Countryside Flower Shop, Nursery and Garden Center announced that Pam Teepe, perennial sales, was recognized by the Illinois Nurserymen's Association for earning the designation, Illinois Certified Nursery Professional (ICN Pro), specialized in Perennial. This is the highest honor of professional achievement from the Association, with a membership of over 500 green industry companies throughout Illinois and the surrounding states.  To qualify, Pam completed a three-hour test covering major areas such as retail, plant care, pesticides, plant identification and design. Only 300 in the green industry profession hold the ICN Pro designation and five of these 300 are employees at Countryside, the most of any garden center in the McHenry County area. 

Stop in and see Pam or any of their ICN Pros help with your gardening questions. Countryside Flower Shop and Nursery is located at 5301 E. Terra Cotta Avenue, (Rte 176, ½ mile west of Rte 31) in Crystal Lake. To reach them, call (815) 459-8130 or visit www.countrysideflowershop.com.