John & Diana Crook, Owners
John grew up in the family business and has been working in the nursery and greenhouses at Town & Country Gardens since he was 10 years old. In 1976 he enrolled in the horticulture program at Ricks College (now BYU-Idaho) in Rexburg, Idaho and served as the first president of Metus Topiaria, the student horticulture service club on campus.
John began actively managing Town & Country Gardens in 1978 and purchased the business from his father in 1983. He has been a supporter and instructor in the Master Gardener program for many years and gives frequent gardening seminars at Town & Country Gardens and throughout the community. John also co-hosts a call-in radio talk show on gardening on KID radio Saturday mornings from mid March to early October.
But the most precious garden in his life is his combined family of 11 children 35 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. John and Diana married in 2017 and Diana has used her expertise to expand the houseplant, gift, and decor departments at Town & Country. Both are now taking more time to spend with family, leaving the day to day operations to Rex Andersen, general manager and CFO, and Drew French, store manager. |