
TONY VALK
Owner
Tony is one of the two owners of Evergreen of Johnson City. If you visit the store, you’ll likely spot him helping customers. Tony believes that the key to a successful business is rolling up his sleeves and working alongside his employees. He focuses his attention towards retail activities, advertising, vendor management, product purchases, and accounting. He’s one of our many plant experts and is always happy to answer any gardening question.

ANDREW VALK
Warehouse Manager
Andrew is our warehouse manager and the son of Tony Valk. He resides in Kingsport with his wife.

CHRIS LYONS
Tree & Shrub Department Manager
Chris is our Tree & Shrub Department manager. He enjoys gardening and extending his knowledge and gardening love to customers.

SHELIA MATHES
Greenhouse Manager
As Evergreen’s greenhouse manager, Sheila has helped us create one of the largest and most impressive displays of houseplants, annuals, perennials, and vegetables in our area. Sheila is one of our expert gardeners and she assists in both managing personnel and merchandise within our stunning greenhouses. If you want to talk to her though, you’ll have to walk fast because she’s always hard at work.

SHAUN BARR
Store Manager
Shaun is our second store manager. He has an eye for displays, visuals, and making things beautiful. He works alongside Jen in the store in customer service and purchases decor for home & garden.

JERRY GUIRE
Landscape Designer
Jerry currently serves as one of Evergreen’s landscape designers.

TERESA SHAW
Office Manager
Teresa serves in our retail office area handling many different areas of the necessary day-to-day details.

Jason Prater
Landscape Crew Leader
Jason’s focus is on customer consultations, hardscape installations, and tree and shrub installations. He resides in the Watauga Community and enjoys cooking many unique dishes for dinner!

Adam Schrader
Landscape Crew Leader
Adam’s focus is on water gardens maintenance and installations and tree and shrubs installations. He resides in the Johnson City Community with his wife and two kids, and is quite the cook as well!