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Women on the resort island of Nantucket are taking the lead in landscaping in a big way. It may be unusual elsewhere, but female landscapers are becoming the rule on the island, the local Inquirer and Mirror newspaper reports. ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????I?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??ve seen huge growth in the number of women in landscaping,?EUR??,,????'?????<???????? 17-year veteran Mary Woodruff told the paper. ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????Nantucket?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??s just different. You see women driving in trucks and they?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??re involved in all aspects of physical labor. It?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??s become a trend out here and it?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??s a really good place for women to work because you?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??re accepted.?EUR??,,????'?????<???????? ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????The people who are surprised are the tourists because in other places, they?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??re used to seeing men because it?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??s a male-dominated business,?EUR??,,????'?????<???????? said Carol Rosen, the head gardener at ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??Sconset Gardener.
Women on the resort island of Nantucket are taking the lead in landscaping in a big way. It may be unusual elsewhere, but female landscapers are becoming the rule on the island, the local Inquirer and Mirror newspaper reports.
?EUR??,,????'?????<????????I?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??ve seen huge growth in the number of women in landscaping,?EUR??,,????'?????<???????? 17-year veteran Mary Woodruff told the paper. ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????Nantucket?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??s just different. You see women driving in trucks and they?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??re involved in all aspects of physical labor. It?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??s become a trend out here and it?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??s a really good place for women to work because you?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??re accepted.?EUR??,,????'?????<????????
?EUR??,,????'?????<????????The people who are surprised are the tourists because in other places, they?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??re used to seeing men because it?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??s a male-dominated business,?EUR??,,????'?????<???????? said Carol Rosen, the head gardener at ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??Sconset Gardener.
Women, she said, can be better gardeners than men. ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????The men are sort of like bulls in a china shop,?EUR??,,????'?????<???????? she explained. ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????(Gardening) is not moving fast enough for them. We tend to be a little more nit-picky and more patient.?EUR??,,????'?????<???????? ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????Some people see us and say ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????how can they do it? They should be waitressing, not caked in dirt on the hottest day of the summer?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??,?EUR??,,????'?????<???????? landscaper Deana Leisher said. ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????But there?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??s a great community of women landscapers and we can do anything. We?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??re not afraid of putting in trees and hedges, or dealing with bees, ticks, whatever. Bring it on!?EUR??,,????'?????<???????? Mike Misurelli, the president of the Nantucket Landscape Association and co-owner of G&M Landscape Services, said that while he was in college, landscaping crews were predominantly male, but that has changed since he arrived on Nantucket. ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????We seem to always include some ladies on our crews and I know a lot of other companies have women,?EUR??,,????'?????<???????? Misurelli said. ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????Nantucket has some very talented women in the business. They enjoy working outdoors and working with gardens, but I?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??ve see women that were stonemasons as well. They?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??re all over the place. Our girls cut grass behind the mowers and do a lot of other things. They?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??re not just picking posies.?EUR??,,????'?????<???????? And it appears that the owners of landscaping companies are also taking note of the rise in all-female crews and some have even gone as far as to advertise specifically for women to work in that setting. ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????When I went online to look for jobs, there were ads to join all-female gardening crews and I thought that was strange, but I considered it a bonus,?EUR??,,????'?????<???????? said Julie Aitcheson, who is working in landscaping for the first time this summer for WingWorks Landscape, Inc. ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????I was excited about the idea of working with all women.?EUR??,,????'?????<???????? Source: The (Nantucket, Mass.) Inquirer and Mirror
Women, she said, can be better gardeners than men.
?EUR??,,????'?????<????????The men are sort of like bulls in a china shop,?EUR??,,????'?????<???????? she explained. ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????(Gardening) is not moving fast enough for them. We tend to be a little more nit-picky and more patient.?EUR??,,????'?????<????????
?EUR??,,????'?????<????????Some people see us and say ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????how can they do it? They should be waitressing, not caked in dirt on the hottest day of the summer?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??,?EUR??,,????'?????<???????? landscaper Deana Leisher said. ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????But there?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??s a great community of women landscapers and we can do anything. We?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??re not afraid of putting in trees and hedges, or dealing with bees, ticks, whatever. Bring it on!?EUR??,,????'?????<????????
Mike Misurelli, the president of the Nantucket Landscape Association and co-owner of G&M Landscape Services, said that while he was in college, landscaping crews were predominantly male, but that has changed since he arrived on Nantucket.
?EUR??,,????'?????<????????We seem to always include some ladies on our crews and I know a lot of other companies have women,?EUR??,,????'?????<???????? Misurelli said. ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????Nantucket has some very talented women in the business. They enjoy working outdoors and working with gardens, but I?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??ve see women that were stonemasons as well. They?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??re all over the place. Our girls cut grass behind the mowers and do a lot of other things. They?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??re not just picking posies.?EUR??,,????'?????<????????
And it appears that the owners of landscaping companies are also taking note of the rise in all-female crews and some have even gone as far as to advertise specifically for women to work in that setting.
?EUR??,,????'?????<????????When I went online to look for jobs, there were ads to join all-female gardening crews and I thought that was strange, but I considered it a bonus,?EUR??,,????'?????<???????? said Julie Aitcheson, who is working in landscaping for the first time this summer for WingWorks Landscape, Inc. ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????I was excited about the idea of working with all women.?EUR??,,????'?????<????????
Source: The (Nantucket, Mass.) Inquirer and Mirror
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