Lawn & Landscape
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Collister is the recipient of this year s Richard Foster Award. His aspirations include one day owning a Christmas Tree farm.
Photo courtesy of Ben Collister
The month of December could play an important role in Ben Collister’s life if everything goes as planned. The sophomore at Delaware Valley University in Pennsylvania is slated to graduate in December of 2021, and would one day like to open a Christmas Tree farm/nursery.
“I’ve always been interested in Christmas trees,” says Collister, who won the Richard Foster Award, a scholarship available to outstanding students planning careers in the landscape, lawn care or horticulture business. “We’ve always had real Christmas trees growing up and that’s always been something that my dad’s wanted to do.”