Not too many retirees leave the working world with plans to take some of their professional interests with them but that will not be the case for Maryann Mickewicz.
Mickewicz just retired from the Transylvania Cooperative Extension office in Brevard after 18 years as an administrative assistant. In addition to her regular duties, this long-time master gardener tapped into that expertise to help answer all manner of gardening, plant and horticulture questions which will dovetail nicely with her own desire to turn to flower gardening in this new adventure in her life.
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