Tara Brooke Hughes stands with her father Charles Hughes after receiving the award. Submitted photo.

The North Carolina Nursery & Landscape Association is a 501 (c)5 non-profit membership organization of firms interested in the welfare of North Carolina's green industry, with emphasis on the nursery and landscape industry.

The NCNLA has members that include growers, landscape firms and retail garden centers and has membership categories for industry suppliers, horticulture students and educators.

The NCNLA Board of Directors recognizes top individuals and businesses throughout North Carolina's green industry with its Industry Awards program.

This year, announced on the Green and Growing Show, the Jerry Ragland Young Professional Landscape Award went to Tara Brooke Hughes from Lenoir County.