I was in Portland where I didn’t have a network, but I tried it for a year. Then I called mom and dad and said, ‘Hey, I need to move home. How do you… - Jennifer Moss

Mom and dad never forced us to look at horticulture,' she says. 'That's why my brother and I have degrees in different areas. And dad said, 'I want you to go out into the world and try something else. And if you want to come back to the greenhouse, then you can. But you have to want to come back. It wasn't forced.

I recreated a bedroom scene – all the textiles, the bedspread, the pillows, etc. were made from shiny silver and black low-carbon steel. But Michigan is a lot like Savannah. Lots of humidity. The steel started to rust and fall apart.

And my competitive athlete background taught me to ask, ‘What is your win?’ So I started finding those small wins, even in the hard days,”