For decades, Graceful Gardens was Amanda and Mark Shenstone’s nursery, cultivating delphiniums, perennials, and annual flowers for gardeners across the nation before retiring after the 2022 season. Amanda now carries that hands-on growing experience into practical advice for home gardeners, with a particular fondness for delphiniums and cottage-garden blooms.
Dannaher NurseryFor 48 years, Dave and Leslie Dannaher have made Dannaher Nursery in Galena, Ohio, a destination for gardeners seeking rare and unusual plants. The nursery is known for patiently evaluating and propagating distinctive trees, including its own ‘DannaSpire’ lace bark elm, and helping customers find plants suited to their landscapes. Dannaher Nursery plans to close at the end of 2026.GALENA, OH
Willow Oak Flower & Herb FarmFamily-run Willow Oak Flower & Herb Farm has been rooted in the same family for more than 80 years, with the business operating since 1979. In Severn, the farm grows flowers without chemicals and crafts arrangements for everyday occasions as well as weddings and special events. Its preserved land is part of the Maryland Environmental Trust and Severn River Land Trust.SEVERN, MD
Natorp’s NurseryWith more than 100 years of growing and design expertise, family-owned Natorp’s Nursery grows and sells plants while creating and installing landscapes for Greater Cincinnati. Its Mason nursery spans 333 acres and includes an online plant store featuring about one million plants, backed by local horticultural advice and a one-year guarantee on properly cared-for plants.CINCINNATI, OH
Scheiderer FarmsOn the same Marysville farm worked by four generations of the Scheiderer family, Scheiderer Farms grows flowering plants and runs a family-owned garden center. Keith and Candi Scheiderer opened the greenhouse 27 years ago, and the business is best known for its carefully grown hanging baskets, including its exclusive Basket Bud collection. The farm remains a working family operation, with relatives growing field crops and raising cattle alongside the greenhouse.MARYSVILLE, OH