Total Landscape Care Digital Magazine
Issue link: http://read.dmtmag.com/i/301674
T erry Sims has always been a woman of action. Pos- sessing the ability to fuse her creative thought processes with practical applications, she's able to come up with innovative, yet sensible, solutions for any problem. So when she realized she wasn't putting her Fine Arts de- gree from Cal State Long Beach to good use, she knew she needed to fi nd a job she would be passionate about. She discovered a book, "I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was," and in eight hours, she realized the career for her was in landscape architec- ture. "It was perfect," Sims says. "Being a landscape architect was exactly what I wanted to do." When Sims divorced at the age of 45, she found the oppor- tunity to enroll in the Boise State University horticulture program, which she followed with the M AY 2 014 To t a l L a n d s c a p e C a r e . c o m 3 5 Works of Art A small company has big success because of a landscaper's design skills, marketing, relationships and time management. BY AMY MATERSON Terry Sims The Garden Artist, Inc. Boise, Idaho