Meadow View Greenhouse & Garden Center

Meet the Meadow View Family!

Managers:

Rodney serves as General Manager.  He was raised in South Knoxville and graduated from UT.  He served nine years with the Army and decided to move back home after Desert Storm.

Lisa serves a multi-function role.  She and Rodney have been married 25 years and have four children who also work at the Garden Center.  Lisa is from Pall Mall, TN, where her family has the wholesale greenhouse that grows most of our plants.  Lisa is in charge of the bookkeeping and the gift shop, and also serves at the voice of Meadow View in magazine articles.

Assistant Managers:

Erin has worked at Meadow View since 2003 and has earned the title of Assistant Manager.  She was born and raised in Knoxville and resides there with her husband James and their two dogs.

Lindsay is the newest addition to the Meadow View management staff.  She is originally from Tallahassee, FL and got her degree from UT, majoring in Plant Science and Landscape Systems.  She currently resides in Maryville.

Landscape Designer:

Shalena has been the Landscape Designer at Meadow View since 2005.  She  grew up in Oak Ridge and also has a degree in Plant Science and Landscape Systems from UT.

Garden Center Staff:

Stuart is the oldest of the Grugin kids and has a wide range of responsibilities.  He is in charge of keeping the grounds maintained and doing deliveries.  He also serves as his dad’s “right hand man.”  He is currently a student at UT, where he is majoring in logistics.

Katie is the younger of the twins, who graduated from LCHS and is attending UT.  She works in plant maintenance and is our creative sounding board.

Kevin is our tech support guru, as well as backup for the cash register.  He is also attending UT.

Tina is our cashier. Her family is originally from South Vietnam, but eventually emigrated to Canada where Tina was born.  They now reside in Knoxville, TN, where she attends UT.

Our thanks to our other workers as well:

Liz Vernon

Caleb Tunkel

Ethan Pratt

Ed Fox

Margo Krakoviak

Chris Johnson