1201 S. Elmwood Dr., Mexico, MO 65265573-975-4020

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1201 S. Elmwood Dr.

Mexico, MO 65265

573-975-4020

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Twelve acres of growing ground and six greenhouses in Mexico, Missouri. Here's what's out there, what it's good for, and when it's at its best. Everything is walk-in — no appointment, no cart, no checkout. Come see it grown.

Rows of container-grown trees in the nursery greenhouses seen from above

Trees

Shade trees, ornamentals, evergreens, fruit and Missouri natives — grown or finished here, a few miles from where you'll plant them. Container sizes from #7 up to #25.

  • Maples, oaks, lindens and other shade trees
  • Redbud, dogwood, crabapple, magnolia
  • Spruce, pine, arborvitae for screening
  • Apple, pear, peach and cherry

Best selection March–June and again September–November.

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Butterfly bush and hydrangea in bloom in the greenhouse

Shrubs

The backbone of a planting. Hydrangea, viburnum, spirea, boxwood, ninebark, butterfly bush, holly and roses, in sizes you can actually plant yourself.

  • Limelight and endless-summer type hydrangeas
  • Evergreen boxwood, holly and yew
  • Flowering spirea, weigela, viburnum
  • Shrub roses and knockouts

Heaviest stock April–July; hydrangeas peak in July.

Tables of purple and chartreuse heuchera under the shade structure

Perennials

Plants that come back. Coneflower, salvia, daylily, hosta, heuchera, sedum, grasses and a deep bench of pollinator plants.

  • Sun perennials: coneflower, salvia, rudbeckia, sedum
  • Shade perennials: hosta, heuchera, fern, astilbe
  • Ornamental grasses
  • Herbs

Tables fill in April and stay full through October.

Liatris and coneflowers blooming in the native prairie planting

Missouri natives

We grow a prairie here on purpose. Natives are the toughest plants we sell — once they're in, they handle our summers, our clay, and our dry Augusts.

  • Liatris, rattlesnake master, little bluestem
  • Butterfly weed and milkweeds
  • Native coneflower and black-eyed Susan
  • Native trees and shrubs

Available spring through fall; walk the prairie to see them grown.

Cobalt blue glazed pots planted with pink flowers and trailing vines

Annuals & containers

Color for the season, in flats or planted up. Bring your own pots or buy them here — we'll plant them and you pick them up ready to set out.

  • Spring annuals and hanging baskets
  • Fall mums, kale, pansies
  • Custom porch pots and window boxes
  • Houseplants and succulents

Spring color from April; fall containers from late August.

Ask about planted containers
Cast stone statues displayed among flowering shrubs

Pottery & statuary

Glazed pottery, cast stone statuary, benches, birdbaths and fountains. This is the part people don't expect — it's worth the walk through.

  • Glazed ceramic pottery in every size
  • Cast stone figures, gnomes and animals
  • Benches and birdbaths
  • Fountains and garden ornament

On the lot year-round; new shipments through spring and summer.

Freshly mulched perennial beds at the nursery

Mulch, soil & supplies

Bulk and bagged mulch, compost, planting soil, fertilizer and the few tools worth owning. Delivery available locally.

  • Hardwood and colored mulch
  • Compost and planting mix
  • Fertilizer and soil amendments
  • Stakes, ties and watering bags

Year-round, weather permitting. Call for delivery.

Delivery & install

Not sure what you need?

Tell us about the spot — sun, soil, and what's bothering you about it — and we'll put plants in front of you that will actually work there.