4/30/2025
2025 Young Retailer/Young Grower Finalists
Jennifer Polanz
We are well on our way into this year’s Young Retailer and Young Grower awards program, and here are our finalists:
Young Retailer Award:
- Krista Devor, Lukas Nursery & Butterfly Encounter—Oviedo, Florida
- Haley Martin, B.B. Barns Inc.—Arden, North Carolina
- Brandon Kirby, Rainbow Gardens—San Antonio, Texas
Special thanks to our sponsors The Garden Center Group and AmericanHort, along with BASF.
Young Grower Award:
- Isabela Chamorro, Mahoney’s Garden Center—Woburn, Massachusetts
- Ginger Thurston, Spring Meadow Nursery—Grand Haven, Michigan
- Daniel Villegas, Van Belle Nursery—Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Special thanks here to sponsors Ball Horticultural Company and AmericanHort, along with BASF.
Next up, essays that will run in the June issues and the big reveal at Cultivate’25 during the Unplugged event at 8:00 p.m. Monday, July 14 at GasWerks, 487 Park Street, Columbus. Watch for those essays and join us at Cultivate! GP