Adam Kerr, president of Rappahannock Landscape & Nursery, is a Virginia certified horticulturalist and a member of the Virginia Nursery and Landscape Association. He graduated from Catawba College in Salisbury, N.C., with a bachelor’s degree in history and subsequently pursued his interest in landscape design and horticulture at Northern Virginia Community College.
While in college and after graduation, Kerr apprenticed with Stephen Schadler, a Rappahannock County, Va., stonemason and landscape contractor whose focus was quality craftsmanship. Schadler has since relocated to the Charlottesville, Va., area.
During his six-year apprenticeship with Schadler, Kerr learned how to correctly collect, cut and lay native stone, with emphasis on the aesthetics of each hardscape construction project and its integration into the surrounding natural landscape. At the same time, Kerr also learned the art of growing, hand-digging and transplanting trees and the techniques for properly maintaining landscapes.
In 2003, Kerr formed Rappahannock Landscape & Nursery. The company, which includes a private 5-acre nursery of top-quality shrubs and trees, began full-time operations in the spring of 2007.
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