Plant Nurseries
Plant Nurseries > The Plant Nursery Business
Plant nurseries are agricultural firms which propagate annuals, perennials,
and shrubs, and grow them to a marketable size. Retail nurseries sell
plants and garden supplies to the general public while wholesale nurseries
sell their nursery stock to garden centers, commercial landscapers, and
other nurseries. Private nurseries may provide for the needs of an
institution or estate.
Nurseries vary widely in their scope of operation; some nurseries grow a large assortment of plants while others specialize in a plant category, such as flowers, garden vegetables, ground covers, or succulents. Additionally, a nursery may focus on a certain phase of plant growth, such as propagation or growing out. Some plant nurseries specialize in propagating houseplants or greenhouse plants while others specialize in growing particular plant species and varieties such as roses or orchids.
Many nurseries make use of greenhouses, which are made of glass or plastic
tunnels. A greenhouse protects plants from harsh weather while still
allowing light to filter through. Some greenhouses include automated
temperature control, ventilation, watering, and feeding systems.
Nurseries are very labor intensive businesses. The plants must be cared for and examined each day. Most estimates say that 70% of the nursery expense is the manpower needed to keep it running optimally.
For such a labor intensive business, it is imperative to consider the climate where the nursery is located and grow accordingly, to avoid losing profit. Many plants and shrubs which would grow well in a rainy location may not survive in a dry environment and vice versa. Proper research and ongoing care are needed to ensure the long-term viability of the plant nursery.
PlantNurseries.us features convenient access to selected retail nurseries, wholesale nurseries, and online horticulture resources. Home gardeners and landscapers can order plants online or by phone from many of these nurseries.
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Retail Plant Nurseries
- Spring Hill Nurseries
Compare and shop for a broad selection of flowering shrubs, perennials, roses, bulbs, and ground covers.
www.SpingHillNursery.com - Plant Delights Nursery
Features unusual and hard-to-find garden perennials that also make great garden subjects.
www.PlantDelights.com - Hortico
Leading Canadian source for roses, perennials, and flowering shrubs features worldwide shipping.
www.Hortico.com - Song Sparrow
Klehm's Song Sparrow perennial farms features peonies, daylilies, clematis, hostas, and other perennials.
www.SongSparrow.com - Santa Rosa Gardens
This Florida-based plant nursery features a wide variety of ornamental grasses and perennial plants.
www.SantaRosaGardens.com - Twombly Nursery
This Connecticut nursery features a large and diverse inventory of rare and unusual plants in all sizes.
www.TwomblyNursery.com - White Flower Farm
This family-owned nursery, located in northwestern Connecticut, is a premier mail-order source for plants, bulbs, and gardening supplies.
www.WhiteFlowerFarm.com - Heronswood Nursery
Washington-based plant horticulturalist, with a whimsical twist, features a selection of unusual plants.
www.Heronswood.com - Wayside Gardens
South Carolina plant nursery and gardening source offers a broad range of perennials, bulbs, roses, trees & shrubs, and rare plants.
www.WaysideGardens.com - Windowbox.com
Features container garden supplies and gift plants, as well as useful container gardening information.
www.Windowbox.com - Nichols Garden Nursery
This Oregon-based nursery offers a selection of herb plants, rare seeds, gardening resources and recipes.
www.NicholsGardenNursery.com - Avant Gardens
This small, family-run Massachusetts nursery features annuals and perennials, grasses and sedges, rock garden plants, and woody plants.
www.AvantGardensNE.com - Niche Gardens
Mail order nursery located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina specializes in native perennials, trees and shrubs.
www.NicheGardens.com - YuccaDo Nursery
This Texas-based nursery specializes in drought and heat tolerant plants from the Southwest. Find bromeliads, bulbs, cacti, cycads, and ferns, plus grasses, palms, subtropicals, and woody lilies!
www.YuccaDo.com - Graceful Gardens
This New York State garden center features delphiniums, annuals and perennials.
www.GracefulGardens.com - Stark Bro's Nurseries & Orchards Co.
Missouri-based supplier of fruit trees, shade trees, flowering trees, shrubs, and roses.
www.Starkbros.com - Greenwood Nursery
This Tennessee-based garden center offers trees, shrubs, fruiting plants, and garden gear.
www.GreenwoodNursery.com - Alpines Mount Echo
This Quebec-based nursery specializes in alpine, rock garden, and woodland plants.
www.AplineMtEcho.com - Aquatic Plants of Florida
Certified aquatic plants and tree farm grows Florida native plants, including fresh water plants, wetland plants and salt-tolerant plants.
www.AquaticPlantsOfFlorida.com - Foliage Gardens
This Washington-based fern nursery offers hardy native and exotic ferns.
www.FoliageGardens.com
Wholesale Plant Nurseries
- Monrovia
Leading producer of container-grown plants provides a large variety of "distinctively better" plants for garden centers.
www.Monrovia.com - Walters Gardens
Leading wholesale grower of perennials specializes in growing quality bare root and starter perennials.
www.WaltersGardens.com - Hoffman Nursery
Provides ornamental and native grasses to the wholesale trade.
www.HoffmanNursery.com - Star Roses
Meilland Star Roses, a leading wholesaler of quality roses, enjoys a history as an innovative rose grower and breeder.
www.StarRoses.com - Weeks Roses
This major wholesaler offers popular, unusual, and award-winning roses, including fragrant roses, shrubs, climbers and miniatures.
www.WeeksRoses.com - Bakker Nurseries
Ontario-based nursery ships wholesale woody ornamental nursery stock, roses and trees to Canada, the United States, and Europe.
www.JCBakker.com - Bailey Nurseries
Leading wholesale nursery serves customers throughout the U.S., Canada, and beyond.
www.BaileyNursery.com - Briggs Nursery
Wholesale grower located in Washington features ornamental nursery stock, with special emphasis on rhododendrons.
www.BriggsNursery.com - Bluebird Nursery
Nebraska-based wholesale plant nursery offers perennials, herbs, grasses and wildflowers.
www.BluebirdNursery.com - Aldershot Greenhouses
Ontario-based nursery is a leading grower of potted roses and miniature roses.
www.AldershotGreenhouses.com - R. F. DeMarco Nursery
Large New Jersey-based wholesale nursery features rhododendrons, azaleas, pieris and holly.
www.RFDeMarcoNursery.com - Dupont Nursery
Southern Louisiana plant nursery specializes in coleus and exotic cajun hibiscus.
www.DupontNursery.com
Plant Nursery Supplies
- B&T Grower Supply
Offers a broad selection of wholesale greenhouse and nursery supply products.
www.GrowerSupply.com
Plant Resources
- National Native Plant Nursery Directory
Features a list of native plant nurseries and sources of native plants, broken down by state. Find the native plant you are looking for from a nursery near your home or office.
www.PlantNative.com - Horticopia
Horticultural software references of plant pictures and data designed for garden centers, growers, and researchers.
www.Horticopia.com
Related Nursery Plants and Gardening Sites
- Garden Plants - annuals, perennials, and flowering shrubs.
- Seed Catalogs - flower seeds and vegetable seeds for gardens.
- Tree Nurseries - shade trees, fruit trees, and evergreens.
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