Linda J. Novy

President, CEO and Owner of Gardeners’ Guild, Inc. from 1976 – 2003, and Licensed Landscape Contractor (C-27) from 1981 to 2003. Linda grew a small company from 7 employees to over 125 employees, and developed an award winning Management Team. Linda sold the company to her employees in 2003, and Gardeners’ Guild, Inc. is now operating as a successful employee owned company. From 2004 – 2008 Linda was a partner in Mellinor Farms, growing and selling native, vegetable, and flower plant starts at the Civic Center Farmer’s Market.

Professional Affiliations
Marin Conservation League, Host -Business and Environment Breakfasts

Marin Horse Council, Advisory Board

Marin County Volunteer Mounted Patrol

Former:
Landscape Advisory Counsel, California Polytechnic University, SLO, California Landscape Contractors Association, No. Bay Chapter Board Member
MMWD, Citizens Advisory Committee
Marin Conservation League Board of Directors

Marin Space Board of Directors

Marin Horse Council Board of Directors

Marin County Storm Water Pollution and Prevention Program, Citizens Advisory Committee

Marin County Parks and Open Space Commission, Commissioner
Marin Economic Commission, Commisioner, Environmental Representative

Marin Stables and Trails, Board of Directors

Speaker:
Frequent speaker at Xeriscape Conferences, Marin Municipal Water District’s H20 How To, North Bay Watershed Council, College of Marin,
California Landscape Contractors’ Association, Chamber of Commerce, Rotary, and other professional and community groups.

Selected Awards and Recognition:

1998, Winner of National Association of Women Business Owner’s (NAWBO) Trailblazer Award.

2000 recipient of Environmental Leadership Award from Associated Landscape Contractors of America.

2003 National Women Business Owner of the Year twice – National NAWBO and Wells Fargo Bank, and National NAWBO and Office Depot.

2003 selected as Business Woman of the Year by the Sonoma Marin Business Times in the Construction Category.

2003 Gardeners’ Guild, Inc. was chosen as the Business of the Year, by the Marin County Board of Supervisors.

Currently, as Linda J. Novy and Associates, Ms. Novy provides coaching to business owners, assisting them with strategic planning and operations. She brings her business and horticultural skills to property owners to help them understand and apply concepts of sustainability and ecological stewardship to the management of their properties.