The NewGen® Team:
Bennett Saunders
General Manager
Saunders Genetics, LLC.
Bennett brings decades of experience plus a true passion for boxwood - culminating in the NewGen brand and our breeding, trials, and selection program.
Holly Scoggins
NewGen® Program Manager
Holly is an Associate Professor Emeritus of Horticulture, Virginia Tech, and handles licensing, marketing, and much much more for the NewGen® team. She also serves as President of the Perennial Plant Association.
Pat Reilly
Horticulture Outreach Specialist
Pat has an extensive background in garden retail and Cooperative Extension. Plant health is her favorite topic as she answers boxwood questions from landscape professionals and homeowners.
Keith S. Yoder
SGLLC. Scientific Advisor
Keith is a Professor Emeritus of Plant Pathology, Virginia Tech and serves as the scientific advisor to Saunders Genetics, LLC. working on breeding boxwood for resistance to Boxwood Blight and Boxwood Leafminer.
Mike Yanny
J N Plant Selections, LLC.
Milwaukee, WI
Mike is a long time breeder, propagator, and selector of fine plants collaborating with Saunders Genetics, LLC. Mike specializes in breeding for cold hardiness.
Ted Mays
SGLLC. Research Trials Coordinator
Ted has decades of experience as a nursery grower and a passion for boxwood. Ted’s dedication to the trials and selection process is critical to our success.
NewGen® would not exist without the years of dedication by Paul and the Saunders family. Saunders Brothers Nursery spent many years dedicated to research, looking for solutions to combat the growing pressures on boxwood. This commitment to innovation led to the creation of Saunders Genetics, LLC. and the new generation of boxwood that NewGen® offers. Read more about that history here.
From left to right: Robert Saunders, Tom Saunders, Paul Saunders, Jim Saunders, Bennett Saunders