Undergraduate Degree from University of Memphis, Landscape
Design & Urban Ecology with a minor in Plant Biology.
Certified Arkansas Nurseryman, Certified Tennessee Nursery
Professional, Certified International Society of Arboriculture.
Former; Host Mid-South Gardens television show and City
Beautiful Commissioner.
Memphis Botanic Garden Board of Director and Garden Writer
of America.
Tennessee Nurseryman Association "Crystal Award"
winner.
Mark Comes, Director of Sales and Design -
Received a degree in Marketing Management from the
University of Memphis.
Began working in the field of Horticulture in 1978.
Work has ranged from spraying turf grasses, installing new
plantings to keeping up the maintenance of commercial
properties.
Worked as the head Horticulturalist at Memorial Park
Cemetery for eight years.
Mark has been designing gardens in the Memphis area for
many years. He has been working at GTA for seven
years.
Ben Grafton, Landscape Contract Superintendent -
B.S. in Landscape Contracting and Management from
Mississippi State University, 2003.
Began working in the landscape industry for the Touliatos
family in 1993.
Certified Vista Professional Outdoor Lighting Contractor.
Bruce Firehock, AutoCAD Design/Facility Manager -
Undergraduate Degree from Ohio Wesleyan University with a
major in Botany.
Studied Turfgrass Management and Horticulture at The
University of Tennessee and worked in the golf course
industry for twenty years.
Served two terms as President of the Memphis Area Golf
Course Superintendent's Association.
Received a two year degree from ITT Tech in AutoCAD
Drafting and Design.
Began working for GTA in April of 2003.
Yvette Howard -
Greg Touliatos & Associates, Inc. 62 Flicker Street Memphis, TN 38104 Phone: 901.323.0031 Fax: 901.327.9610