
phone, keeping in contact with friends and loved ones. All these
things that are apart of our daily routine, would not be possible
today without the valuable technologies invented during the 1960's.
In
this fast paced world, with all the new medical treatments that are
saving lives every second of the day, technologies that make our
daily lives easier and freedoms that we all enjoy; yet not even a
fraction of thought is given to how or why we enjoy the things that
we do today. Many people boast and claim that we live in the “the
best age” with our smart phones, computers, fancy cars, I disagree.
The 1960's was a time of major discovery and change. If you compare
the strides that were made during that decade to the discoveries in
the following decade, there really is no comparison. No other decade
since has dramatically changed from beginning to end. The 1960's was
probably the last decade where hard work was really valued and truly
appreciated. In order to achieve something you wanted, to be where
you wanted to be you had to put in the hard work to get there; there
were no shortcuts.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Process Analysis Essay Prewriting
My name is Kaye Warren. I am in my mid-twenties just starting on my journey
towards learning the skills and knowledge needed to for my chosen
career field, Interior Design. Starting out I had very little support
and many doubts, it was hard but finally I found the momentum to
begin. I like to keep reminding myself that I am the captain in
control of my own ship, if I sink or swim it is all up to me;
combined it is a daunting and freeing prospect. Sometimes I laugh at
myself for waiting this long to get started on something that I have
loved my whole life. Perhaps it was because I was worried that it
would seem too much like work, I feared that I would lose my
inspiration for design. I was afraid that I would lose a crucial part
of myself in the process, to my surprise this has not been the case;
in fact going to school for something that I love has helped to
encourage me even more. Mercifully for me at this moment in time I am
single without a family to contend with I don't have to worry about
outside distractions. I can devote as little or as much time as I
want to my studies; which I elect to do the latter. See I have a game
plan, a vision that keeps me determined; allowing me to balance the
things I want to do and the things I must do. When I dream about my
future and where I want to be a year from now, I hope to have
graduated, moved to England and have started on my Bachelor's degree
in Interior Design. In order to achieve this goal I really have to
stay focused; doing a balancing act between all that I want and all
that I have to do to get where I want. It has been difficult and
arduous at times having to pick and choose between what I want to do
and what has to be done. In hindsight though it has been well worth
the time and effort. Every morning I am up early with coffee in hand
and begin reading and studying for exams, I like to study for a
couple exams at a time. Studying that much can can be quite stressful
and exhausting, yet it helps me finish exams that much faster;
allowing me to move on to the next step. I make sure that my schedule
is organized so I know what I need to do to keep the momentum going.
This is not to say that I don't believe in having any fun; I think a
mixture of the two is one of the keys to success. When I feel like I
am getting in over my head and my frustration levels seem to be
mounting, I stop and take a deep breath and try to remember the big
picture. To relax in between studying I like to listen to music,
watch movies, draw, crochet,write and go out with friends;it seems to
fill my reserves and allows me to continue.
Learning can be
scary. At twenty-three, standing on the precipice of knowledge I
found learning overwhelming, yet despite all my fears I plunged into
the great unknown. I never would have considered giving self study a
thought because all throughout high school I was a procrastinator. If
there was a deadline, I would hand in my assignment just before or
well after it was due. I did not like the environment or the
curriculum, I just could never get into school. So I put off going
back to school with the assumption that going to attending online was
not for me. As a prior military spouse the thought of going back to
school daunted me even further because I moved around every few
years. As per usual, I always ended up getting comfortable and had to
move once more. I don't really know the catalyst that caused me to
open up my eyes allowing me to finally see and have an Oprah “Ah
Ha! Moment”. Maybe it was seeing friends and family accomplishing
life goals, which caused me to examine what was going on in my life
at that moment which not much at all. I found a desire and yearning
to move forth into the world to find my place, contributing as much
of myself as possible to a dream. The first step was hard and even
harder was sticking to a plan. After many rough starts I have found
it gets easier to put one foot in front of the other, keeping my eyes
fixed firmly ahead and focused.When I wake up every morning I have a
cup of coffee before reading and studying. I keep an organizer and
follow a schedule to complete exams and assignments as efficiently as
possible. I make sure to get as much sleep and exercise as I can in
order to stay healthy. There are times that frustrations reach a
boiling point; when that happens I take a step back and look at the
whole picture. I take a break and listen to music, watch movies,
read, crochet, quilt, draw or hang out with friends. Sometimes I go
for a walk just to clear my mind, I always come back to my studies
when I am in a more relaxed frame of mind.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
My Last Assignment For Landscape Technology Course: Informational Interview (So Far)
Worlds End
Nurseries- Worlds End Nurseries has been in business for over 40 years.
