Products & Services
Trees & Shrubs
Our customers tell us our tree and shrub nursery offers the best quality and selection of plant materials in the area. From Encore Azaleas to Crape Myrtles, all trees and shrubs are hand selected to thrive in the hardiness zone (7B) of our area. Many of the plants we sell are grown locally right here in North Carolina. We supply hundreds of shrubs including more than thirty varieties of Azaleas, Camellias, Japanese Hollies, Loropetalums, and Sweetbox - just to name a few! If you're looking to add more privacy to your landscape, we recommend using screening shrubs such as Arborvitaes, Tea Olives, Wax Myrtles, Oak Leaf Hollies, and more! Our ornamental, flowering, and shade trees include Japanese Maples, Crape Myrtles, Cherry, and countless others.
Perennials
We carry a wide range of perennials to suit any space or growing condition. From Achillea to Zephyranthes, our nursery staff will be happy to assist you in finding beautiful plants to provide you with color year after year. Popular choices for perennials include Astilbe, Coreopsis, Dahlia, Dianthus, Echinacea, Euphorbia, Helleborus, Heuchera, Hollyhock, Hosa, Iris, Lobelia, Phlox, Salvia, Verbena, and more!
Annuals
Our fall and winter annuals include Pansies, Violas, Snapdragons, Mums, and Ornamental Kale and Cabbages, as well as Poinsettias. We carry a wide variety of annuals in flats, pots, mixed containers, and hanging baskets.
For the spring and summer seasons, we carry Begonias, Caladiums, Calibracoa (Million Bells), Coleus, Impantiens, Ipomoea (Potato Vine), Geraniums, Lantana, Petunias, Verbena, and Zinnias, among so many others. We are Proven Winner Certified Garden Center and a Gold Key Grower of Proven Winners.
Herbs & Vegetables
The Herb House, located in the covered area behind Checkout, is filled with the aroma of Basil (Boxwood, Lime, Red Rubin, Spicy Globe, Sweet, Thai), Cilantro, Dill Fern Leaf, Parsley (Curled, Italian - plain), Fennel (Smokey Bronze), Anise Pimpinella, Basil (Pesto Perpeuto, African Blue), Borage, Catmint (Walkers Low), Catnip, Chamomile, Chives (Regular, Garlic), Feverfew, Lavender (Hidcote, Provence, Otto Quast, Phenomenal), Lemon Balm, Lemon Verbena, Lovage, Marjoram Sweet, Mint (Chocolate, Ginger, Kentucky Colonel, Mojito, Orange, Peppermint, Spearmint, Apple), Oregano (Golden, Greek, Italian), Rosemary (Barbeque, Prostrate - trailing, Salem, Tuscan Blue), Sage (Bergarten, Golden, Purple, Tri-color), Salad Burnett, Stevia, Tarragon (French), Thyme (English, Lemon Trailing, Golden Lemon, Silver, Red Creeping), and Germander.
Our home-grown vegetables include Broccoli (Packman, Green Magic), Brussels Sprouts (Jade Cross), Cabbages (Early Jersey, Ruby Perfection, StoneHead, Savoy), Cauliflower (Snow Crown), Collards (Georgia, Morris Heading, Vates), Kohl Rabi (Purple), Lettuces (All Star Gourmet, Blackseed Simpson, Buttercrunch, Mesclan Mix, Red Romaine, Romaine, Tasty Salad Mix, Oakleaf Red, Salad Bowl, Red Leaf, Iceburg), Pak Choi, Spinach (TYEE), Swiss Chard (Bright Lights), Cantaloupes (Ambrosia, Burpee), Cucumbers (Bush, Burpless, Pickling, Slicing, Patio Snacker), Egg Plant (Black Beauty), Leeks, Squash (Straightneck, Crookneck, Zucchini Black Beauty, Zucchini Golden Dawn, Patty Pan Sunburst), Okra (Clemson), Watermelons (Crimson Sweet, Sangria, Sugar Baby), Peppers (Bell Boy, California Wonder Bell, California Golden, Cayenne Long Thin, Garden Salsa, Giant Marconi, Habenero Orange, Hot Banana, Jalapeno, Tabasco, Purple Beauty, Super Chili, Sweet Banana), Tomatoes (Beef Master, Better Bush, Burpee Big Boy, Better Boy, Big Beef, Black Cherry, Black Krim, Brandywine Red, Bush Early Girl, Celebrity, Cherokee Purple, German Johnson, Homestead, Longkeeper, Moby Grape, Mortgage Lifter, OG Whopper, Roma, Rutgers, Sunsugar, Sungold, SuperSweet100) and Strawberries (Basket White, Galore Pink, Galore Rose, Galore White).
