Vendors

Eshraghi Nurseries, Hillsboro Or

Company History

Established in 1990 by Linda Eshraghi.  Eshraghi nursery specializes in quality plants for the nursery industry.   We work on 350 useable acres of containerized and field material.

Key Product Lines and Sizes Produced

Specializing in grafted Japanese maples and grafted conifers.  We offer #1 gallons up to specimens 12’ in size.

Product Availability Dates

We offer an assorted of containerized material year round.  Our Booking list for Spring Bookings is listed in July/August.   We acknowledge the orders right away and will confirm the orders in December for spring shipping.  Fall shipped orders will be confirmed asap.

Distinctive Qualities

Selection, Quality and service.  We have an investment in growing new varieties each year to offer a fresh mix of plants.  Look for 48 new offerings from genera including Berberis, Cornus, Ginkgo, Syringa, Rhododendron and many more perennials on our availability this year.

Evergreen Nursery Company, Inc. Sturgeon Bay, WI

Company History

Evergreen Nursery started in 1864 from a harvest of seedlings collected from the county’s forests and swamps. Today, sales include 750,000 Gro-Plug seedlings, 450,000 1-quart liners, 155,000 bare root evergreens, and 120,000 bare-root birch, as well as finished potted stock selling to over 25 states and Canada.

Key Product Lines and Sizes Produced

51 Cell Gro-Plug Evergreen – one year seedling.

18 Cell Evergreen Quart liners – two year old liner.  Seed and cutting stock.

Bare-root Evergreen liners – four year old liner. Premium bed-run.

#5 Evergreen Containers – five year old liner.  Four year old bare-root to container + 1 season.

18 Cell Deciduous Quart liners – one and two year old liners.

18 Cell Edible fruit/Native shrub line quart liners.

Bare-root birch liners.

38 cell Gro-Plugs birch liners.

#3 Redi root birch containers.

Product Availability Dates

Evergreens and deciduous shrubs are available for shipping in Spring and Fall.  Birch liners available for spring shipping only.

Distinctive Qualities

Evergreen Nursery’s growing climate in Sturgeon Bay is similar to the Pacific Northwest with cool summers that encourage strong well branched plants with a heavy root system. Owner, Ron Amos, and his reputation of propagation and knowledge of growing plants sets the company apart, along with their top rated customer service.

Hawksridge Farms, Inc., Hickory, NC

Company History

Hawksridge Farms was founded in 1982 by Hurshell Keener – a local attorney.  With his vision and the help of general manager, Rick Crowder, the nursery has grown to be a 70 acre wholesale operation. Their focus is in growing quality woody ornamental trees and shrubs, with a passion for new plant introductions.

Key Product Lines and Sizes Produced

Hawksridge grows a wide variety of material suitable for hardiness zone seven such as:

1G Perennials and Groundcovers

3G-15G  Woody Ornamentals (both conifers and flowering shrubs)

7G-25G  Trees

Large selection of West Coast ornamentals

Product Availability Dates

Prebooked orders are available year-around. Company also offers a weekly availability listing.

Distinctive Qualities

Hawksridge Farms has introduced and patented several plants over the years and prides itself in searching for new plants. Quality plants and quality service is the company’s goal. 

Company History

Since 1895, Kelly has provided strong, hardy fruit trees and nursery stock for garden centers, landscapers, and generations of home owners. They supply the best of “northern-grown” nursery-fresh plants for spring and summer sales.

Key Product Lines and Sizes Produced

Kelly Wholesale offers Fruit & nut trees, small fruits & berries, Ornamental & flowering trees & shrubs, roses, vines & perennials.  Product is available bare-root, potted or in retail packages ready for immediate sale. Most bare-root items include tagging at no extra charge.

Product Availability Dates

Bare-root and packaged nursery stock ships starting in late January/early February. Potted orders generally ship in early April. Cold storage allows shipments of many bare-root and packaged items into late May/early June.  Potted material is available starting in March through fall.

Distinctive Qualities

Kelly offers a broad line of quality nursery stock available in any size order, no dollar minimum amounts. They welcome and appreciate all customers, big, small or in-between.

Company History

Latham’s Nursery is a family owned and operated nursery that was started in the late 1960’s by Johnny Latham. His wife, Judy, joined the company in the early 1970’s and together they built a reputation of growing quality plants for the wholesale and retail trade in Mecklenburg and Union Counties. Their son, Hunter, joined as Sales Manager in the spring of 1997 and is now President of the nursery helping the business to grow to cover all of North Carolina and the northeast and southeast regions of the United States. 

Key Product Lines and Sizes Produced

Latham’s Nursery is a container production nursery, ranging in size from 1801-trays up to 65-gallon containers. They grow a wide variety of plant material including Hollies, Maples, Junipers, Camellias, Magnolias, Crape-myrtles, and a wide range of other woody ornamentals, perennials, and ornamental grasses.

Product Availability Dates

Most items are available year round and upcoming crops are offered on their availability listing.

Distinctive Qualities

Latham’s Nursery is committed to provide a diverse selection of quality plant material at a fair market value.  They strive to offer the best plant material and service possible and look forward to helping you meet all of your plant needs.

Company History

Little Prince was established in 1997 with the intention of being a landscape supply nursery.  Over time the company changed direction and started supplying liners for the industry. Today, they produce liners and finished products for Garden Centers, Landscapers, and Wholesale Nurseries.

Key Product Lines and Sizes Produced

Little Prince is a leader in plant branding. They offer multiple in-house brands such as Cliff Hangers®, Water Misers®, Fit For A King®, Native Ground®, Blades Of Glory®, Ground Control® and many others.  Within their branded product lines, Little Prince offers trailing plants, succulents, rare and unusual plants, natives, grasses, groundcovers, and much more.

Liners come in 128 and 72 count plug trays.

Finished material available in 2”, 3.5”, and 1 gallon sizes.

Specialty sizes are plugs and 3.5” finished plants.

Product Availability Dates

Most of plants are available to ship year-round.

Distinctive Qualities

Little Prince focuses on smaller plant material and most of what is grown is small in stature and container size. They have created a catchy branding program that describes each line’s targeted gardening solution. Most brands inform the customer of the usage of these plants. Ultimately, Little Prince is committed to customer success above all else.