This nursery is operated from one acre of land situated on Kings Road, in Chelsea
London. They provide a multitude of services such as: Landscaping, Garden Maintenance,
Instant Gardens, Window Boxes, Bespoke Planter Service, and Home Delivery.
Located:
441-457
Kings Road
London,
SW10 0LR
020-7351-3343
Alleyn Park
Garden- Alley Park Garden is run by a caring team of horticulturalists.
They offer a wide range of plants such as: Trees, Fruit Trees, Shrubs and
Topiary, Herbaceous Perennials, Herbs, Soft Fruit and vegetables. Sundries
include: Tools, Compost and Mulch, Fertilizers, Garden Safe Chemicals and Pots.
Alley Park Garden also offers a wide selection of garden design elements,
vintage garden items, and seasonal plants.
Located:
77
Park Hall Road
West
Dulwich
London,
SE21 8ES
020-8670-7788
Rassells of Kensington-
Rassells of Kensington has been in business since 1897. They pride themselves
in offering great service and a wide variety of fresh plants. Garden services Rassells
offers are: Soft Landscaping and Maintenance, Planting, Turfing, Fencing,
Irrigation Systems, Trellis Instillation, and Pressure Washing.
Located:
The
Lodge Nursery
78-80
Earls Court Road
Kensington,
London W8 6EQ
020-7937-0481
January 28, 2014
Worlds End Nursery
441-457 Kings Road
London, SW10 0LR
Dear Sir/Madame
I am currently a
student at Penn Foster working on a Career Diploma in Landscape Technology.
Penn Foster encourages its students to learn and get to know the field they are
considering entering into; it is on their recommendation that I am contacting
Worlds End Nursery. I would very much like the opportunity to speak to you
about your experience and knowledge in this field. If an interview is
agreeable, please e-mail me at kaye........@yahoo.com.
Thank you for your
consideration. I look forward to talking to you soon.
Sincerely,
Kaye Freehling
Follow up letter:
Follow up letter:
Worlds End Nurseries
441-457 Kings Road
London, SW10 0LR
Dear Sir/Madame
Thank you so much for
your time; I appreciate the privilege of having an interview with you and for
providing such thorough responses. I am very impressed with your knowledge in
this field and I feel you have given me a lot to think about going forth in the
Landscape Technology career path. Again let me express my sincerest thanks for taking
the time to answer my interview questions.
Sincerely,
Kaye Freehling
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Interior Decorator Career Diploma
One down and nine more to go........(One more assignment and I'll have my Landscaping Career Diploma)
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Landscaping Business Plan
Plantes Avec Panache
offers a wise arrange of quality potted nursery plants while adhering to fair
trade policies. We design upscale patios for all seasons at reasonable prices.
Striving for practical, environmental conscious design; we strongly believe in
working every step of the way with the homeowner/restaurant owner to assure
customer satisfaction.
The
following factors will help this company achieve ultimate success:
Ø Adhering
to strict fair trade policies.
Ø Implementing
green growing practices.
Ø Selling
plants only of the highest quality.
Ø Aim
to increase daily sales.
Ø Communicate
to customers through advertising.
Ø Bring
in new customers and retain current customers for repeat sales.
Ø Introduce
a variety of plants.
Currently
the company is in sole proprietorship of Kaye Freehling. Her list of
accomplishments includes Career Diploma in Landscape Technology (2014),
Associates in Landscape Design and Architecture (2016). Kaye has worked on the
sets of Victory Garden and HGTV’s Curb Appeal.
Plantes Avec
Panache is a relatively new company that has dealt with many prestigious
restaurants in the greater London area. Satisfied customers include Caravan Exmouth Market, Clerkenwell Kitchen, Coq
d’Argent and The Modern Pantry. Presently Plantes Avec Panache works from one main
store/nursery location in Soho, London with plans to expand.
