CT or MA gardens or nurseries to visit?

16 years ago

On my way to NH next week and I am looking for gardens or nursery 'breaks' along the way. Do you have any suggested places to see along I-91 (or within 30 min)?

Thanks!

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sedum37
16 years ago
You may wish to check out this list of nurseries and garden centers I put together last year. It is a little out of date but should be close enough. Many people on this forum contributed ideas and comments found in this document.

Sue

PDF file ....

Here is a link that might be useful: Garden Centers in New England PDF
diggingthedirt
16 years ago
Thanks for posting that again, Sue, I'm heading out to western MA in a couple of weeks and might need a plant stop.

By the way: Does anyone know if Haskell's is closed permanently? My sister was visiting from NY a few weeks ago and drove up to New Bedford to go there. The place was closed, and there was no explanation about it. I haven't been there this year, and was considering driving up, but I can't find anything on line about it.
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Seems like a difficult business to be in some days. :-) I did a quick search on amazon and came up with this link and another at the bottom of my post. http://www.amazon.com/Operate-Financially-Successful-Landscaping-Business/dp/1601382286/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1279400638&sr=1-1-fkmr2 I would say find a business that is successful and see if you can pick their brain. We seem to be seeing a lot of nurseries going out of business, isn't that true? I would think it's expensive especially if you have to keep greenhouses going. I know Lexington Gardens went out of business a few years ago, and you could see it coming for quite a few years. I was told by someone in management that the cost of fuel to run the greenhouse became outrageous. I know the owner was older and started to have health issues too. As a potential customer, I like that you are inclined toward natives and would love an organic direction as well. I travel a distance to make purchases that are in line with those two basic ideas. I drive 50mins to the NEWFS to buy native, mostly organically grown plant material. I drive the same distance to purchase organic vegetable starts in the spring, in years I don't start my own. I travel to Maine and combine a day trip to justify doing it, to purchase popular perennial and annual 'plugs' once a year in early spring, because so many nurseries that are close to me don't offer a plug size and have just about stopped offering the old '6 pack' size. I buy tiny shrubs from Bluestone Perennials because no one local offers that size and it makes it really affordable. I think a lot of people buy from them because of that and their frequent sales and great customer service. I was going to suggest that if you could model your business on one that didn't need heated greenhouses, you might be ahead of the game. Don't know if that is possible. It would certainly cut your costs, but limit what you offer. Anyway, maybe others can offer their own reasons why they shop at one place or another and what they are looking for in a nursery. Here is a link that might be useful: So you want to start a plant nursery
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mayalena
16 years ago
Hi Nancy in MD.
I think the New England Wild FlowerSociety's big nursery is in Nasami, which seems like it might be close to 91. I've never been there, but it's on my wish list.

I have been to Edith Wharton's The Mount, which is in Lenox, MA -- probably about 30 min west of 91 -- and quite nice.

But my favorite stop is Naumkeag in Stockbridge. I'll post a link to my photos from a trip there last July. (Folks around here are probably getting sick of this link, but I still get a kick out of it!)

I think Smith College (right off 91) is known for its tremendous trees (Olmstead-designed campus) and greenhouse. I wonder if the new museum of modern art might have a garden? Also, colonial gardens in Deerfield? Or -- visit the website for Trustees of Reservations and see what they manage in that area. I think they also have a restored colonial garden in Stockbridge.

Just a few badly organized thots.

Have a ball!
ML

Here is a link that might be useful: Naumkeag photos July 07
ginny12
16 years ago
But Mayalena, these are wonderful gardens to visit but not nurseries, which is what the OP asked about.
nancymd2
Original Author
16 years ago
This is all wonderful-- Thanks! I was looking for both public gardens and/or nurseries. And since I'll be returning on a Saturday, I'll be able to make the weekend plant sale at the Nasami Farm.

And Sedum, the pdf listing for new england nurseries is fantastic. We have a side trip planned to Burlington, VT... My sister has a new home (and garden)-- I'll make sure she knows about this forum.

Thanks,
Nancy (Mid-Atlantic)

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