A limited quantity of ultra-hot peppers and heirloom tomatoes will be available.
Houseplants
Houseplants are available year-round in the greenhouse. These include Philodendrom, Chinese Evergreen, Diffenbachia, Ming Aralia, more than 25 varieties of ferns including Birdsnest, Maindenhair, Pteris, and Staghorn, Palms, Norfolk Island Pine, Cactus, Succulents, Ivy, Hoya, Snake Plant, Spider Plant, ZZ Plant, Bonsai, 1 gal. Lime, Lemon, Orange, and Grapefruit trees, "itty bitties", and more.
Seasonal houseplants include Zebra Plant, Cyclamin, Lipstick Plant, Croton, Poinsettias, Christmas Cactus, Crown of Thorns, miniature Mediterrarian Olive Trees, Boston Fern Hanging Baskets, and Episia.
Beautiful arrangements of houseplants in trendy, yet tasteful containers make great hostess gifts. Premade selections are always available and custom orders are our specialty.
If you don't see what you're looking for, please contact Lisa. Special ordering may be available.
Garden Shop
Once upon a time the Garden Shop was our propagation house - it now carries wonderfully melodic Woodstock wind chimes, charming containers, and Cole's Wild Bird Seed. The garden shop features a regularly changing array of seasonal decor, indoor pottery including Orchid, Bonsai and self-watering African Violet pots, and plant supplies such as Jack's Classic (formerly JR Peters) Houseplant Special, All Purpose, Blossom Booster, African Violet, and Orchid Special fertilizers. For a unique gift, look for our custom-created terrariums and dish gardens, easy-to-care-for Air Plants, and decorative tiles. Also provided in the Garden Shop are Plant Nannies, and coco liners.
Pottery
Our selection of pottery includes glazed ceramic, light weight, terra cotta, and old English concrete pots. Accent your landscaping with classic statuary such as bird baths, stepping stones, and benches.
Soils, Fertilizers, Mulches & Amendments
Our native clay soils can be challenging for new plantings and gardeners alike! Successful gardeners start their plants off right with the best soil amendments, mulches, and fertilizers. We carry everything you need to give your turf and landscape what it needs to thrive.
We are proud to supply Daddy Pete's Cow Manure, Lawn and Garden Soil, Perennial Pleaser, Planting Mix, Planting Mix Plus PermaTill, Potting Mix, Raised Bed Mix, Soil Enhancer, and Hardwood and Pinebark mulch. For smaller potted plants, we recommend Fafard Complete Container Mix.
For fertilization, we recommend Espoma's Plant-Tone, Holly-Tone, and Rose-Tone products.
Landscape Design
We enjoy creating a destination in your own yard. To begin, bring a few pictures and measurements along with the direction the area faces and how well the area drains (is there standing water?). From there we will be able to determine which plants would work best in your area and what types of soil amendments and fertilizers would be best suited for you.
Seasonal
Asheville-grown pumpkins, gourds, and fresh wreaths and greens are available during the holidays.
Custom Planters and Arrangements
We plant combinations of annuals, herbs, perennials, and shrubs with lots of vibraint colors in great looking containers. For the Fall season the annuals we use are Pansies, Violas, and Snapdragons to name a few. For the Holiday season we show case Poinsettias (we grow our own), Cyclamen and other blooming holiday plants. For the Spring/Summer season the annuals include all your favorites like geraniums, Flowers from Proven Winners and lots more. We have a wide selection of containers to choose from or bring your containers in and we can plant them for you. For DIY come in and we will be glad to help you design your arrangements. Don't forget we have the best soil mixtures and fertilizers to insure the success of you plants.