Plant Development Services Inc. Names Tyler Brown as Brand Sales Director
June 19, 2025 | 5 min to read
Loxley, Alabama — Plant Development Services Inc. (PDSI) is pleased to announce that Tyler Brown has been named Brand Sales Director. In this role, Brown will work closely with growers to drive demand and expand the market reach of PDSI’s celebrated collection of brands, including Southern Living® Plant Collection, Sunset® Plant Collection, Encore® Azalea, Better Boxwood®, and Butterfly Candy®. As PDSI advances its offerings of exceptional new plants, programs, and partner resources, Brown will step into a vital role furthering relationships and insights from the field to accelerate the company’s strategic growth.
With a decade of experience in the horticulture industry, Brown will support PDSI’s product pipeline, communicating with network growers, chain retailers, and independent garden centers, identifying new opportunities to connect PDSI’s innovative plant offerings with the needs of the marketplace and providing valuable market intelligence to drive liner sales.
Most recently, Brown served as Mid-Atlantic Territory Manager for Star® Roses and Plants, where he identified and educated on proprietary genetics from more than 100 suppliers, collaborated on market-informed production plans, and provided grower solutions. Prior to that, he was Southeast Sales Manager for HIP Labels, focusing on account growth and industry engagement. He also brings prior experience in plant production and team coordination, and is an active member of the International Plant Production Society.
Brown joins a talented and growing team at PDSI. This year, the company has also welcomed Josh Geiger as Propagation Manager and Kate Pierce as Marketing Assistant, and has promoted Nicole Keppel to Social Media and Content Manager.
To learn more about ways to partner and grow with PDSI, visit: plantdevelopment.com/grow-with-us/
About Plant Development Services Inc.
Plant Development Services Inc. was founded in 1996 by Greg Smith of the third-generation, family-owned Flowerwood Nursery, Inc. Plant Development Services owns and/or licenses more than 300 patented plant properties and boasts these top-ranking plant brands: Encore® Azalea, the Southern Living® Plant Collection, the Sunset Plant Collection®, Better Boxwood®, and Butterfly Candy®. To learn more about Plant Development Services Inc., visit plantdevelopment.com.