Jeanine Gauen, owner of The Garden Patch in Columbus, has successfully completed the training and examination necessary to qualify as a Certified Plant Professional in the state of North Carolina. 

The North Carolina Certified Plant Professional certification is a written and plant identification test that seeks to recognize proficiency in the nursery workforce, upgrade the status of the nursery professional, and provide the public with a means of identifying qualified nursery professionals.

• article submitted by Roger Gauen