Ryan Watkins is an award-winning landscape designer, a Certified Nursery & Landscape Professional with 2 decades of horticultural experience. He loves inspiring people to grow. As CEO of an almost 50 year-old garden center and design-build firm, Ryan received the 40 Under 40 Award from Greenhouse Product News in 2020. Ryan has spoken at AmericanHort’s Cultivate and has been featured on numerous local and national media outlets including the DIY Network.  He serves on the board of the South Carolina Green Industry Association and is the host of the new SC Green TV Show. He’s inspired numerous organizations to achieve record breaking sales through his passion, leadership, and creativity.  He has an amazing wife of 20+ years and four incredible children. He finds fulfillment in helping people achieve their God-given purpose in life and in business.