Gritt’s Midway Greenhouse turns COVID-19 losses into smiles

Gritt’s Midway Greenhouse supplies multitudes of churches with their potted Easter lilies and flowering bulbs. So what happens when COVID-19 forces the closure of churches, who then cancel their Easter flower orders? Undaunted, Gritt’s owners found a grateful recipients for these springtime beauties. Kudos to Gritt’s for bringing cheer to nursing home residents who aren’t […]

Governor’s business closure order

UPDATE: MARCH 24 West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner Kent Leonhardt and a representative of Governor Jim Justice both confirmed that lawn and landscape maintenance and garden centers fall in the “essential” business category under the Governor’s COVID19 executive order and may continue to operate. He urged that strict safety policies be enforced, including hand and equipment […]

WVNLA partners with apprentices

Program is first of its kind in West Virginia Any professional association worth its salt not only educates and advocates for its industry, but also works for the industry’s future. A crucial component of the nursery and landscape’s future is encouraging young people to embrace industry careers. WVNLA and the secondary school system in West […]

2018 Scholarship winner

Congratulations to Dustin Trychta, a West Virginia University horticulture student who was selected as WVNLA’s 2018 Marcus W. Rennix Memorial Scholarship winner. After graduating from high school in 1998, Dustin entered the army and was stationed as a cook in Budingen, Germany, for nearly seven years. He was honorably discharged in 2005 as a sergeant. […]

2017 Scholarship winner

Zackary Grossl, a junior majoring in landscape architecture at West Virginia University, was recently selected as the 2017 recipient of the Marcus W. Rennix Memorial Scholarship. Zack graduated from Greenbrier West High School and is the son of Dale Grossl and Tina Grossl. Zack didn’t start his college career in landscape architecture, but childhood memories […]

Terra Salis closure

We are sad to note the closure of Terra Salis and retirement of its manager and former WVNLA president Bill Mills. An article that appeared in the Charleston Gazette-Mail provides details.

Automated soil mixing a success

Bobby Barnitz’s article in Greenhouse Grower provides insight on how an investment in an automated soil mixer yields big results at Bob’s Market & Greenhouses, Inc.

Nationally recognized garden

The Smithsonian Institution’s Archive of American Gardens recently selected a Charleston garden designed by Lynne Schwartz-Barker for inclusion in its Garden Club of America archive. The project involved Lynne and her husband and Flowerscape co-owner Jerry Barker, their son Eamon Barker and business partner Chris Awaldt. Read all about the garden at the Sunday Gazette-Mail.

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Three Members Featured in the Gazette-Mail

Women in prominent roles in landscaping are still an exception. Recently, the Charleston Gazette-Mail featured three of our members, all business owners who have found success in the industry. Click here to read the story.