Truesdale Employee of the Year - Andrew Lynch

Meet Andrew Lynch

Andrew Lynch, a recent graduate of Morris County College, is Truesdale’s employee of the year. Andrew earned his applied science degree in landscape management and design in December of 2011. Andrew’s recent academic accomplishment is just one of many feats for this graduate. With over eight years of experience, Andrew has climbed his way up every division of Truesdale Landscape and Nursery.

Andrew is very happy working with the Truesdale family, “we have some of the nicest customers and Ralph is like family, his son is like a brother to me.”

Andrew began working every summer for President Ralph Dinizo at the Truesdale Nursery and Garden Center in Berkeley Heights when he was a 13-year old boy. His duties included watering plants and loading mulch. When he received his license at age 17, he began snow plowing. Andrew began working with the Truesdale landscape construction crew when he turned 18 years old. He stayed with the construction crew for one year before he obtained his operator license and spent one season apprenticing with Glenn Koleda, the Truesdale agronomics specialist. During this time, he learned how to diagnose lawn ailments and apply the necessary pesticides and fertilizers to achieve and maintain optimal lawn health. He then spent two years working with the Truesdale ground maintenance crew. His duties included: performing weekly lawn cutting; shrub and bed care, planting and pruning; design layout; and leaf removal for most of Truesdale’s long standing customers.

Andrew has taken courses in computer imaging design; he received his operator license and he recently passed the New Jersey Commercial Driver’s License program - receiving a CDL on his first attempt.

Andrew’s favorite horticultural area is landscaping design and construction – his current division. His future plans may include studying landscape architecture at Rutgers University.

Truesdale is dedicated to continuing education and keeping abreast of horticulture trends. Andrew is a valuable member of the Truesdale team so we extend our congratulations for his recent accomplishments and our appreciation for Andrews’s hard work and dedication to the team and the trade.