Meet Our Designers
Take a moment to meet our designers
James “Woody” Wood
Vice President / Landscape Designer
As the Vice President of Bloomin Garden Centre and Landscape, Woody’s primary goal is managing the landscape side of the business. An integral part of the team since he started in 1995, he has grown the landscape team from a small, one truck operation to a thriving business maintaining landscapes all over the Tri-State area.
Woody began his career in horticulture as a teenager, working on landscape crews and learning the trade. He attended the Ohio State University where his love of plants not only grew but so did his passion for design. As the head of the landscape team at Bloomin Garden Centre and Landscape, Woody continues to work with customers on designing beautiful and functional landscapes that focus on maintaining the long-term health of the plants.
My clients are always number one. With each customer I meet, I focus on helping you find what is best for you. I love the challenge of marrying your outdoor space with your lifestyle to create an area you will enjoy for years to come.
– Woody
Tom Groh
Landscape Designer
Tom joined Denny McKeown’s Bloomin Garden Centre at the start of 2024, bringing a diverse and creative background and adding 30+ years of green industry experience to the Landscape Design team.
Initially bent on becoming a famous architect and published author, Tom studied promotional writing and residential architecture at the University of Cincinnati, earning multiple creative writing degrees and technical certifications. In those early days, while still in school, Tom worked at a prominent nursery in Delhi for ten years, before leaving to become the Design/Sales Manager at a startup landscape venture in White Oak and helping to grow that business (as they say) from the ground up. Finally in 2003, Tom launched his own Landscape Design and Consultation firm, specializing in residential landscapes, hardscapes, and waterscapes.
More than anything, I truly enjoy getting out and meeting new people, growing to understand their wants and needs, and helping to come up with creative solutions for their home gardens. Folks are spending so much more time at home these days, working from home has become a de facto reality… so creating beautiful and relaxing outdoor spaces has grown more and more important for many of us. I’m so glad to be joining the Bloomin team, and I look forward to helping you with your projects.
– Tom