Our Wonderful Staff 🔍Preston CoxCEO / OwnerPreston has always loved growing plants and working with his family which is why he started this family business.preston@perennialfavorites.com801-784-6232Melissa CoxCFO / OwnerMelissa Cox and her husband started Perennial Favorites in 1992 while she was still raising and caring for her children and family.melissa@perennialfavorites.com801-784-6233Cort CoxCOO / OwnerCort Cox has been the Head Annual Grower since 2007. He has started from the ground up literally with a shovel in hand since the beginning of the company. cort@perennialfavorites.com801-784-6224Ken CoxVice President of Marketing / OwnerKen Cox (known to many as Wood) is the co-owner and Sales Representative of Perennial Favorites, a family-run wholesale nursery in Layton, Utah. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Technical Sales and Marketing with honors from Weber State University in 2010, building on a childhood spent gaining practical horticultural experience in his family’s greenhouses. With more than two decades in the industry, Ken pairs deep plant knowledge with a disciplined, data-driven management style. His professional focus centers on strategic sales, key-account stewardship, and continuous process improvement. By integrating technology, clear metrics, and structured employee development, he aligns operational efficiency with high standards of customer service. Ken’s work is guided by a commitment to sustainable, region-appropriate horticulture, particularly native and water-wise perennials. Outside the nursery he remains connected to the landscape he serves, spending personal time fishing and backpacking in the Uinta Mountains, boating on Lake Powell, and exploring Utah’s desert terrain with his wife and three children. These pursuits reinforce his principle of leaving every environment—whether natural or organizational—better than he found it.ken@perennialfavorites.com801-784-6221 801-543-9193Haylee RhoadesAccountanthaylee@perennialfavorites.com801-663-7520Brendon KingSales RepresentativeBrendon King has been with Perennial Favorites since 2011. At Perennial Favorites he has had the opportunity to improve upon many skills, particularly learning the true value of plants.brendon@perennialfavorites.com801-447-2017 801-447-2017Courtney SearleSales RepresentativeWasatch Front Sales Territorycourtney@perennialfavorites.com801-430-0081Abbie StevensonSales RepresentativeNorthern Sales Territoryabbie@perennialfavorites.com801-758-7606Stephanie PearceSales RepresentativeEastern Sales Territorystephanie@perennialfavorites.com801-200-1136Larissa HuyboomSales Office Manager/Inside Sales Replarissa.h@perennialfavorites.com801-662-8285Debbie RobinsInside Sales RepresentativeDebbie Robins has been with Perennial Favorites since 1995 when the business was just in it’s infancy. In 1997 she became an Advanced Master Gardener and received her Certificate of Ornamental Horticulture from Utah State University.debbie@perennialfavorites.com801-784-6216Sally HassInside Sales Representativesally@perennialfavorites.com801-784-6237Adrea DentDirector of Perennial Growing Operationsadrea@perennialfavorites.com435-232-7543Kent MillerHead Perennial GrowerKent Miller has been a Head Grower for Perennial Favorites since 2000. Kent has been in the industry since 1980 in all aspects of the nursery business.kent@perennialfavorites.com801-784-6238Ethan VargaGarland Perennial Sectional Growerethan@perennialfavorites.com435-262-7417Tim FreelandSectional Growertim@perennialfavorites.com801-628-9623Macahl EvansLead Growermacahl@perennialfavorites.com801-809-7939
