About Us - Jan Wallace
Jan Wallace and her husband, George, founded Sugar Creek Garden Center in 2009. Jan’s love of plants and desire to give back and be a part of the community set the vision for sugar creek garden center as a place for families, fun and learning.
Jan’s diverse background started with studies at North Carolina State University and continued with a degree in plant biology from the University of Utah. She worked with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources studying native fish and riparian areas. Jan developed habitat suitability matrices for use in biological assessment of the Virgin River. She summarized field data and analyzed results to determine trends in fish populations of the Virgin River basin and defined historic and present native fish communities of Utah. Jan co-authored a Reference Guide for Native Fish, Amphibians, and Reptiles in Utah. She also performed preliminary soil analysis of Spiranthes diluvialis Shev. and co-authored Preliminary Soil Analysis of Spiranthes diluvialis Shev., Sites in Northeastern, Central, and Southeastern Utah.
Jan and George moved back ‘home’ to the Carolinas in 1998. They lived in Clemson for a while where Jan worked at Clemson University managing grant money as a program manager. Jan has also spent much of her time volunteering for organizations such as the Girl Scouts and leading science enrichment programs at local schools.
New opportunities pulled them to Charlotte, where George started up American Epoxy Floors and Jan managed a local garden center. She managed annual, perennial, tropical and container sales. She was responsible for launching two new product lines including merchandising and creating point of sales displays.
As new opportunities came together, Jan and George founded Sugar Creek Garden Center and opened the doors in March, 2010. Jan is looking forward to growing a thriving business that will meet the needs of such a great community.
Jan enjoys learning and her newest adventure is learning how to grow orchids! They truly are stunning flowers and so simple to grow - who knew??
Jan’s diverse background started with studies at North Carolina State University and continued with a degree in plant biology from the University of Utah. She worked with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources studying native fish and riparian areas. Jan developed habitat suitability matrices for use in biological assessment of the Virgin River. She summarized field data and analyzed results to determine trends in fish populations of the Virgin River basin and defined historic and present native fish communities of Utah. Jan co-authored a Reference Guide for Native Fish, Amphibians, and Reptiles in Utah. She also performed preliminary soil analysis of Spiranthes diluvialis Shev. and co-authored Preliminary Soil Analysis of Spiranthes diluvialis Shev., Sites in Northeastern, Central, and Southeastern Utah.
Jan and George moved back ‘home’ to the Carolinas in 1998. They lived in Clemson for a while where Jan worked at Clemson University managing grant money as a program manager. Jan has also spent much of her time volunteering for organizations such as the Girl Scouts and leading science enrichment programs at local schools.
New opportunities pulled them to Charlotte, where George started up American Epoxy Floors and Jan managed a local garden center. She managed annual, perennial, tropical and container sales. She was responsible for launching two new product lines including merchandising and creating point of sales displays.
As new opportunities came together, Jan and George founded Sugar Creek Garden Center and opened the doors in March, 2010. Jan is looking forward to growing a thriving business that will meet the needs of such a great community.
Jan enjoys learning and her newest adventure is learning how to grow orchids! They truly are stunning flowers and so simple to grow - who knew??
Nursery & Garden Supply for Charlotte, Fort Mill, Steele Creek, Tega Cay, and Lake Wylie
3354 Highway 160 West, Fort Mill, SC 29708
803-802-2600