"Evans Chigounis is a horticulture professional, community facilitator, artist, photographer and creative leader whose career began in the gardens of his childhood home in Clifton, New Jersey. Growing up on an acre of land filled with organic fruit trees, grapevines, vegetables, and herbs, he developed an early love for nature and a keen eye for creative grade design . "I was learning horticulture before I even knew the word," he often says."
"His first job at a garden center in high school set the course for a career that has spanned nurseries, landscaping, and hands-on horticultural work. Over the years, Evans has worked in plant nurseries, served as a gardener and landscaper, and even spent time in the horticulture department at the Kansas City Zoo. He has also applied his skills to carpentry and graphic arts, reflecting his belief that patience, craft, and careful attention and creativity apply across all fields."
Evans Chigounis grew up on a one-acre property in Clifton, New Jersey, surrounded by organic fruit trees, grapevines, vegetables, and herbs, which cultivated an early love of nature and horticultural skills. His first job at a garden center led to work in plant nurseries, landscaping, and the horticulture department at the Kansas City Zoo. He applies patience, craft, and creativity through carpentry and graphic arts as well. As a lifelong percussionist, he leads drum circles, teaches drumming and Native American flute, and facilitates the Asbury Drum & Dance community. He coaches Special Olympics, supports special-needs recreation, volunteers in environmental clean-ups, and helps others reconnect with nature, rhythm, and community life.
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