Brian Austin

Brian is the owner of The Garden Path Greenhouse. He graduated with honors from Colorado State University, with degrees in Floriculture and Nursery Management. He was also the coordinator of the CSU annual and perennial trial garden in 2008. After CSU, Brian was the head grower at Dutch Heritage Gardens, in Larkspur, CO, where he worked for 12 years. In 2018, he was recognized as one of GPN’s top 40 Under 40 in the horticulture industry. He was also recognized as a finalist for Grower Talk’s Young Grower of the Year award in 2019. In 2024, he purchased The Garden Path Greenhouse from his father, where they grow high quality, large sized baskets, pots, and other bedding plants for the mountain communities. Growing has always been his passion as he utilizes his experience growing large volume crops to improve efficiency and bring new ideas to energize the family business. He enjoys the challenge of finding new ways to overcome traditional issues in the greenhouse, while still utilizing tried and true growing methods to consistently achieve a high level of plant quality. He loves spending time with his family in the mountains of western Colorado, where he enjoys hiking, camping, fishing and hunting. He also enjoys coaching soccer and basketball.