Owners
Tony
Valk
is one of the two owners of Evergreen of
Johnson City and focuses his attention towards
retail activities, advertising, vendor management,
product purchases, accounting, and much more. Being
a working owner, you'll often find Tony right in the
store assisting customers with their many needs and
customizing their experiences. Tony’s extensive
horticultural knowledge and experience in the
gardening industry helps to provide our customers
with a professional service.
Tony resides in Kingsport, TN with his wife, Karen,
and their 3
children.
Michael
Valk partners with his brother, Tony, in
the ownership of Evergreen of Johnson City and plays
an important role in Evergreen’s landscape
department. Michael also assists with various retail
services at Evergreen such as accounting, product
management, and purchaser of Evergreen’s Tree &
Shrub product line.
Like his brother, Tony, Michael is all hands on with
many of the services provided to Evergreen’s
customers. He is one of the main landscape designers
and organizes projects
being completed by
Evergreen’s landscape department.
Michael resides in Gray, TN with his wife, Debbie,
and his two daughters.
Garden
Center Managers
Fred Kidd is
Evergreen's store manager assisting our retail
customers with a wide range of horticultural needs
focusing on store products to fit just about every
type of gardening need.
Fred's broad range of knowledge allows him to be
most helpful to our customers many needs. Many say
that Fred has an answer for just about anything.
Fred has been working within Evergreen's store
department for over 10 years now and is an avid
gardener himself residing with his family in
Greeneville, TN.
Sheila Mathes
is Evergreen's greenhouse manager and can be easily
found working within the greenhouse range where
you'll find one of the largest and most impressive
displays of houseplants, annuals, perennials, and
vegetables.
Sheila, also being one of Evergreen's
expert gardeners, assists in both managing personnel
and merchandise within Evergreen's stunning
greenhouses. The only problem is you'll have to walk
fast to catch up with Sheila. She's well know for
her determination and hard work.
Landscape Managers & Designers
Eric
Kraus currently serves as Evergreen's
landscape production manager and provides many
functions in managing Evergreen's landscape
production work force and equipment.
Eric has been with Evergreen for over 10 years and
has had over 10 years experience in the landscape
industry before coming to Evergreen in 1994 from the
Raleigh, NC area. Eric's experience has been
an asset to both Evergreen and it's customers. Eric
has also managed part time design and sales when
needed during the busy season.
Patrick Sutherland,
one of Evergreen's landscape designers, is
another one of Evergreen's longest employed members
having been with us since 1985. Patrick has always
been employed within Evergreen's landscaping
department and came to Evergreen with approximately
10 years of landscaping experience from the middle
TN area.
Patrick's extensive experience in landscaping for
over 30 years allows him to be extremely effective
during his designing services. Patrick specializes
in many aspects of landscape design & installation
which includes water
gardens, unique stone work, patios and walks, low
voltage lighting, and
much more.
Bryan Jessie
is one of Evergreen's landscape designers who has
gained his landscape design experience through his
training and educations at the University of Georgia
with a Bachelor's Degree in Landscape Architecture as well as through his
participation in the landscape market place. Bryan
enjoys the challenge of designing, managing, and
coordinating customers dreams into a prosperous plan
come true.
Accounting
Manager & Office Assistants
Allison Peterson
is Evergreen's Accounting Manager. Allison has
assisted Evergreen in customizing many aspects of
our accounting and office management needs.
Allison, a native of Mississippi, has been employed
at Evergreen for over 10 years and has proven to be
a valuable asset to Evergreen's management team.
Whether by intention or not, Allison has become
quite the gardener tending to her home's landscape
and water garden. Allison, her husband Mark, and two
sons reside in the Johnson City area.
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