I sell great customer service to Commercial Property Managers, Builders, Commercial Real Estate Agents, Engineers, Facility Managers, Hotel Managers, Construction Contractors and HOA Board Members, throughout Central Maryland. I'm a member of BOMA-Baltimore Chapter and on the ''Community Service Committee.'' I'm also on the IFMA-Chesapeake, Advisory Board as ''Vice President'' of Industry Sponsorship, as well as on the IFMA Golf Committee. I'm also involved in the Ace Mentorship Program where I teach horticultural practices to HS Students; at Notre Dame Prep and Eastern Tech. With 40 years in the Green Industry, working from the ground up, with some of the most prestigious firms regionally and nationally, I have been blessed to have worked in the industry I truly love. Summer jobs, at Georgetown University, in their grounds department, and Brookside Gardens, in Wheaton (summer student) paved my way to a successful career, in landscaping. After UMD-College Park, in Horticulture; I obtained the MD Pesticide License and Certified Professional Horticulturist Certification. I passed the Certified Landscape Technician test, in 1998 and in 2003, I started my sales career, in a promotion, in residential sales and have now performed sales consulting over the past 20 years. I am now at Akehurst Landscape Services, in year #9, allowing me to add more commercial work through special relationships/partnerships to our branches in the west and to the south, in Central Maryland. In closing, if you need a responsive landscape company with many tenured employees to manage your grounds, don't hesitate to call me. We are experts in; Grounds Management, Snow Removal, Enhancements and Design Build. You can have all the services with one company. Make it AKEHURST!! #WhereGreatLandscapesBegin! We are the oldest landscape company in Maryland and 3rd oldest nationally. You can always reach me at: ed.delaha@akehurst.com/ 410-808-2065 (cell) / 410-538-4018 x 112 (office)

Sales in landscaping on exterior, interior green roofs and holiday decor in Central Maryland. Member of IREM #16, BOMA in Baltimore and Network After Work, in Baltimore.

Sold landscape management work in Central Maryland and Baltimore metropolitan area. Sold enhancements to existing clients. Networked and presented landscape management to property managers, engineers, construction contractors, architects, HOA board members among others. Member of CAI, BOMA.

Account Managing in Washington DC/Baltimore areas. Won Grand Award for National Shrine in D.C.Sold landscape management to high end residential clients in Bethesda, Potomac, Chevy Chase, Howard County and Baltimore County. Won External and Internal awards from the Maryland Branch.

Foreman on enhancements, grounds maintenance, running 3 man crews, 6 man crews and managing 18 people as a senior supervisor. Performed sales to start new branch, in Baltimore. Won numerous Grounds Maintenance awards, including the Pennsylvania Avenue Development, City of Gaithersburg among others. Received several Branch Impact awards over the years.

Was trained in many different horticultural tasks throughout the summer in Wheaton at this beautiful Maryland National Park and Planning Commission gem!!