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IMAGE: In Tennessee, garden centers were designated essential businesses at the beginning of the COVID-19 response, and UT Department of Plant Sciences faculty worked to provide direction for their operators. view more
Credit: Photo courtesy of David Bates, owner of Bates Nursery and Garden Center in Nashville.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Two University of Tennessee Department of Plant Sciences faculty earned the Blue Ribbon Extension Communication Award from the Southern Region of the American Society for Horticultural Science for their publication
Operation of a Garden Center During the COVID-19 Pandemic. The project was led by Amy Fulcher, an associate professor and Extension specialist, and supported by several colleagues across the UT Institute of Agriculture, including Annette Wszelaki, plant sciences professor and Extension specialist; Megan Leffew, Center for Profitable Agriculture Extension specialist; and Margarita Velandia, professor and Extension speciali