Awards and Accolades

Credit: Jennie Key/Staff (Courtesy of Community Press Newspapers)

2010 First Place
Readers Choice Award: Nursery

The Community Press & Recorder hosts the annual Readers Choice Awards. Readers vote for their "favorite" in several different categories, including favorite "Nursery".

This year, readers of the Northwest Press have selected White Oak Garden Center as one of their favorites!

Jeff Webeler, owner of White Oak Garden Center, waters begonias in one of the greenhouses. The garden center at 3579 blue Rock Road has been open for more than 50 years, and Webeler bought it in 1979. The full service garden center offers more than three acres of plants and outdoor living products.

Today's Garden Center:
2010 Revolutionary 100 - Winner

White Oak Garden Center is among 100 select garden centers nation-wide named as Today's Garden Center 2010 Revolutionary 100. Winners are chosen by a group of our industry peers after submitting a thorough online survey covering almost all aspects of our business practices including employee training and incentive programs, customer service, industry activity, community involvement, and marketing. But more than anything else, it's for those retailers who use revolutionary ideas to be unique and successful in serving their customers.

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Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association:
Ohio Certified Nursery Technicians: Garden Center

"The Ohio Certified Nursery Technician (OCNT) program has three areas of specialization: Garden Center, Grower and Landscape. Each area of specialty has its own exam. Individuals who successfully complete any of the certification examinations will be entitled to recognition as an OCNT. It conveys to the public that you are the qualified, experienced, professional they are seeking. Certification status is granted to individuals only.

The retail nursery (Garden Center) is the information center on which homeowners have come to rely for dependable horticultural expertise. In order to provide sound scientific horticultural advice to customers, the garden center employee must be knowledgeable in a wide variety of subjects including plant identification, proper plant usage, plant health, soils, turfgrass management, landscape design, and proper planting and maintenance of nursery stock and more."

*Courtesy of the Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association

Following is our list of Ohio Certified Nursery Technicians:

• Katie Anello
• Anita Comarata
• Nicole Bernzott
• Micki Bigner
• Ricky Barrier
• Fred Brown
• Tom Hilgeman
• Robert Schroth
• Chris Ott

Perfect Bloom Award by
Colerain Community Association

"Congratulations to White Oak Garden Center, the recipient of the Perfect Bloom Award 2010 & 2008!" The award is given by Colerain Township Business Association and Colerain Community Association for being "an inspiration to all of the businesses in Colerain Township".

Your Hometown Favorites

The results are in and the survey says... "White Oak Garden Center is the west side's favorite garden center" this according to a recent poll conducted by The Cincinnati Enquirer and published in the June 21, 2007 Hometown Favorites special section. The Enquirer also reported that a total of 3,923 readers took the Hometown Favorites survey.

For more than 28 years White Oak Garden Center has been serving the community of White Oak with their outstanding knowledge and passion for gardening and landscaping. Now, the survey shows what you already know... White Oak Garden Center is the best in the west!

Cincinnati Flower Show
Presented by The Cincinnati Horticultural Society