Founded in 1892, William Tricker, Inc. grows aquatic plants and supplies water-garden goods from its historic Independence, Ohio nursery, carrying on William Tricker’s early work hybridizing water lilies. Known as America’s oldest water garden store, the company propagates water lilies, lotuses and other aquatics in greenhouses on a property listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Today, Cindy Lee owns and manages the business, which also offers aquarium supplies and Gardecor outdoor décor.
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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
Decker’s Nursery, IncFounded in Columbus in 1921 by Dutch horticulturist Paul Offenberg, Decker’s Nursery is a family nursery now led by his grandson, Brian Decker. From its Groveport farm, the company serves retail and commercial growers nationwide, pairing old-world horticultural practices with automated, environmentally conscious production. Decker’s also has five Ohio Certified Nursery Technicians on staff, reflecting the expertise carried through its long history.GROVEPORT, OH
Maria GardensThree generations of the Stopper family have grown Maria Gardens from a backyard greenhouse begun around 1970 into a family-owned garden center and grower serving the greater Cleveland area. With locations in Strongsville and North Royalton, the company grows its own plants and also provides landscaping services and landscape materials, carrying its long-standing wholesale roots into today’s retail operation. The business is now run by brothers Tim Jr., Mitch, and Tom with guidance from their father, Tim Sr.SHEFFIELD VLG, OH
Donald A. Schuster GreenhouseSince Donald Schuster opened his Elyria greenhouse in 1964, Donald A. Schuster Greenhouse has grown bedding plants and other garden plants for local customers and wholesale buyers. Now run by the founder’s sons Ed, Steve, and Chuck, the third-generation family-owned greenhouse grows most of its retail plants on site and turns to pumpkins and seasonal farm activities in the fall. Its wholesale plants reach garden centers and gardens throughout Northeast Ohio, continuing a family growing tradition that began on the Murray Ridge Road property in 1927.ELYRIA, OH