Products and services
that Plantes Avec Panache offers
include bedding plants, shrubs, ornamental shrubs, pots, potting soils and
fertilizers, garden tools, and garden design items. We offer one on one design
consultations. All plants are grown on site in high tech green houses. Services
offer Landscape Architects, complete design and installation of plants and
upkeep, and a Horticulturalist and Landscape Contractors to help with any DYI
issues.
The target market
strategy for Plantes Avec Panache is
to become an attractive choice for home owners and restaurant owners in the
greater London area and surrounding suburbs. Key target markets are residential
customers, business owners, home owners and restaurant owners. Offering a huge
array of potted plants and design services at reasonable prices. People will
shop at our nursery site because of great customer service and diverse plant
inventory. By the end of the year Plantes
Avec Panache would like to increase customer sales up five percent.
Geographic Target
Area
Ø Greater London area with a population of 13,614,409.
Ø Garden services offered within a 100 mile radius for
anyone desiring garden services.
Ø Total target 21 million.
Target
Demographics
Ø Male and Female
Ø Married and Single
Ø Home owners
Ø Restaurant owners
Ø Combined annual income of $30,000
Ø Ages 25 to 80 with a median age of 40
Considering our target market, Plantes Avec Panache would like to like to be a top resource in the
potting plant industry with superior performance in
Ø Customer Service
Ø Large selection on potted plants at reasonable
prices
Ø Quality Products
Home
Owners- Plantes Avec Panache would like to be a number one choice for home
owners seeking bedding plants, shrubs, ornamental shrubs, pots, potting soils
and fertilizers, garden tools, garden design items, design consultation and
garden installation. It is our desire that homeowner be satisfied with every
step of the process whether it is choosing the right bag of fertilizer or
redesigning their whole garden.
Restaurant
Owners- Plantes Avec Panache would like to be a top resource that
restaurants go to for beautifying their outdoor eating spaces. We know more
than anything one of the high lights of the eating experience is a
well-designed space.
Competition
Ø Camden
Garden Center- Is an
award-winning garden center that employs disadvantaged residents of London.
They train employees at the Garden academy who are dealing with long-term
unemployment, homelessness, drug or alcohol issues, physical and learning
disabilities. They sell window box
plants, hanging baskets, terracotta pots, medicinal herbs, trellises and
fencing. The Chelsea Gardener also offers garden maintenance such as lawn
mowing and landscaping.
Ø Boma
London Garden Center-selling raw
garden materials, bedding plants, trees and bushes, pots and cans. They offer a
regular garden package of garden services and garden design and redesign,
Ø The
Chelsea Gardener- They sell a
wide arrange of plants, seeds, fruit trees, fertilizers, pots and tools. The
Chelsea Gardener offers old fashioned garden services with great customer
service.
Ø Rassells
of Kensington- Sells a
comprehensive selection of bedding plants, shrubs, rose bushes, trees, compost,
garden furniture, plant feed and fertilizers. They offer delivery and Landscape
services
Marketing
Strategy
Our marketing strategy
is based on offering home owners and business owners with the best possible
plants and landscaping and customer service.
We are also offer superior performance in the following areas:
Ø Offering a complete line of services to home owners
and business owners.
Ø We focus on the needs of the customer, helping them
every step of the way.
Ø Healthy, quality plants at affordable prices.
Ø Helpful knowledgeable staff.
Ø Great location.
Company
Organization
Owner/Manager: Kaye
Freehling
Horticulturist: Molly Boyd
Landscape Architecture:
Mark Boyd
Landscape Contractors:
Jordan Warren, Joseph Warren, Ken Haggerty
Equipment
Ø Damacon Cultivator C5V.
Ø Self-propelled Damacon tree lifting machine, The
Selector 440.
Ø Spray
irrigation trough reel.
Ø Damacon working platform
Ø Shovel mounted tree spade.
Ø Pazzagalia Tree Digger FZ-90
Ø Tree planting machines
Ø Pruning platform
Ø Felco pruning shears
Ø Mazzotti Sprayer
Ø Benassi Tractor
Ø Harvest wagon
Ø Tree loading crane
My Grade: 97%
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