HORIZON PLANTS - Key Persons
Owner Manager, Melvyn Corner, is a UK trained horticulturist. He began his horticultural training by attending a local community college studying part time and working part time at a local garden center. He then went on to study full time at Hadlow College of Horticulture, Kent, England where he obtained a National Certificate in Horticulture. After an 18 month internship in America, Melvyn returned to England to study full time at Warwickshire College of Horticulture, Warwickshire, and obtained an Advanced National Certificate of Horticulture.
, is a UK trained horticulturist. He began his horticultural training by attending a local community college studying part time and working part time at a local garden center. He then went on to study full time at Hadlow College of Horticulture, Kent, England where he obtained a National Certificate in Horticulture. After an 18 month internship in America, Melvyn returned to England to study full time at Warwickshire College of Horticulture, Warwickshire, and obtained an Advanced National Certificate of Horticulture.
Melvyn has experience at large nurseries producing both container shrubs and field grown stock. On the container production side, he has been responsible for propagating and growing on throughout the whole production cycle, from liner to finished plant. On the field grown side, he has been involved in the production of trees/conifers, chip budding/grafting and lifting.
In 2001 Melvyn started a propagation and liner nursery business in Cheshire, England, suppling to local nurseries. In 2006, Melvyn immigrated to Michigan and worked for a liner producer.
He left to start his own business, Horizon Plants LLC in 2011, propagating and growing liners for further growing on. He started with one greenhouse with about 1000 square feet and year by year has increased his production area. Expanding the range of plants from just flowering shrubs, then adding climbing plants, conifers and more recently grafted plants. Always innovating and expanding. Melvyn still finds time to keep up with his hobbies, camping, kayaking, biking, hiking, fishing, swimming and enjoying the outdoor life. He also raises meat chickens and enjoys seasonal acting.