Jesse Dahl is Senior Horticulturist at The Arboretum, State Botanical Garden of Kentucky where he is responsible for planning, planting, designing and supervsing a crew of full-time, seasonal workers and volunteers on 20 acres of horticulture display gardens. He earned his B.S. in Plant and Soil Sciences from the University of Idaho. He has worked as a groundskeeper at The University of Idaho Arboretum and Botanical Garden, Horticulturist at The Morton Arboretum, and Arboretum Horticulturist and now Senior Horticulturist at The Arboretum State Botanical Garden of Kentucky. Jesse joins AAS as an Ornamental Seed Judge.