Joanna Szmit
Born in 1959, graduate of the Gardening Department of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW, where she specialised in decorative plants. Just after graduation she started scientific work at the Chair of Botanics of the Agriculture Department of the same university. She completed internship programs at the gardening facilities located in Switzerland, Belgium, Czech Republic and Poland. In 1982, together with her husband Bronisław Szmit, she started the Szmit Nursery. Currently, their children – Magdalena and Bronisław – also contribute to the Nursery. In the company she manages wholesale and supervises garden care and maintenance. She is a member of the Polish Nurserymen Association and Polish Dendrology Society. She enjoys spending time in her garden and collects everyday objects with botanical motifs.
Bronisław Artur Szmit
Born in 1858, graduate of the Gardening Department of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW, where he specialised in nursery stock production. He gained his experience by completing internship programs in gardening facilities located in England, Belgium, Czech Republic and Switzerland. Bronisław Artur Szmit is the founder and co-owner of Szmit Nursery. In the company he is responsible for production. He created one of the biggest private plant collections in Europe. He is a member of the Polish Nurserymen Association, Polish Dendrology Society, International Dendrology Society and Plant Propagators Society. He is a co-author of the book entitled „Drzewa i Krzewy Liściaste“ [“Broadleaf trees and shrubs“]. In addition to plants, he is interested in the history of gardening and in parks and gardens photography.
Bronisław Jan Szmit
Born in 1985, graduate of the Faculty of Gardening and Biotechnology of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences, SGGW. In the course of higher education he managed systematics and molecular filogenetics of plants. He has been working at Szmit Nursery from the early childhood. Currently he is responsible for production planning, investments and marketing. Together with his parents, Joanna and Bronisław, he created one of the richest dendrological collections in Poland. He participated in botanical expeditions to, among others, Japan, Ecuador and Peru. He is a member of the Polish Nurserymen Association, Polish Dendrology Society, International Dendrology Society and Maple Society. His articles are published in numerous gardening journals and he takes part in popular TV programs. He is a co-author of the book entitled „Drzewa i Krzewy Liściaste“ [“Broadleaf trees and shrubs“]. In addition to plants, he is interested in the history of gardening and botanics, ornitology and nature photography.
Magdalena Szmit
Born in 1987, graduate of Landscape Architecture of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences and Landschaftsplanung und Landschaftsarchitektur of the Vienna Universität für Bodenkultur. After graduation, she completed internship programs at the botanical garden in Vienna and in perennials nurseries in Germany. In Szmit Nursery she is responsible for retail sales and for designing exhibition stands of the company. She is a member of the Polish Nurserymen Association and Polish Dendrology Society. Her articles are published in numerous gardening journals and she takes part in gardening-related TV programs. In her free time she is also interested in floristics. She also enjoys travelling and visiting gardens.